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hesleskaug
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:21 pm

I'm in the middle of restoration of an E30 325i '87. I want to make it identical to an old Mtech1 model.

But my question is, what kind of color should I have. (This does not have to be an original BMW color but I want a "clean" color)

There will be a cool contrast with my Startec tail lights and smoked front lights. But witch color will give the best/nicest contrast?

I'm leaning into dark grey (that don't give the biggest contrasts but yet, cool)

I'm grateful for suggestions! :)

PS: I'm Norwegian, sorry for my English :)
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:22 pm

granite silver mate
goes very well with smoked lights
I'll see if I can dig up a pic of mine
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:24 pm

tylerma wrote:granite silver mate
goes very well with smoked lights
I'll see if I can dig up a pic of mine
Nice colour.

Nogaro silver is also a nice colour :)
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:24 pm

tylerma wrote:granite silver mate
goes very well with smoked lights
I'll see if I can dig up a pic of mine
Do they work with my tail lights? They are smoked, but have at bit of pinkish/red in them
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:33 pm

here you go Granite silver with smoked lights

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these are my tail lights.
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:38 pm

they would go very well with all the silvers mate
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:39 pm

Assuming your car has pre-facelift rear lights
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:41 pm

Lachs Silver is a nice colour winkeye
I was tempted on these lights too!
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these are my tail lights.
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:56 pm

Either lachs or a really nice solid black!!! Got to be like glass though to get away with black!
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:04 pm

hesleskaug wrote:PS: I'm Norwegian, sorry for my English :)
How often do we see this on here! Someone from a non English speaking country writes a post with perfect grammar and punctuation, then apologises for his English.
Wish the younger element of the natives were half as good at it!
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hesleskaug wrote:Witch color?
Black?






........... or is that just their cats.......
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:33 pm

munky30 wrote:
hesleskaug wrote:Witch color?
Black?






........... or is that just their cats.......
:roll:
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Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:42 pm

To get an idea of contrast against Lachs Silver!
(M3 belonging to Daryl :drool: )

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chinchilla wrote:
munky30 wrote:
hesleskaug wrote:Witch color?
Black?






........... or is that just their cats.......
:roll:
oh come on, that was a good one... by my standards anyway.
brianmoooooooooooooooore wrote:How often do we see this on here! Someone from a non English speaking country writes a post with perfect grammar and punctuation, then apologises for his English.
Wish the younger element of the natives were half as good at it!
Yeah and then someone always comes along and mocks them.... tut tut.














ok fine I'll be constructive. Lachs looks good with smoked lights.

Black looks better, jet gloss black.

Or matt black winkeye
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alpine white 2 everytime m8

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Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:02 am

The car is original Alpine white... But I'm thinking, maybe it will get a bit boring after some months?
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Brianmoooore wrote:
hesleskaug wrote:PS: I'm Norwegian, sorry for my English :)
How often do we see this on here! Someone from a non English speaking country writes a post with perfect grammar and punctuation, then apologises for his English.
Wish the younger element of the natives were half as good at it!
Apart from the use of 'Witch' instead of ;Which' in the title.

Bl00dy good english, certainly better than my Norweigan!
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Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:19 am

munky30 wrote:
hesleskaug wrote:Witch color?
Black?






........... or is that just their cats.......

heh heh heh, was thinking along these lines..


Black rules!!!
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Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:28 am

I think either go black or keep it white :D
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Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:30 am

keep it white, white can look very boring on a standard car, but then once its got all the kit on it starts to come alive!
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Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:01 pm

Sterling Silver! winkeye
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Brilliant Pink!! :twisted:
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flourescent orange with green viper stripes.
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Believe me, new clean white paint is best whit those mods!
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blatantarrogance wrote:Brilliant Pink!! :twisted:
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Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:24 pm

i always had a thing for sonic blue (impreza blue) with white 5 spokes (somethin like compamotive)


(sorry about my english but i'm elit...elat... fook it, i just can't spell)
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Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:24 pm

Some of BMW's later colours would go well ie. lemans blue, carbon black or silver grey met. all 'M' sport colours.
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Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:28 pm

Personally my favourite colour on a Beemer is Dolphin Delphin or whatever thehellphin grey. Looks classy.
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imola red
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Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:13 pm

Thanks for some great suggestions!
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Dolphin grey is nice.
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