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Posted by: veedubPORSCHEchris Jan 24 2005, 07:02 PM
like the topic says i want to paint my 14 soon and cant decide on colour.....thanks all 
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Posted by: Bleyseng Jan 24 2005, 07:03 PM
Black nor silver are colors to me, paint it eggplant or yellow!!!
Geoff
Posted by: scotty b Jan 24 2005, 07:05 PM
Is eggplant anything like aubergine?? I get it aubergine is to Frenchy sounding right?? 
Posted by: ! Jan 24 2005, 07:06 PM
Silver....
Posted by: Mueller Jan 24 2005, 07:06 PM
here is my second 914 (1st was black as well)..............
no more black 914s for me...too small of a car and hard to see in that color...
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Posted by: TonyAKAVW Jan 24 2005, 07:17 PM
I have a silver roller, and I have decided on keeping it silver.
I don't remember where I picked up this picture, but I modified it and I'm thinking of doing something like this... Silver with blacked out chrome.
-Tony
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Posted by: jim912928 Jan 24 2005, 07:33 PM
Here is mine...Porsche Arctic Silver....Jim
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Posted by: scotty b Jan 24 2005, 07:36 PM
I love your car Jim, I actually have another shot of it as my wallpaper right now! The Boxter wheels really set it off too. Now about those late model bumpers,don't you know someone who needs a boat anchor...........or two? 
Posted by: Ray Warren Jan 24 2005, 07:37 PM
Silver is faster
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Posted by: synthesisdv Jan 24 2005, 07:48 PM
| QUOTE (Ray Warren @ Jan 24 2005, 08:37 PM) |
| Silver is faster |
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Posted by: Mark Henry Jan 24 2005, 08:21 PM
| QUOTE (Mueller @ Jan 24 2005, 09:06 PM) |
| here is my second 914 (1st was black as well).............. no more black 914s for me...too small of a car and hard to see in that color... |
Just watched the bio on James Dean...they figured the guy that pulled in front of his silver spyder never saw him. Speed was also a factor, but none of us do that.
I've always gone for brite
coloursI also turned my fogs into daytime running lights, I'm keeping my sidemarkers and I'm thinking about adding a third brake light.
Having little kids makes you paranoid.
Posted by: Sammy Jan 24 2005, 08:37 PM
Imagine this:
You just spent 6 hours clay barring, then polishing, then washing, then waxing and detailing your black car.
You are pissed that all you can see is imperfections, and while you are finishing the back of the car, the front is already dirty.
I will never own another black car again.
They look great for the 20 seconds they are clean.
Posted by: veedubPORSCHEchris Jan 24 2005, 08:42 PM
or maybe i should go with these colours instead 
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Posted by: Bleyseng Jan 24 2005, 08:43 PM
pick a color.....
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Posted by: Bleyseng Jan 24 2005, 08:48 PM
choose one
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Posted by: gregrobbins Jan 24 2005, 09:43 PM
Black will show all imperfections in the bodywork much more so than silver.
Posted by: andys Jan 24 2005, 10:20 PM
I was up against the very same question; silver or black? Every time I said no more black cars for me, I'd either think of my original blk/blk '73 I bought new, happen across a nice pic of a black car on this Forum, or see a stunning example of a well kept black (any) Porsche. However, living on the edge of the desert in SoCal is not the place to own black, BTDT.......It's like climbing into a furnace! This is light color country. So silver it is. Not to derail this thread, but which silver works the best on a 914? The ones' I've considered are: Silver Metallic, Arktissibler metallic (arctic, I assume), and Meridian metallic. All are Porsche colors. I'm leaning Arktissibler. Agree, Jim's car is a nice silver!
Andy
Posted by: nynone4 Jan 24 2005, 10:20 PM
Another vote for Arctic silver... here's mine. Gotta get some more recent pics!
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Posted by: boxstr Jan 24 2005, 10:29 PM
Black six at CAMP 914
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Posted by: root Jan 24 2005, 10:40 PM
nynone4 - nice, clean look...Did you go with black rubber molding
around the windshield? If so what did you use? 
Can't tell from the pic!
Oh yea! your garage is way too clean, you must have maid service 
!
Posted by: iamchappy Jan 24 2005, 10:44 PM
a hh
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Posted by: VegasRacer Jan 24 2005, 10:53 PM
Nothing looks better than a nice clean black car.
It's a PITA to get it clean and impossible to keep it that way. I own a black 914 and I love / hate it. If silver and black are your only 2 choices, I would pick silver. Why not red or yellow or blue or green, or purple or orange or . . . . . . ? Ya know - something really bright. I do like your ideal for blacked out chrome. I think it looks good on any color car.
Posted by: Joe Sharp Jan 24 2005, 10:53 PM
I like the black one, but I also have a blue one.
Joe
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Posted by: JOHNMAN Jan 24 2005, 10:55 PM
I like silver.
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Posted by: iamchappy Jan 25 2005, 08:15 AM
Jr here are some turbo 914 shots as requested.
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Posted by: iamchappy Jan 25 2005, 08:16 AM
rear
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Posted by: iamchappy Jan 25 2005, 08:18 AM
oops
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Posted by: iamchappy Jan 25 2005, 08:22 AM
again
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Posted by: larryp Jan 25 2005, 08:32 AM
How hard can it be to keep clean? It's a little car.
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Posted by: nynone4 Jan 25 2005, 08:43 AM
| QUOTE (root @ Jan 24 2005, 08:40 PM) |
| nynone4 - nice, clean look...Did you go with black rubber molding around the windshield? If so what did you use? Can't tell from the pic!Oh yea! your garage is way too clean, you must have maid service ! |
Actually - the chrome trim was scuffed up, so we painted it black with trim paint, and reinstalled it. I kind of wish we had gone with some sort of rubber trim, though. I'm afraid the metal will become chipped pretty easily. Thanks for the compliments - the car hides all of the extra parts piled on the floor behind it. The garage isn't THAT clean.
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Posted by: Pnambic Jan 25 2005, 09:25 AM
There's a guy here on the board that can put a scheme together for you if you ask nicely. You tell him what wheels and bumpers you have and whether you have flares or not and what color you want everything to be.
This is my plan for later this year (or next....or maybe the year after that...).
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Posted by: mikerose Jan 25 2005, 09:58 AM
my 75
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Posted by: anthony Jan 25 2005, 10:11 AM
Black is not hard at all to keep clean if you keep the car garaged as you should when not in use and you don't drive it in the rain.
Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Jan 25 2005, 10:15 AM
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| no more black 914s for me...too small of a car and hard to see in that color... |
This black car isn't that hard to see...
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Posted by: slivel Jan 25 2005, 10:26 AM
Black...with accents.
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Posted by: CptTripps Jan 25 2005, 10:41 AM
My next 914 will be silver. It's always been my favorite color on a car. Unfortunately, I have YET to own one. I keep getting 'deals' on colors I really hate. Even though I'm re-painting my 73, I'm going to keep it the yellow that it was.
Next year, I plan on building a Silver 914-6 with ox-blood leather interior. I've always wanted that color combo on a teener.
Posted by: Sammy Jan 25 2005, 01:33 PM
Black is definitely the best looking color in photos, but many times they are 10 foot paintjobs. for example: 
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Posted by: dheinz Jan 25 2005, 04:03 PM
A ten footer.
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Posted by: Andyrew Jan 25 2005, 04:37 PM
Flat black is awesome on ANY car....
but hey... thats what primer does... lol
Posted by: Sammy Jan 25 2005, 05:26 PM
Eddie, nice flares. Very nice. 
Posted by: ! Jan 25 2005, 05:29 PM
Don't MAKE me post a pic of Frankenstealth.....
Posted by: redshift Jan 25 2005, 05:56 PM
| QUOTE (anthony @ Jan 25 2005, 12:11 PM) |
| Black is not hard at all to keep clean if you keep the car garaged as you should when not in use and you don't drive it in the rain. |
ROFLMAO! Good one, Ant!
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