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| RickS |
 Jan 30 2012, 10:48 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None  |
QUOTE(7TPorsh @ Jan 27 2012, 10:51 PM)  Only original Black baby!! Nice ride! |
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| Eric_Shea |
Jan 30 2012, 10:56 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,304 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
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| Strudelwagon |
Jan 30 2012, 11:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 11-October 08 From: interior, British Columbia Member No.: 9,633 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(2xs performance @ Jan 26 2012, 06:02 AM) 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? What about a nice green?  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| rjames |
Jan 31 2012, 01:14 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 4,454 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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No surprise that I voted for black, which BTW, is also a period correct color. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
 (But it's your car, do what you want with it!) |
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| Black914_4 |
Feb 2 2012, 06:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 272 Joined: 11-January 12 From: AR Member No.: 13,994 Region Association: South East States |
Need more advise.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I have a black car with perfect chrome bumpers and rusty, dented chrome rockers. I am assuming it came stock in all black with chrome front to back. I was wanting to go "bumble Bee" style to add some color and add yellow front to back along the bottom. BUT I can not paint perfectly good chrome bumpers, I'd be retarded. so..... 1) go back with black and chrome by buying chrome rocker. 2) buy new bumpers and new rocker to paint yellow (& sell chrome ones) 3) buy new rockers or repair mine and paint yellow but keep chrome bumpers 4) paint rockers black and keep chrome bumpers I'm not sure option 3 will look right. The wheels do need repainted to match whatever color, Black, Silver, or yellow. |
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| Black914_4 |
Feb 2 2012, 06:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 272 Joined: 11-January 12 From: AR Member No.: 13,994 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE Nice looking car, My wife says I look good in green (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Maybe my next car..... |
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| rjames |
Feb 2 2012, 03:06 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 4,454 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(2xs performance @ Feb 2 2012, 04:55 AM) Need more advise.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I have a black car with perfect chrome bumpers and rusty, dented chrome rockers. I am assuming it came stock in all black with chrome front to back. I was wanting to go "bumble Bee" style to add some color and add yellow front to back along the bottom. BUT I can not paint perfectly good chrome bumpers, I'd be retarded. so..... 1) go back with black and chrome by buying chrome rocker. 2) buy new bumpers and new rocker to paint yellow (& sell chrome ones) 3) buy new rockers or repair mine and paint yellow but keep chrome bumpers 4) paint rockers black and keep chrome bumpers I'm not sure option 3 will look right. The wheels do need repainted to match whatever color, Black, Silver, or yellow. Rockers were always black unless an LE model (bumblebee or creamsickle) never chrome. Personally I like the chrome bumpers, especially if you're keeping all of the chrome trim (sail panel trim and the like). If you go with colored rockers go with colored bumpers. Chrome bumpers are worth more, so if you need $ for your project, you could sell them and buy painted bumpers for 1/2 of what the chromies are worth. |
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| 7TPorsh |
Feb 2 2012, 04:01 PM
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7T Porsh Group: Members Posts: 2,691 Joined: 27-March 06 From: Glendale Ca Member No.: 5,782 Region Association: Southern California
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Think about colored wheels with a matching PORSCHE stripe on the side.
But definitely keep the chrome bumpers and black out the rockers. Then no criticism for trying to clone an LE. Colored rockers make the car look higher I think. Post a side view our your car. |
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| Robert21 |
Feb 2 2012, 05:45 PM
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ron21 Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Seal Beach Ca 90630 Orange co Member No.: 2,330 Region Association: None
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PAINT it the color you want , my car is red ,its the color i like Will not sell car anyway. d,ont care what other pople say.
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