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Old 05-23-2008, 10:32 PM
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A oppertunity arose where I can have my car professionally painted for the price of the paint. So needless tosay i am going to take advantage of this offer. So I need help deciding what color to paint it. Here are my top 3 choices

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I like the color onthe nsx.. Its like the diamond graphite metallic on the g35's


Ive always liked Ivory pearl also...

 
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Old 05-23-2008, 11:13 PM
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I like the color onthe nsx.. Its like the diamond graphite metallic on the g35's


Ive always liked Ivory pearl also...
yeah i usually like white(yes i called it white). But I want something not stock because i'm sick of seeing 100 accords the same color as mine.

But I also dont want something really flashy like neon green or construction truck orange.

altho the blue is an accord blue, but not offered in the US
 
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Well look around at rarer, higher priced cars like Porsches, Lambos, Ferraris, and Vipers and see if any color stands out. If one does, just call the dealership and get the paint code. This way your Accord will definately be a different than any other!!!!! Hell i got my paint code off of an '05 Viper i saw in a showroom at the Dodge dealership.
 
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Old 05-24-2008, 12:06 AM
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BLAH!
NO CHAMPAGNE OR GOLD!

I LOVE burnt orange and orange copper colored cars with metal flakes.

Check out the copper metallic Viper (looks amazing! A person in my town has one) , or the slightly darker (my friend had one a few years ago) burnt copper metallic Jeep Wrangler. I think that color would go well with your hyperblack? rims.
I also like Chevys dark yellow they painted on Cavaliers.
The blue you have looks nice as well.
Charcoal grays and silvers are nice as well.
 
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Old 05-24-2008, 12:09 AM
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And J_man ever since you said that I now can totally see the Viper color!
I talked to a guy at a local car show who had a Special Edition Viper w/ various manufactor options that was thee exact same color as yours! It only took him 3 years to save up for the SPECIAL EDITION Viper[:-]
 
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Old 05-24-2008, 12:28 AM
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out of your three, i would say blue, except imo make it a little brighter blue, like a more metallic-y version of the blue STI.

my personal favorite car color is orange. theres nothing better than a nicely painted bright orange car.
 
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Old 05-24-2008, 12:39 AM
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out of your three, i would say blue, except imo make it a little brighter blue, like a more metallic-y version of the blue STI.

my personal favorite car color is orange. theres nothing better than a nicely painted bright orange car.
this is what i believe to be the same blue in the sun
http://www.bestjapancar.com/honda111.htm
 
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Old 05-24-2008, 01:19 AM
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ive always been more a fan of this style: http://istargazer.ca/sti/rally_armor/sti-cherry.jpg

little brighter. like if you could get the shiny-ness of that accord combined with the brightness of that sti.

but thats just my opinion, the darker looks good too. still better than my puke-tan colored car [:'(]
 
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Old 05-24-2008, 01:46 AM
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I think i am leaning towards the blue. It was offered on the Accord SIR-T and the European Prelude. But what makes me not want to get it is it is offered on the US CRV.

after searching for litterally a hour and a half I have the name and paint code(damn not being able to find information on EDM/JDM cars)

heres a prelude in the color

 


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