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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by lemons12
Silver is way more boring than pewter.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 08:51 PM
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I think its funny you guys are worried about looking classy in these cars lol.. lose the color and do something original !
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 09:20 PM
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It has nothing to do with the car Itself, its the color.

A pewter car will look a lot more classy, refined, clean, easy on the eyes, etc than a red car.
That can range from our cars to a Lexus or a Porsche or whatever you want to insert, its the color not the car.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 10:44 PM
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I personally like Pewter, thus my Camaro I've had for the past 10 years.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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I've had a maroon, red, and now pewter f-body. Pewter by far I've liked the most.

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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by djfury05
I think its funny you guys are worried about looking classy in these cars lol.. lose the color and do something original !
Nice looking SS in the sig!!!

OP- I would change the color. If you need ideas, ask and you shall receive!
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 01:57 AM
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id keep it. tint windows and get some nice rims..
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 08:30 AM
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Pewter, but I could be biased....
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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Only reason I'm not big on that color is I see it too much GM puts it on all kinds of cars(382e)but it does look good on the f-body cars I like something that stands out more but that's why I have a red TA either way u go it's a nice looking car
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 01:00 PM
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Pewter was my first color choice but couldn't find any at time I was in the market, don't be selfish. And who ever thinks silver is better then pewter is on crack.
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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If your going to paint it, change the colour, just my .02..
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 02:57 PM
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I would do a DARKER puter, its a nice color but why not make it a little different from the rest of them! Dark puter is a kick *** color, kinda like the one on the cobra like mentioned before. Tint the windows and nice rims
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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Thanks for all the replies guys, this is the kinda input I need. I leanin now towards keeping it.

Keep it up.

-matt

Btw, if you can't tape a jam properly not to have tape lines then you probally shouldn't be painting cars.

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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by SinisterZ28
Only reason I'm not big on that color is I see it too much GM puts it on all kinds of cars(382e)but it does look good on the f-body cars I like something that stands out more but that's why I have a red TA either way u go it's a nice looking car
Red is a way more common color on any make than pewter.

Just because It stands out doesnt mean it looks better.

It Is all opinion anyway. I'm sure ill also own a red ws6 one day but not over pewter. Red is plain, like silver.
Any of the metallic paints on fbodys look better to me.
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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Yea I like the pewter, I would throw one some black rims though.
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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Agreed,red is a common color,I use to not like red but the last couple of years Ive just grown to like it,I'm going to repaint mine n was thinking of adding some gold pearl to it but not sure yet,I just like silver with a light side tone to it,but I've always liked blue n black colors also.last year I decided I wanted a red TA with black interior,I guess because I'm a painter and painting red or black cars they look so good with a fresh,slick paint job.
Ahh yeah,where's my crack pipe?,lol
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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I like peter more without a doubt!

But!!! A red Ws6 on Chrome c5z rims.. ceta mod black bird stripes black decals smoked fogs turn signals 5% tint lowered about 1.5" with some corsa tips sure would be nice. Everything on the car would be black or red.
Gf says her next fbody will be a red ws6, I will be jealous! Haha
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 09:51 PM
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Yeah I think I'm going to paint my sail panel black,do the ceta gloss black n maybe down the center of my hood,mines just a TA not a ws6 though.damn hoods are to $$$,I might do something custom to my hood since I can do it cheap myself,lol
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 09:53 PM
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Keep it pewter, just get it touched up
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 09:53 PM
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I seen a nice looking pearl blue with a red side tone on a new Kia today,it would b a nice color for a color change
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