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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:45 AM
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Default white camaro w/ berger panel

should i leave my panel a glossy shade of black
or should i paint it flat (matte) black?

those of you with white camaro, i said white, post pics of your rear panels either in flat or glossy black so i can make up my mind?

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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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On a white car gloss all the way!



Sorry for the bad angle of the pic. And for reference it has stainless Camaro inserts.

*EDIT*

Found some more pics



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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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I think the berger is semi gloss???
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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no, i think the berger is matte (flat)

W105 so chrome looking inlays? but i have nothing chrome.

i think reflective white would look better. i currently have reflective red.
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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still needs some fill-ins and such to make it flow better with the rest of the car...but i'm workin on it.





EDIT: gloss finish

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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 03:46 PM
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Here's a pic of my camaro with a black black berger panel.

link due to size 1600x1200
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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whicker91maro: but do you got glossy or matte finish?
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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got some pix in gallery
http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a12...nel/?start=all
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Here's a bad pic of my gloss black smothed berger panel, I have since traded it with one from a wrecked black camaro (so I could fill in the letters).

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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Havok2
whicker91maro: but do you got glossy or matte finish?
my bad...its gloss black
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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Mine is a stock glossy black panel. I think it matches the top and other parts nicely.



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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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yea dude go gloss, it looks badass on white fbodies
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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well its already glossy.

i think ill remove it and give it a new shade of gloss again.
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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Lol no one posted any flat black ones.
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glossy

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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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wow. almost 3 year old thread? hmm
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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lol i was just asking my girl what would look better, seeing all these pix im going glossy as well
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