bad boy

hi guys, well im probably gonna get slated for this but i just want some opinions. I,ve been thinking about what colour to respray my escort rst, and the colour im gonna go with is kawasaki lime green. Now i want it this colour coz it will stand out and i love the way the new rs focus looks in this colour. Now i just want people`s opinions on if they think it will look good or crap basically. Thanks guys

orionmojo

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crap. dayglo bike colours went out in the 90's, along with 3 spokes, "on a mission" stickers and jungle music blasting from your halfords 90w speakers screwed onto the parcel shelf.

there are plenty of "new" colours to paint it to make it stand out, and if the car is straight to start with it will turn heads, how often do you see them on the road now? a mate of mine has a black one that has a purple metalflake on, it looks smart at night, but in the sun it looks wicked

its your car mate, make your own mind up but i honestly think you'll put the resale value through the floor, apart from dating it horribly.

rickbartlett

dont do it mate.if u want it to stand out,go for imperial blue mate.
or moonstone blue on a s2 would look amazing.even magenta red would look nice

Lee Ivatt

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Its been done a few times, I dont think you will get slated, its only an S2 and only paint at the end of the day. I can say it will add value to the car tho, its a bit 90's!

Im struggling to get any pics at the mo, but i know there are at least 2 rst.s and also a few years back there was an rst twin engined pick up in this colour.

I did my mates camper in it a few years back, blinding colour




If your bodywork is good and you strip the car, id bujget Ł1000 for someone to prime and blow it over with the green. and Ł2000+ if you just hand the car over for a drive in drive out service.

One thing i would highly reccomend, if your serious about this then strip the shell and spray the whole thing, or at the very least the door shuts, door/boot edges, boot floor and the engine bay. There is nothing worse than seeing a cheap spray job with the old paint still showing everywhere then the out side of the vehicle!!!! Also it will have a massive effect on the resale value when you come to sell!!

kidsRS

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Think hard matey you dont want to be dissapointed of the outcome. moonstone!

Smartdj.

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on a mission stickers were cool....i want one for my turntable cover iv been lookin for months.......
WTF IS WRONG WITH JUNGLE?? JUNGLES AMAZING

rs_traynor

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/848930.htm

heres opne in green looks fuckin wank.id personally paint it moonstone blue or magenta that would look great.

jmck8887

Go for an original Ford colour,the car will stand out enough by itself.

Twins

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Smokestone would look great

SWITCHBLADE

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there you go mate, more pics here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-FORD-ESCO...1%7C240%3A1318

dave, whats smokestone ????.

dave.

matts1

Lots of colours out there, but think hard mate, lot of cash and be a shame to want to do it again.

I shopped this on my old S1, mixed views

orionmojo

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tbh nowt mate, but its not my thing. i remember being 9 or 10 in 93/94 out with my cousins on a sat night "cruising" .which is the loose term for the word and having all manor of xr2's xr3's cosworths, calibras, cav's, novas and metros all trying to do a bigger butrnout, out do each others stereo and see who had the biggest ganja leaf on their back window . you dont see that anymore, that was all.

and on a mission stickers were cool, but that was my point, WERE! and yes i apreciate retro cool, which is why i was thinking of tiget striping my car

have you tried ebay?
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__on-a-...dZm270Q2el1313

RSandy

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just dont do it mallard green, otherwise i might just have to kill u

must say though kawasaki green or similar would look absolutely pup spec! a more classy colour choice would be the way to go, and im liking the smokestone/magenta suggestions, so id have to agree with them, both good choices

G420 DEL

moonstone silver

gaz s1

Heres my old 3i which i had in kawazaki green and guess what, this was in the early nineties but i do love the colour, pics dont do it justice tho

smila

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im not keen you saw this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-FORD-ESCO...1%7C240%3A1318

smila

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here is one of my mates this is a really nice car its an audi colour

Patto

give it loads of coats of nice shiney dog cock red mate, red ones are the best..

Karlos G

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Great colour!!

Smartdj.

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thanks for the link ,, i remeber my old man having a green one with a little dude at the end of it which i cant seem to find anywhere...i just hope one day ill find one at a boot sale or somthing ..i wouldnt put it on my car tho...me and a couple of friends run a local gigs called night shift/disciples of drum and bass and were having signs done up for our cars which will be cool.were all going to have individial ones..im not hveing anything big tho

Smartdj.

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love this car very nice..i really like black ones aswell

Twins

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Late saff colour dark mettalic blue

notroubleclubber

Im thinking of doing my cab a different colour with some extra bits and pieces thrown in. Its white at the mo with white roof - what u think would look good with a white roof?

pa_sjo

If you're gonna go green, why not go for the new 'ultimate green' used on the new Focus RS?

fordrs2005

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theres a s2 on ebay that colour

rstel1

moonstone all day long and if you want to stand out buy some mad looking compomotive alloys.

gtit

hi therse a lime green one on ebay to look at

C534CDB

Good choice i have resprayed a saff in smokestone nice when its just been painted.

JamboRS

mallard green or auralis blue
moonstone blue,imperial blue have all been done to the death

bad boy

Thanks for all the replies guys, i do like the one thats in kawasaki green, also like the light green one aswell. Focus RS green is wot i really want but surely u wont be able to get hold of that yet.

kidsRS

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Im reshelling this thing for a mate at the min sort of green turqoise?

MattRS171

If u want the kwak green. Why not white it with green pearl lacqer n thn green calipers mite luk good ya neva know or even black with the green pearl. Get a coulerless pic of ya car n colour it diff colours n see which looks the best lol.

Zetecfiesta

they look good in any colour:

Karlos G

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That actually looks quite cool! Although i would personally have one that colour! lol

ian_evs2003

i want them wheels tho..lol

1.9 xr2 on 40's

i think it only carries it cos its soo well done tho, no patchy or mismatched colours, fantastic wheels and its all there

as for old stickers,
KENWOOD
(but i would do it better)

rules all
i had an rs turbo with that in lol