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Old 03-24-08 | 03:56 AM
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help me pick my paint color

hey all......


i am currently rebuilding a beat up 80 rx and i am finally almost at the stage where i can start to paint but the only problem is i am not sure what color...

i like greens and hate black cars other than that i have no idea what color i want all suggestions are great and i will post pics as soon as she is painted
Old 03-24-08 | 04:09 AM
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greens bad ju-ju...
Old 03-24-08 | 04:18 AM
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blaze red (Color of S5 FC) looks purdy
Old 03-24-08 | 12:22 PM
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Just don't pick my color

Old 03-24-08 | 12:46 PM
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that green's friggin BA!!
Old 03-24-08 | 01:20 PM
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man that green is nice i can't get over it
Old 03-24-08 | 02:26 PM
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I think a dark green body with white rims would look very saucy, well that is kind of the color scheme I want to do with my next 7.
Old 03-24-08 | 09:04 PM
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I like a deep red, but if I had a budget project i would like to try yellow with all the trim properly blacked out and dark tint.
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Old 03-24-08 | 09:09 PM
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try the savanna green cant remember the paint code right now
Old 03-24-08 | 09:14 PM
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If you like green British racing green always looks good on a FB.
Old 03-24-08 | 11:34 PM
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Look at the greens that were used on the first gens. There's a color code someplace on the 'net that shows them. It's an advantage to hark back to the original colors of the car and it always looks good with a good new paint job.

White is always a good color. Silver has been overdone (I have 3 silver cars, and tonight I noticed that every car parked at the curb out front is silver!). To my taste I think the best color is Misty Blue (U6) for the 83s. Red is a great color if you're young, chasing girls, and you want them to know it so they can either run away or run toward you when they see you coming: saves a lot of wasted time on everyones part. The blues are mens colors and you choose one that always pleases you when you look at the car. The beige of the FBs is a good color and rather rare, so it looks distinctive without looking like it's trying too hard. Black requires that the finish be perfect to look good: any mar or dirt is ugly. Same for bronze or brown.
Old 03-25-08 | 12:37 AM
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i guess i should also tell every one that this is going to be a rally car ....with full roll cage and what not.... not really a daily driver forogt to say that
Old 03-25-08 | 03:52 AM
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shade green of the infini iv, best green out there imo
Old 03-25-08 | 04:22 AM
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I Personally think there are three colors to avoid, Red White and Black. Those are the most common colors for RX7's. A nice Darker blue would be sexy.
Old 03-25-08 | 05:35 AM
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Silver looks great with the std S1 Spider Web wheels IMO
Old 12-16-08 | 06:29 PM
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so this is my new color... this is right in the paint booth. painted it myself
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