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ajm-e30
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:57 pm

im just fishing for some ideas really, iv got my car booked in for a respray after xmas so would like some opinions on colours.thanks adam
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:04 pm

calypso red
macau blue
nogaro silver
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:08 pm

metallic burple
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:11 pm

maxfield wrote:calypso red
id go with that 8)
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:14 pm

calypso red or white :cool:
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:16 pm

calypso red

looks dark and menacing at night, looks cool red on a cloudy day, but when the sun catches it....it looks like it is on fire.... I'll find a picture
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Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:39 pm

brilliant red but im biased what bodyshop you using mate and are they any good
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:32 am

tst up up by ferrari mate, mate of mine is gonna do the rear panel aswell, watched him paint an aston on saturday so hes pretty good, only costin £200, should look hell of alot better once finnished.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:00 am

henna red or granite silver
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:46 pm

Do you want an original colour or something different?

I think a matt black e30 would look pretty bad ass!!! :twisted:

Otherwise, yep calypso red is nice.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:49 pm

mate im looking to have mine done soon so i might have to ask for a quote
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:33 pm

calypso red is a lovely colour! :cool:
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:56 pm

it wil probably be the same price mate, all im buyin is the paint,hardner+laquer from a trade contact, let me no and ill ask him for u
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Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:19 pm

Macao Blue, but then I'm biased.
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macao blue all the way
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bright day glow pink :eek:
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Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:37 pm

estoril blue, silver or bright red
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