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post Oct 29, 2003 - 11:44 PM
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My ex gf's grandfather is hooking me up with a deal, 500 and i can get any color i want and my kit on

im having hard deciding on a color to get. my car is already white
i cant decide on repainting it white, black, or like a metallic blue or candy apple red

the interior is painted white on the inside so it should match up with any of those colors if i go with a 2 color scheme (i think im gonna get some white 17's at the end of nov.)

let me know wut u think biggrin.gif
 
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post Oct 30, 2003 - 3:48 AM
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QUOTE (Coomer @ Oct 29, 2003 - 10:16 PM)
If you don't want attention from cops, I suggest staying away from bright reds and yellows and oranges and bright greens and such. I frequently get(well, got...I haven't been driving for 2+ months) pulled over for things such as pulling into the far lane instead of the close one, driving four over the speed limit in a thirty, etc.

Also, keep in mind that if you get a tri coat paint with pearl in it or something fancy, it's going to be a major pain and cost a lot to get any future bodywork done, as it's very tough to match the existing paint. I destroyed my front end pretty good through a couple incidents, and it's going to cost me a lot to get it repainted. frown.gif If you have any bodywork that you're planning on doing, like a new spoiler or a body kit or shaving emblems, the best time to do it is before the whole car is painted if at all possible.

Also, you might want to consider getting your interior panels professionally painted the same color as the car when your car is being painted. You'd have a really nice finish and look to your interior panels if they're done right. smile.gif That's what I plan to do when I get my front end repainted.

Also, does that paint job price include the door jams and stuff?

Coomer, I said this in a previous post... but I don't think the whole bright colored paint jobs apply today...

What I mean is this... if you're car was painted bright red, yellow, or whateverz, and had no mods... you should be alright.

If your car is painted whatever color, and you have some attractive mods (i.e. exhaust, ear-deaffening sound system, etc), then you have a higher percentage of getting pulled over...

Now if you have all the bling bling mods and a bling bling paint job... then you're just assking for trouble...

I know that before the import tuning craze... bright colors would call for higher insurance and a higher chance of getting pulled over... but I really don't think that this is the case today.

Just my $0.02...

Posts in this topic
- celicagt94   Getting car painted   Oct 29, 2003 - 11:44 PM
- - blkGT   Kandy Burple... like celica tek's car. WOW   Oct 29, 2003 - 11:53 PM
- - Coomer   If you don't want attention from cops, I sugge...   Oct 30, 2003 - 12:16 AM
- - initialdrift55   coomer is right when it comes to the colors..........   Oct 30, 2003 - 1:37 AM
- - kingpreetham   ReD rocks....it looks awesome on a sports car...   Oct 30, 2003 - 1:42 AM
- - kuya1284   QUOTE (Coomer @ Oct 29, 2003 - 10:16 PM) If you do...   Oct 30, 2003 - 3:48 AM
- - Benevolence   I love the charcoal color the IS300 has, also the ...   Oct 30, 2003 - 3:51 AM
- - Coomer   QUOTE (kuya1284 @ Oct 30, 2003 - 12:48 AM) What I ...   Oct 30, 2003 - 12:19 PM
- - ghostdog   QUOTE (initialdrift55 @ Oct 30, 2003 - 1:37 AM) an...   Oct 30, 2003 - 1:01 PM
- - kuya1284   QUOTE (Coomer @ Oct 30, 2003 - 10:19 AM) QUOTE (ku...   Oct 30, 2003 - 1:12 PM
- - celicagt94   thanks for all the insight. I am now leaning towar...   Oct 30, 2003 - 8:41 PM
- - celicagt94   ahh yes black as well i forgot about that   Oct 30, 2003 - 8:47 PM
- - ScoobyDooCruiser   I like something a little different than the usual...   Oct 30, 2003 - 10:12 PM
- - initialdrift55   Dude to me one of the sweetest reds is the one tha...   Oct 31, 2003 - 12:49 AM
- - Coomer   Personally, I love this red. I think it looks amaz...   Oct 31, 2003 - 12:59 AM
- - kuya1284   QUOTE (initialdrift55 @ Oct 30, 2003 - 10:49 PM) D...   Oct 31, 2003 - 2:15 AM
- - KAMiX   I've got a white celi too, and I've fallen...   Oct 31, 2003 - 10:31 PM
- - dustin15brown   Look in super street for November 2003 and turn to...   Oct 31, 2003 - 10:31 PM
- - Pvc99gT   painting the whole car for 500? jambs and everythi...   Nov 5, 2003 - 1:10 AM
- - ghostdog   QUOTE (dustin15brown @ Oct 31, 2003 - 10:31 PM) Lo...   Nov 5, 2003 - 12:42 PM
- - kuya1284   QUOTE (gh0st_d0g @ Nov 5, 2003 - 10:42 AM) QU...   Nov 5, 2003 - 4:52 PM
- - Drocay   I know a guy named Carlos he has a Eclipse it look...   Nov 5, 2003 - 5:40 PM


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