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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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best color fo my s14

so im goin to paint my s14 and i'm tryin to see what color i should paint it i was thinkin maybe a gun metal grey or black ....is there a site where i can see 240s with different paint jobs i was lookin for pics on club240 but i'm havin trouble findin sum...
Old Mar 29, 2007 | 05:04 PM
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Your best bet would probably be going to something like cardomain and just browsing different 240sx's. You could also try browsing the "Show and Shine" section and looking at different member's cars.
Old Mar 29, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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Yeah just search the "Show and Shine" (members rides) section. Or just search on other siter like www.jtuned.com www.tunerzine.com etc. What do you have in mind anyways? Something mild or wild? (excuse that gay expresion haha)
Old Mar 29, 2007 | 06:38 PM
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http://www.vadriven.com/eng/aero/

that should give you some choices
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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something simple but baller and not to crazy bright...kuz when i drift at night wanna stay on da low low but i want it lookin good
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 09:45 AM
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go with a nice OEM style paint colour. Maybe like a gunmetal/Gray Colour or something like that. Just Clean and simple. check online at different paint chips.
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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Another thing you could do is probably look at a color of a car that you really like, for example; the STI Blue, find the color code for it, and maybe search that color code along with 240sx, S14, S13, or something similar on google, or something.
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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i like really neutral colors on s14 koukis. i've b een thinking about a really deep gold/copper for my car
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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not sticking with green? i think it looks pretty good.
Deep Gold would look awesome too. Any Colour samples of what you're thinking of?
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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cashmere gold metallic 2203

antique gold metallic 2202

honey gold metallic 2204

mohogany brown metallic 2304

nightwatch blue metallic 2511

anthracite metallic 2106

and jet black
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 01:33 PM
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#3 looks awesome. Pretty non common colours for an S14 they look awesome tho. When are you gonna plan for paint Spence?
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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hopefully early may. i have a 25gal compressor and spray gun. i wouldnt mind doing an in depth write up if i can get someone to take pics while i spray.
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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^yeah I plan on doing the same thing when I pick up my compressor.
Good luck with everythign. Keep us updated in your SnS thread.
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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i had the idea of making an S14 replica on powerpoint. ill try to post a screenshot later. i can make it any color i want, and can get pretty close to what factory color code i like.
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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that nightwatch blue would look hot dude



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