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My car is getting paint - I'm thinking about this color...thoughts?

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    JLee TD05 3SGTE

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    My car is getting paint - I'm thinking about this color...thoughts?

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    With maybe these wheels?
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    My car:
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    I've always been the boring/traditional color kind of guy, and that's getting old. I want something unique yet classy...attention-getting but not attention-whorish. :p

    More wheel thoughts:

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    SSR Type C
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    5Zigen Hyper 5ZR
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    bennyboi9 Well-Known Member

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    go with a matte black. go a gunmetal grey, with that gold colour flakes through it ;) sex.

    :raiseroofand give your exhaust system to me.
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    Hummer Well-Known Member

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    I would say go yellow. IS300 Yellow.

    Sticks out and maybe youll be lucky and people will mistake you for a Ferrari.
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    Also dont go with a star shape wheel, its way too traditional.
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    SaberJ2X Lurk MOAR

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    [IMG] woooo

    copper candy, no metallic flakes in this color... makes it look gay
    or this colors...

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    looking fo rims...

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    Edwin562 SWAG MASTER

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    that first orange is badass....
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    Interesting Color choices, lol. I prefer black, but from the 3 you posted up (red, green and copper), I would say copper.

    It really depends on you and If you have a very very specific way you want your car to look when it's all done. I would go with the black you already have on there, maybe refresh it with obsidian black on the exterior only, but that's me.

    As far as the wheel choices, Gloss Black SSR - Type C hella-flushed FTMFW.
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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    The orange is you posted if perfect. I would say go with any of the wheels you posted except for the 5 spoke.
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    DrunkSaru Unsuspecting Poo Flinger

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    I am all for that orange. go for it.. then give me the car afterwards. lol
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    I like the enkeis
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    rpf1's ftw.
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    JLee TD05 3SGTE

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    Photoshop courtesy of DivideByZero at Anandtech.

    I am in love.
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    xplicitcorolla99 Active Member

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    the photochop is nice but go with the ssr
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    JLee TD05 3SGTE

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    Yeah I haven't decided on wheels yet, but I can't afford them at the moment anyway so they're going to wait a bit. Paint is happening soon so I have to make up my mind.
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    fishexpo101 Get Some

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    That photochopped color is awesome! Little different, but not so garish that it distracts from the car.
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    cgreen38 Common sense, p

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    I like the metallic orange. Would look really nice with flat black Volk RE30 wheels:

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    JLee TD05 3SGTE

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    The only thing I'm really afraid of is the novelty wearing off after a few months - do you think it'll keep its appeal? Planning on 17x9.5 rear wheels with 275 rubber, and I have a TD06 20G with Tial externally vented wastegate that's awaiting installation, if that helps at all. :p

    We are also doing the single-vent scoop mod, so my car will be just like that except for the body kit (which is minimal anyway) and shaved seams/molding (my car's body is stock). I will also be having my wing deleted entirely.
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    DrunkSaru Unsuspecting Poo Flinger

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    if you get sick of it, just sell the car to me. lol
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    It'll be more appealing than..black definitely will stick out of the crowd.
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    Cuztomrollaz98 MAD VLAD!

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    That copper color would be very nice, definitely do something clean 5 spoke wheel in a gunmetal to get it to stand out cleaner even more.
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    JLee TD05 3SGTE

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    Obviously these will look a bit different when they're on a car than they do on the can, but he has these two (meaning if I use one of these colors, I don't have to buy paint). He said the orange will look more metallic than it does on the can and the blue will have a lot of pearl and gold flake.

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    JDMjody VVTLi > VTEC

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    +1

    like bbs LM, freah. or any style of that sort looks good IMO :cool:
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    If you think the novelty will wear off in the back of your mind then I suggest going with a more conservative color.
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    JLee TD05 3SGTE

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    is my final answer.
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    its_ikon FIRST widebody

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    that cooper/orange will look great and not over done. kind of looks like hot lava color from the release series 1.0 xb, but better.
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    paint it all chrome....aww yeee

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    lol including yourself when you drive it
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    LOL At least the good thing is that you won't need your rear view mirrors anymore.
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