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Old 04-29-2004, 06:38 AM
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Buying another First Gen, help on color

Have green, can't decide bwtn white, black, champagne, or silver

Please note the colors of mint green and bright yellow are not an option
Old 04-29-2004, 08:41 AM
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If you have black, you will be washing it every other day.

Or at least feeling like you should wash it every other day.
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i'd get a white or silver its all about what you can find of course i have black and cleaning that thing isnt fun and it shows everything when your paint is messed up
Old 04-29-2004, 09:29 AM
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My vote is for silver.
Old 04-29-2004, 10:35 AM
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If I had a choice next time I'd go white. Like the look of the white cars. Especially with chrome rims.
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I have black and its a pain to keep clean. As much as I love it, I would have picked white if I could have.
Old 04-29-2004, 10:37 AM
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Yeah, cause I have black now, and if you don't wax it every other week, it starts to look like crap! (I should know better, it's my second black car, my third dark colour...)
Old 04-29-2004, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by oulaw29
Please note the colors of mint green and bright yellow are not an option
DAMN, you beat me to it! :toothless

I have black and black looks nice if done right. I think black stands out when the car is clean b/c the shine..its just glistens in the sun white/silver/brownish color doesn't really "bling" much after you wash it...not compared to black but thats just "my .10..my .02 is free."
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theres a nice light blue i have seen really nice also is purple
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Why not just go all out and get the camelion orange-green-purple-yellow-red-blue paint scheme....I hear it's a hit with the ladies!!!
Old 04-29-2004, 01:10 PM
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you been watching one too many PIMP MY RIDE :clown:

custom paint like that cost a lot of money. then again, i believe oulaw is an attorney.
Old 04-29-2004, 01:13 PM
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I know that baller, I waz juzz being a smart ass.... I had a chamelion balck w/ green mettalic paint job on my '88 Integra looked SICK for about 3 weeks till they were gonna fix some imperfections and ended up painting the whole car puke green....Never did come out right after that. I never even got any pics of it the way it was to begin with. Car looked MINT....
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I found the site with that infamous yellow nitrous Tl....haha...I forgot how crazy that thing is...Any of the newbies to the site curious, I'll put up the link to it...
Old 04-29-2004, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Cornflake
I know that baller, I waz juzz being a smart ass.... I had a chamelion balck w/ green mettalic paint job on my '88 Integra looked SICK for about 3 weeks till they were gonna fix some imperfections and ended up painting the whole car puke green....Never did come out right after that. I never even got any pics of it the way it was to begin with. Car looked MINT....
how much for the chamilion paint? around 5 grand?
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I like the look of a clean black paint but think of another point. How hot a black car can be in dead summer if driven daily. If it was a second play toy go all black. But white would be hard to keep clean too. But white would be cooler in summer and still look good. just my .02
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Honestly, I like the "Cayman White Pearl Tri-coat" (NH-585P). Which is what my car has. With some nice rims and lights, the car looks straight up CLEAN. My friends cant even make fun of me for ricing out my car...because its too clean. (But my last car, 2001 Bonneville, was black and when you wash a black car the right way, I agree with everyone, it looks DAMN NICE).
Old 04-29-2004, 04:28 PM
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Dessert Mist Mettalic (Champagne) is the classiest and most expensive looking color in my opinion. It looks tight during the day and night and plus you dont see as many of them driving around.
Old 04-29-2004, 04:33 PM
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its the black cars that are noticeable when dirty.
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I have the white 96 2.5 tl and the thing looks brand new when cleaned up real nice. the white is a classic clean color. it still holds up an amazing shine especially at night...
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Originally Posted by Boarder.97.TL
Honestly, I like the "Cayman White Pearl Tri-coat" (NH-585P). Which is what my car has. With some nice rims and lights, the car looks straight up CLEAN.
I have the same color on my stock 96 3.2 TL. The Pearl White is amazing, especially after washing it, then waxing it and then taking it out on a sunny day.

Too bad that doesn't last very long in my area... too many bugs, dirty raods, and it rains the day right after you wash your car.
Old 04-29-2004, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TLBaller
how much for the chamilion paint? around 5 grand?
Would have cost me about $5000 CDN for the job...but I had a deal with the guy who painted it, was SUPPOSED to be a show car for his garage, but when he screwed me on the second and third paint jobs, then I said screw it.... That's a whole other sotry..Really gets me mad thinkin about it and it was like 8 years ago!! :rocketwho :tflamer: :chainsaw:
Old 04-30-2004, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Vincent
Too bad that doesn't last very long in my area... too many bugs, dirty raods, and it rains the day right after you wash your car.
HAHAHA....I thikn this happens no matter where you live vincent....at least as far as I know....
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I have found a few silver and some white 3.2 TL 1998 for around $10,000 with average round 70-85thousmiles

Have convinced the wife that since I just bought her a $1200 tea cup poodle (weighs 2lbs fully grown) that I need the silver or white and she will get my green tl, minus the exhaust, intake, chrome 2003 CL-S wheels, ect.

Only fair since shes getting a new lexus rx330 once my green tl payments r up jan 1 06.

Not bad 2 great cars and total car payments should be bout $550, cant beat it.

The fu%%cking lexus is going to set me back that much a month even with 10% down.

thnx for the input, leaning twards silver, but if find good deal on white will take it fur sure
Old 05-01-2004, 08:50 PM
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hey joe.. i think i have desert mist metallic...... i'll post pix when i take them...
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Originally Posted by joes723
Dessert Mist Mettalic (Champagne) is the classiest and most expensive looking color in my opinion. It looks tight during the day and night and plus you dont see as many of them driving around.
drive around db, cali and you'll see mine around
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Silver like mine.
Old 09-11-2004, 03:37 AM
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Get it and give it a paint job right away... a color that doesn't come with the TL's!!! Kahki Color... light brown...lol... it'll match the mud and dirt...
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I have a '97 Pearl White and it continues to look fantastic - especially with the chrome wheels and dark tinted windows
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