FC Paint ideas
12-15-04, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MrFuzzy
Would chrome be legal to drive on the street? Seems like it would be way reflective they might say its to distracting to other drivers.
How about safety orange with safety yellow rims!
Seriously, British racing green with bronze rims would look hot, but you'd have to get a tan leather interior. What I plan on doing is a grey pearl, the same tone as the factory grey, and red rims, like a ducatti. I'm re-doing the interior with all the hard bits in black, and keeping the carpet and felt bits factory red.
12-15-04, 01:24 PM
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From Yellow to IBM.
Well I have to say, my FC started out like this:
You sure you want yellow? (I saw someone suguest it... Maybe it looks better if its in good shape.. I will pass thanks.) Ugly is saying it nicely. I know.... I took forever to find a color I liked. Everyone gave me crap even at the local meets becuase of how ulgy the paint/car was... I finally saw a picture of the IBM on an FD and had to have it.
Now the car is looking a bit happier:
I like it this way better myself....
I now have some nice Turbo II wheels on there, so those pictures are slightly outdated.
If you like the color have at it.
You sure you want yellow? (I saw someone suguest it... Maybe it looks better if its in good shape.. I will pass thanks.) Ugly is saying it nicely. I know.... I took forever to find a color I liked. Everyone gave me crap even at the local meets becuase of how ulgy the paint/car was... I finally saw a picture of the IBM on an FD and had to have it.
Now the car is looking a bit happier:
I like it this way better myself....
I now have some nice Turbo II wheels on there, so those pictures are slightly outdated.
If you like the color have at it.
12-23-04, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by LizardFC
Whatever you do, stay away from flat grey colors! I just put my car back together after getting everything primered and today I drove it in traffic. I was almost run over twice today! Once by a bus (that would have been ugly) and again at night by an Accord. I guess small pavement colored cars are a safety hazard.
Edit: The Accord acknowledged my presense after I blew his doors off
Edit: The Accord acknowledged my presense after I blew his doors off
It's not just grey, it's PEOPLE who can't drive!! (Which is everyone. Haha)
12-23-04, 01:16 AM
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i wanna change the color of my car but i dont want to pay 3,500 for a paint job because i couldent stand seing a difrent color under the trunk lid or engen or when i open the door guess my car is going to stay white would like to have a black vert but i'm stuck with a white one
12-23-04, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by MinusHuman
fyi thats not a stock grey
TRUE! the stock grey color was tornado silver metallic, i personally love it, im either gonna paint my car over that same color or go with 2004 mustang dark grey metallic. Its very similar but a little more metallic. Also you can tell that pic isnt stock because the mazda grey only came on the s4 and that pic has color matched mouldings. But im color matching mine too
12-23-04, 12:38 PM
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There are only three colors i would paint my car.
Acura Integra Type-R Championship White.
Dodge Viper Midnight Blue.
Volvo Blue.
Then I would get a custom made Carbon Fiber hood from Vis & some black housing projectors from Cp Racing
Acura Integra Type-R Championship White.
Dodge Viper Midnight Blue.
Volvo Blue.
Then I would get a custom made Carbon Fiber hood from Vis & some black housing projectors from Cp Racing
12-23-04, 01:34 PM
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My next project will be a 1989 or newer convertible with a wide body kit (Tri-point or something close to that look) and I want to paint it Lamborghini Gallardo orange.
12-23-04, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by FC modena
once u go black u never go back 
12-23-04, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by FC modena
once u go black u never go back
Really though, my '91 coupe is supposed to be Brave Blue Mica. Unfortunately, it is faded horribly on the hood and the roof. But after a fresh wash, with a bright sun shining on the side of my FC, it's so beautiful (and shiny mica!). I'm just going to repaint it the same color when I do so. That way I don't have to strip anything down, and on top of that it is already a beautiful color.
ACK! I'm getting pissed off because I don't really have any good pictures of the un-faded parts of my car (I need a picture with bright light on the side of my car!). But here are some to give you an idea:
12-23-04, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RETed
I've been toying with dark brown metallic - it's an old Saturn color.
Zomething Different...
-Ted
