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> Paint color question. What's your input?
What color would you do?
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Guards Red with black top [ 5 ] ** [5.43%]
Guards Red with White top [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
Factory Orange [ 14 ] ** [15.22%]
Factory Orginal Black [ 66 ] ** [71.74%]
Bright Blue Pearl [ 7 ] ** [7.61%]
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Black914_4
post Jan 26 2012, 08:02 AM
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Hi all,
So I'm a noob here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) and have a paint color question. I owned a boxster a few years back but this is my first 914. It's a black '74, all orginal as far as I can tell. Factory 2.0 with FI. Bought it a couple weeks ago, replaced all the hoses and rebuilt the distriator and have been driving it for the last week or two.

My goal is to fix it up myself and drive it. I want to keep it as orginal as I can. It has survived this long in tack and all orginal and feel it should stay that way to perverve history. Granted it def shows its age and needs work, but it's in decent shape.

BUT... I hate black! lol

So I thought I get your input on it's color.

Should I keep it factory black?
Should I stay with a factory color like the bright Orange?
Should i go with bright red with a white top?
Should I go with a blue?
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Gold is uber rare - especially on a -6 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

I guess that = my vote for keeping original colors. I actually wanted to paint my car Raspberry but in the end decided to keep it the original color.

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2xs performance   Paint color question. What's your input?   Jan 26 2012, 08:02 AM
rnellums   Signal Orange is a GREAT color, but it seems like ...   Jan 26 2012, 08:21 AM
mepstein   I'm all in favor of painting your car any colo...   Jan 26 2012, 08:28 AM
zymurgist   I voted for orange because I prefer period correct...   Jan 26 2012, 08:35 AM
rick 918-S   Depends on your budget and your taste. If your goi...   Jan 26 2012, 08:39 AM
SirAndy   Poorly done color changes end up devaluing the car...   Jan 26 2012, 02:28 PM
porbmw   Depends on your budget and your taste. If your go...   Jan 26 2012, 09:26 AM
ww914   For all the reasons previously stated, I would sta...   Jan 26 2012, 09:39 AM
7TPorsh   Stay original and keep it simple...stay black and ...   Jan 26 2012, 10:37 AM
2xs performance   I don't have a big wallet right now. Planning ...   Jan 26 2012, 12:07 PM
mepstein   I don't have a big wallet right now. Planning...   Jan 26 2012, 04:06 PM
struckn   Think if I had an all black I'd Clone this.......   Jan 26 2012, 04:18 PM
2xs performance   ....   Jan 26 2012, 12:09 PM
PeeGreen 914   A nice black 914 is sexy :wub: With a small budg...   Jan 26 2012, 01:10 PM
dlee6204   Depends on your budget and your taste. If your go...   Jan 26 2012, 01:20 PM
RickS   Depends on your budget and your taste. If your g...   Jan 30 2012, 10:42 PM
HeloMech   I voted orange, but didn't realize it was fact...   Jan 26 2012, 03:53 PM
2xs performance   I like yellow. My last Porsche was a speed yellow ...   Jan 26 2012, 04:24 PM
Cairo94507   They look good in black....and if that is the orig...   Jan 26 2012, 04:33 PM
Tom_T   Hi all, So I'm a noob here :) and have a ...   Jan 26 2012, 07:47 PM
DblDog   True... My 72 non appearance group in black co...   Jan 27 2012, 03:13 PM
mepstein   True... My 72 non appearance group in black c...   Jan 27 2012, 03:22 PM
jeff   I'm having trouble on deciding color also...   Jan 26 2012, 08:41 PM
76-914   Keep it black but that ain't the color to be l...   Jan 26 2012, 09:06 PM
Andyrew   What people havent mentioned is that black as a ba...   Jan 26 2012, 11:14 PM
2xs performance   Heres a pic of the code. As far as I can tell the ...   Jan 27 2012, 07:45 AM
reharvey   My latest 914 project was yellow that I now have c...   Jan 27 2012, 08:07 AM
struckn   Heres a pic of the code. As far as I can tell the...   Jan 27 2012, 10:28 AM
rnellums   And being as it hasn't been modified yet I n...   Jan 27 2012, 11:25 AM
2xs performance   My plan is to have it ready to drive up to Porsche...   Jan 27 2012, 08:16 AM
Andyrew   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=colors ...   Jan 27 2012, 09:51 AM
porbmw   I must say...that is nice! :drooley:   Jan 28 2012, 12:08 AM
7TPorsh   Only original Black baby!!   Jan 28 2012, 12:51 AM
RickS   Only original Black baby!! Nice ride...   Jan 30 2012, 10:48 PM
PanelBilly   I think you have plenty of time to think about the...   Jan 28 2012, 01:48 PM
KELTY360   I'd paint it black again and then use a trim ...   Jan 28 2012, 04:33 PM
MikeSpraggi   ............ My goal is to fix it up myself and ...   Jan 28 2012, 04:55 PM
charliew   I've been painting my own cars since about 196...   Jan 30 2012, 11:48 AM
Eric_Shea   Gold is uber rare - especially on a -6 :D :poke: ...   Jan 30 2012, 12:17 PM
2xs performance   Orginal Black wins! :D It does have some ba...   Jan 30 2012, 02:32 PM
Cairo94507   Damn you Eric! :stooges: You know I lose sl...   Jan 30 2012, 10:18 PM
Eric_Shea   Just here to help. :D   Jan 30 2012, 10:56 PM
Strudelwagon   Hi all, So I'm a noob here :) and have a ...   Jan 30 2012, 11:16 PM
rjames   No surprise that I voted for black, which BTW, is ...   Jan 31 2012, 01:14 PM
2xs performance   Need more advise.... :D I have a black car with...   Feb 2 2012, 06:55 AM
rjames   Need more advise.... :D I have a black car wit...   Feb 2 2012, 03:06 PM
2xs performance   Nice looking car, My wife says I look good in gr...   Feb 2 2012, 06:57 AM
7TPorsh   Think about colored wheels with a matching PORSCHE...   Feb 2 2012, 04:01 PM
Robert21   PAINT it the color you want , my car is red ,its...   Feb 2 2012, 05:45 PM


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