Colour choice for a 3 door?
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Colour choice for a 3 door?
My 3 door should be getting painted in a couple of months, and i havent decided what colour to go for, so im looking for suggestions???
My only criteria are:
NOT white/black/moonstone
No fancy metallic or pearls
I basically want something that looks like it could have been a factory colour, ie nothing too over the top.
Current favourites are:
Radiant Red:
or
Yellow:
Orange im also considering, but i am a bit nervous on that one as i dont want anything that looks "tacky"
My only criteria are:
NOT white/black/moonstone
No fancy metallic or pearls
I basically want something that looks like it could have been a factory colour, ie nothing too over the top.
Current favourites are:
Radiant Red:
or
Yellow:
Orange im also considering, but i am a bit nervous on that one as i dont want anything that looks "tacky"
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A darkish grey might look quite nice, but i think i want something a bit brigther than that probably, ive got dark coloured cars already at the moment, so fancied having the cossie (replica, lol) done something bright instead.
Other option is go for a "paint scheme" like porkie etc have, but i kind of feel that with a T34 on greens it wont really have the go to match the looks then, be pretty emrassed in a painted up 3door getting done by my mates in their novas and minis up the quarter
Other option is go for a "paint scheme" like porkie etc have, but i kind of feel that with a T34 on greens it wont really have the go to match the looks then, be pretty emrassed in a painted up 3door getting done by my mates in their novas and minis up the quarter
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Originally Posted by Doug Stirling
Chip, I quite like the RED.................But then again the YELLOW one looks really sharp 
Has to be the "correct" Yellow though.....something close to the Seat Cupra Sport colour
Has to be the "correct" Yellow though.....something close to the Seat Cupra Sport colour
Lol, i want to be like you doug, thats why im thinking of going red or yellow, all i need now is to fold my cock in half so its the right length too
I agree though that yellow is an easy colour to get VERY wrong, i was thinking of the shade used on evos perhaps?
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Originally Posted by magic randy
Rich_w, that saffy looks 
in blue whos is it ?
in blue whos is it ?Just a google search.
Chip,
IMHO, any colour different to the OE colours will make it look like a replica, unless you go the "race car" look (which as you have already pointed out, would be a bit
for such a slow car ) 
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IMHO, any colour different to the OE colours will make it look like a replica, unless you go the "race car" look (which as you have already pointed out, would be a bit
for such a slow car ) .
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Chip,
IMHO, any colour different to the OE colours will make it look like a replica, unless you go the "race car" look (which as you have already pointed out, would be a bit for such a slow car ) .
IMHO, any colour different to the OE colours will make it look like a replica, unless you go the "race car" look (which as you have already pointed out, would be a bit
for such a slow car ) .Well on its nice new 1.6GL shell it IS a replica, so i dont care about that, anyway TBH 99.9% of the people in the world have no idea what colours a cossie came in anyway, so it would only look like a replica to ford fans, and they would all know it wasnt a cossie shell anyway from the fact it is an A reg, so that doesnt bother me at all.
I love the racecar look, but as has been said, a T34 on greens is just far too slow to justify it
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Originally Posted by chip-3door
but as has been said, a T34 on greens is just far too slow to justify it
Not THAT slow Chip......T34 on Light Blue/Grey injectors, wire ring the block you'll have a very respectable 380 - 412 BHP..........Add a sniff of your fav "wonder gas" for good measure will be quicker than 98% of the performance cars you might encounter on the road........ 
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Originally Posted by Doug Stirling
Originally Posted by chip-3door
but as has been said, a T34 on greens is just far too slow to justify it
Not THAT slow Chip......T34 on Light Blue/Grey injectors, wire ring the block you'll have a very respectable 380 - 412 BHP..........Add a sniff of your fav "wonder gas" for good measure will be as quicker than 98% of the performance cars you might encounter on the road........ For now i just want to jump in it and turn the key, once ive finished my other cars i fully intend to build the cossie with more power, until then im just leaving it as it is, if i start going for 400bhp+100bhp of gas on a tired bottom end ill just end up with yet another car off the road.
Well either the usual Black or White..
Then again i keep seeing a Camelon EVO drving round Bristol, that changes
from metallic green, to purple, to orange with looks great !!
Al....
Then again i keep seeing a Camelon EVO drving round Bristol, that changes
from metallic green, to purple, to orange with looks great !!
Al....
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My old man used to have a fucking mint white XR4i, he then painted it signal yellow. Looked fucking quality though, loved it, think it suits the 3door shape a treat set off with the right wheels etc (which he didnt, 14" RS 5 spokes with HUGE rubber, was all the rage then though)!
Agree with Mike about looking a bit non Cosworth in non standard colours though. I'm a BIG fan of Diamond white, Moonstones nice too, sorry.
Looked fucking quality though, loved it, think it suits the 3door shape a treat set off with the right wheels etc (which he didnt, 14" RS 5 spokes with HUGE rubber, was all the rage then though)! Agree with Mike about looking a bit non Cosworth in non standard colours though. I'm a BIG fan of Diamond white, Moonstones nice too, sorry.
