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Old 02-11-2012, 03:17 PM
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Default Flat black a firehawk? ruin any collectability of it?

bought a DIRT cheap 95 firehawk. Low mileage. 78k. 6speed. kinda rare also cause it is a factory red leather car. however, i got it cheap cause the paint is VERY VERY bad, no dents other than typical parking lot dings.

opinions? i would satin/flat black it and then put the firehawk stickers back on. car is also factory black car.
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Paint shot anyway...Either wrap or paint...You'll have to re-paint anyway to bring back value, which is not much now...
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Agreed do it how you want it you can always put it back.
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wrap it and roll with it for awhile.
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I'd say do it. If done right it could look damn good. And the paint is shot already so might as well
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Shouldn't matter. The newer lower mile hawks are fairly collectable but not so much the LT1 hawks. Who are you building this car for the next guy or you?
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Originally Posted by Blk98Vert
Shouldn't matter. The newer lower mile hawks are fairly collectable but not so much the LT1 hawks. Who are you building this car for the next guy or you?
well said...gonna start looking into. plus i like having stuff no one else does..i.e. a satin hawk with the stickers back on.
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As long as you do it right should look killer!
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with red interior and red badges that will look nasty
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I think it would look awesome. Dark tinted windows are a must too if you go the flat back route in my opinion. And if you do end up doing this, I want pictures
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I say go for it. It's just paint, it's not like you're converting it to FWD and installing a KIA powertrain.
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i hate flat black, looks like it needs paint to me, maybe its because i have seen it done alot, i really like the other colors in matte though, that one guys gto was sick in the matte white
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Do it and post pictures!
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I'm personally not feeling flat black cars, they look like they need to be painted, so I wouldn't do it, but I'm not going to knock you for wanting to be different, it's yours, so do what you want with it.
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Originally Posted by Blk98Vert
Shouldn't matter. The newer lower mile hawks are fairly collectable but not so much the LT1 hawks. Who are you building this car for the next guy or you?
Not quite. The really collectible ones are the 3rd gens. Those were the real deal.
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Originally Posted by chaman
Not quite. The really collectible ones are the 3rd gens. Those were the real deal.
This. They were the only ones that were really modified aside from wheels and hood/spoiler.
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pix of car???????????????
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Originally Posted by justin455
This. They were the only ones that were really modified aside from wheels and hood/spoiler.
Exactly.
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