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Holidaydogger
post Feb 19 2006, 12:41 PM
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I am about to paint my 914. It's orginal colour is willow green but I thought I might go with something different.

What is the consensus for colour, Orange?
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post Feb 19 2006, 12:43 PM
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Best color:

SILVER
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post Feb 19 2006, 12:44 PM
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They say yellow is fastest...... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)

It's your car, what do you like?
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post Feb 19 2006, 12:48 PM
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Silver looks good. Yellow not bad but can I affford to go too fast!!!!
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post Feb 19 2006, 12:51 PM
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black (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
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Look here: A bunch of the members and there cars. This is what I have been searching through to make my decision. Have I made it yet? Not a chance.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)
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QUOTE (Holidaydogger @ Feb 19 2006, 10:41 AM)
I am about to paint my 914. It's orginal colour is willow green

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post Feb 19 2006, 01:01 PM
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black, marathon blue, silver, signal orange are all good colors... also, do a search, this has been brought up several times recently
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post Feb 19 2006, 01:04 PM
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Irish Green......there I said it !
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post Feb 19 2006, 01:06 PM
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QUOTE (JOHNMAN @ Feb 19 2006, 10:43 AM)
Best color:

SILVER

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) Any shade although I think the L97 Metallic is really nice.
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post Feb 19 2006, 01:12 PM
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AC is correct. Black has been proven to increase horsepower by as much as seven percent. MSG L
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post Feb 19 2006, 01:14 PM
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The best color for your 914 is the original color. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rocking nana.gif)
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post Feb 19 2006, 01:17 PM
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post Feb 19 2006, 01:28 PM
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willow grn is a rare, good color - I would not change it. If you must, dont do it unless you plan to strip the entire car inside and out, otherwise chips here and there over time will keep revealing the grn.
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post Feb 19 2006, 02:03 PM
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Signal Orange gets my vote.
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post Feb 19 2006, 02:21 PM
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seal grey metallic

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post Feb 19 2006, 02:21 PM
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Keep it original.

If you want another coloured car buy one in the colour you want. (good reason to get another...."But Honey, this ones red")

Colour change cars unless really done well always show their original spots, especially when you get a chip or two.

Original colour cars have a better resale value, even if they have been repainted as opposed to a colour change.

If you have to change the colour, paint it the same shade of colour it is now. IE green over green This will help hide any chips that may/will develope.

Colour Choices

Last...It's your car do what you want with it........
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post Feb 19 2006, 03:04 PM
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QUOTE (bowlsby @ Feb 19 2006, 11:14 AM)
The best color for your 914 is the original color. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rocking nana.gif)

"I'll drink to that" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)
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post Feb 19 2006, 03:46 PM
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QUOTE (MattR @ Feb 19 2006, 12:21 PM)
seal grey metallic

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Hey that looks like my car?
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post Feb 19 2006, 03:53 PM
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QUOTE (bowlsby @ Feb 19 2006, 11:14 AM)
The best color for your 914 is the original color. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rocking nana.gif)

I agree. If you must do a color change, do it right. Right means pulling it apart and doing it like they did 30 years ago. Paint it with everything that is not getting paint neatly stacked in the corner.

That said, I plan to paint mine the original color, but want to put a little pearl in the Phoenix Red to give it a little flash. Have never seen a pearl orange car in person, though I suspect it would look pretty nice.

What is wrong with green? Orange and green are the colors of all the 914s in my head.

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