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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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hi all am buying a fiesta rs turbo at the end of the month the thing is its half in primer and will need a full respray my question is its do i respray it in the original colour mercury grey or do i spray it black i do like the look of black turbos i dont no why they just seem 2 look better
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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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i'm going to be getting myne resprayed aubergine next year tbh it doesn't matter to me if a cars seen paint
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Old Jan 22, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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How about doing sopmething different like Auralis Blue (small turbo Escort Cossie) or Moonstone Blue?
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Old Jan 22, 2006 | 10:25 AM
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choices are

1) Mallard Green

2) Gunmetal Grey

3) Caspian Blue

On 16'' mondeo rims

Or my favorite frst standard colour, Metallic Grey
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Old Jan 22, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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bit of an alternative here, how about vauxhall hazel blue, its like a silvery blue, real nice, its a cavalier sri colour
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Old Jan 22, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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lots of ideas there i just need 2 try and get some photo shops of the different colours 2 see wot they would look like thanks and keep them coming
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 08:53 AM
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why not paint it ford citrine yellow adz, old skool stylee
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 08:59 AM
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Black the best colour
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 11:10 AM
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Got to be imperial blue, like my escos in my sig
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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imperial blue is
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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Black is best
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by M.A.D.RST
Got to be imperial blue, like my escos in my sig
agreed... best colour for escos

But for a frst it has to be black
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 03:24 AM
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gotta be black
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 08:27 AM
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Pmsl glad im not the only black fan

Oh and i am talking car colour
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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well mate its looking like black

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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 06:14 PM
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cant wait to get the bodywork on mine up to scratch.... every panel is fooked


hopefully summer time will =

Some great looking black frst on here... daz_frst, lou lou, rauri...
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 06:50 PM
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Can't beat a black RST. My bro's is black but as we already had a black Escort RST she wanted us to get a mercury grey one
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 02:10 AM
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well if you wanna stick with the fiesta rs turbo standard colours then:

1.) BLACK (here a shitty pic of mines)
2.) Radient Red

or if you wanna change then i reckon:

1.) Mallard Green (fooking superb)
2.) Imperial Blue
3.) Aubergine
4.) Cytris Yellow



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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Sean_RS
cant wait to get the bodywork on mine up to scratch.... every panel is fooked


hopefully summer time will =

Some great looking black frst on here... daz_frst, lou lou, rauri...
m8 you wouldnt be sayin that if you seen the shell now look nice from up top....was more flintstones stylee underneath

reshell is nearly done tho and i had the same decision to make...colour and after lots of pondering i decided there is only one colour to paint an frst...black
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 02:15 AM
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red shines the most
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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i think thats that 1 sort black it is does any 1 no if dvla is charging for colour changes now
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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o and ive picked it up now and am loving it
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Rs Adz
i think thats that 1 sort black it is does any 1 no if dvla is charging for colour changes now
Congrats chose one of the best colours out there though if it was me and i was going to respray the car and not taking the costs in mind i would've gone for Mallard Green!!!!! but thats me
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by rauri
Originally Posted by Sean_RS
cant wait to get the bodywork on mine up to scratch.... every panel is fooked


hopefully summer time will =

Some great looking black frst on here... daz_frst, lou lou, rauri...
m8 you wouldnt be sayin that if you seen the shell now look nice from up top....was more flintstones stylee underneath

reshell is nearly done tho and i had the same decision to make...colour and after lots of pondering i decided there is only one colour to paint an frst...black
Glad the reshell is going well, youll have to get some pics up
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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Sean_RS
Originally Posted by rauri
Originally Posted by Sean_RS
cant wait to get the bodywork on mine up to scratch.... every panel is fooked


hopefully summer time will =

Some great looking black frst on here... daz_frst, lou lou, rauri...
m8 you wouldnt be sayin that if you seen the shell now look nice from up top....was more flintstones stylee underneath

reshell is nearly done tho and i had the same decision to make...colour and after lots of pondering i decided there is only one colour to paint an frst...black
Glad the reshell is going well, youll have to get some pics up
sounds good get some pics up let us all have a look
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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Default COLOUR CHANGE

BLACK BLACK BLACK
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