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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by tsukaz
and spray paint the wheels!
Yup, just for the haters who can't keep their mouth shut.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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U can go for Lamborghini Yellow.

If i had to paint my car all over again, I would paint it cameleon like Tony's.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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If you want the car painted then just do it. Pick your favorite color.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 01:58 PM
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Ask somebody to photoshop your top 5 choices so you can have a better idea and make a wise decision.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Jca0450
I know its rather expensive running upwards of 5k for a good job
I would not waste that much money on paint.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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I painted my Z K11 which is NISSAN SMOKE as found on the Dark Silver Altima, Maxima, Titan, Quest's... Ill post up some pix later but some searching will find them... (pix are blocked at work....)
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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how much did it run you Jason?
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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ever thought about white/blue paint from lexus?
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jca0450
how much did it run you Jason?

I got lucky and someone hit my car while it was parked... Insurance paid for half the job... the rest was out of pocket...

But, depending on the shop.. it could be anywhere from $3K and up!
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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If you want your car a different color, then go for it. I may go the same route this spring.
I have CS now and may go with something similiar, like liquid aluminum.
I may get away without having to get all the door jams, etc. painted if I do.
The Supra anthracite is definitely sweet.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 97supratt
If you don't have any plans of selling the car, I suggest RSP of the 97-98 Toyota Supra's. I had it and it was a very beautiful color.

Good luck.
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RSP has got to be my all time favorite color on any car period. Second would be Maserati's Mediterranean Blue. Toyata really suprised me with the RSP.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Metatron
QFT.
RSP has got to be my all time favorite color on any car period. Second would be Maserati's Mediterranean Blue. Toyata really suprised me with the RSP.
A few sc300's were produced in RSP.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2503864...17063139/show/
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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About the only color I'd consider if I ever got tired of MB would be a dark blood red. Like, darker than brickyard. But that's just me. Get whatever color that best suits you and your personal taste. I don't think any less of a person if they don't like the stock options for paint. And all I ever hear about anyways is how cheap the paint Nissan puts on the car and how it chips and flakes. If you are going to do it though, do it right and pay through the nose. Get like 4 layers of clear or more. Just go ape****. But only do it if you plan to keep the car. Like somebody else said, it'll hurt the resale value.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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I would never repaint my car another OEM color.

Either fix damaged body work and respray the same paint, or go with some rare sexy color like that Anthracite/ Charcoal, Candy red or something of the sort. It would only be worth the bucks for something exotic.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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Here are hte pix of my Z...





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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason@Performance
Here are hte pix of my Z...
That is one kick *** hood... kinda reminds me of the ferrari 575
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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That is one sexy Z, and if I were to repaint my car, that would definitely have to be on the list of colors I would go with. What color is the Z thats parked in front of you in the first pic?
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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chamelion...










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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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always kinda liked this color. BMW #400

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/476631
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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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I painted my car because it got hated on. Then the reason i painted it a different color(CANDY RED),because i got tired of trying to keep a black paintjob clean.
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