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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 09:08 PM
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Which colour should i paint my FB

My car is Hunter Green Metallic, i would like to change for a cool colour.

I like the Competition Yellow Mica of the FD

-yellow
-red
-blue (wrx style)

I have a black interior so i can paint it the colour i want. Which colour would you guys paint it ?

Max
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 09:10 PM
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White .

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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 09:13 PM
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How about a nice dark green?

j/k. seriously though I think that a darker ruby metallic red would be nice, unless you want a little more down played then go with a classic black.
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 09:13 PM
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LOL white looks good, but i want a special colour...

The CYM paint is sooo nice !
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 09:15 PM
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Black is sweet but always dirty...
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 09:20 PM
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If you're worried about dirt how about a dark copper color.
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 09:36 PM
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I'd go with yellow. Mine is '95 Corvette competition yellow. It's about the same as the FD yellow, but without the mica. I get nothing but compliments. A LOT of compliments.
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 09:45 PM
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Paint it code 3A if you can find it...it is a very good looking burgandy metallic
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 10:02 PM
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 10:25 PM
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Black with gold flecks, speckles, tint, whatever it's called, it looks beatiful on my car. But the, I'll answer "black" to anything. Black, all the way.

Seriously though, black with the gold base er whatever gives a certain metallic reflective look.
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 10:26 PM
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Black with gold flecks, speckles, tint, whatever it's called, it looks beatiful on my car. But then, I'll answer "black" to anything. Black, all the way.

Seriously though, black with the gold base er whatever gives a certain metallic reflective look.
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 10:27 PM
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Whoops. 56k is great.
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 07:19 AM
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My car is black with a House of colors green mica. Pepole comment on how nice it looks almost daily but personaly I would never own another black car it has to be washed every day, and it gets up to about 1,000 deg. Inside if you leave it in the sun for an hour in Aug. with that said my next car will be blue or white . Good Luck
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 09:18 AM
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Originally posted by RotorMotorDriver
White .

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White should only be the colour of an appliance....ie fridge, stove etc.
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 11:40 AM
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uhhhhhh, my GSL and my FD are white. watch it there buddy.

i had a GS years ago that i had painted competition yellow with a mazdamotorsports airdam and panasports.....sweet

a freiend had his painted cayenne red - the color off a '97 mitsubishi eclipse spyder - it looked real good too
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 12:49 PM
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BRG

British Racing Green, commonly found on Lotuses and the like.

That yellow looks really nice, I might do that and powdercoat my rims.

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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 01:18 PM
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I would go subaru rally blue
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 02:03 PM
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Midnight Blue Metallic.

My car never looked so pretty!

Pictures can't do it justice. You have to get one of those nice swatch books and take the sample outside in the light. You'll see tons of coolness going on there.
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 02:25 PM
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I'm sticking with black on mine, but what I want to do is have one single stripe right up the middle of it, about 12 inches wide, painted in a Pearl coat, only visible in certain angles, so it's doesnt' stick out too much, but is there.

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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 02:27 PM
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How about monkey **** brown.
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 05:50 PM
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Originally posted by dole2000
How about monkey **** brown.
That's a great color if you don't like to wash your car

rust-brown is also quite good
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Old Aug 20, 2003 | 06:39 PM
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Maya Gold. That would be cool - uh huh...
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