# Matte Black whatever thread (formerly the matte black elise thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 6, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170 "2007-02-06T16:07:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/81 "2007-07-13T21:20:11Z")
wow, that has to beb hard to keep clean. haha, flat colors only work on exotics In my opinion. otherwise it just looks like the driver is cheap. like how my impreza is semi-gloss black. lol ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/82 "2007-07-13T21:55:32Z")
I saw that M coupe on bimmerforums, that kids thread got locked. It seems like its gonna look pretty badass once its finished, I didn’t really read into it’s specifics. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/83 "2007-07-13T22:10:02Z")
there is a difference between a rattle can flat paint job and a well done flat paint job…they use a clearcoat thats just not glossy…it is a complete paint job… ---
**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/84 "2007-07-13T22:50:12Z")
yea, that car is going to look sick when its done. can’t beat dropping about $17k just on a damn paint job! ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/85 "2007-07-14T00:01:18Z")
love the M coupe. Hate it on f-bods. _shrugs_ that flat-blue subaru … hm, like the widebody, hate the kit, the color is WOW subtle… big fan! ---
**Author:** ![AKasprzyk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/akasprzyk/32/4967_2.png) [@AKasprzyk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKasprzyk)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/86 "2007-07-14T00:07:23Z")
flat black belongs on hot rods. thats where it started thats where it belongs ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/87 "2007-07-14T06:24:18Z")
Again, these aren’t flat black paint jobs. This is a satin, or eggshell, black. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/88 "2007-08-14T14:55:50Z")
FYI, that M Coupe turned out like shit, saw pics of it the other day, horrible. ![http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/151059057mim4.jpg](http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/151059057mim4.jpg) ![http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/549728.jpg](http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/549728.jpg) ![http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/Helmi.jpg](http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/Helmi.jpg) ![http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/jossakin.jpg](http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/jossakin.jpg) ![http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/DSC_6835.jpg](http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/DSC_6835.jpg) Hotness. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/89 "2007-08-14T14:56:28Z")
![http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1728/special1180279211ds6.jpg](http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1728/special1180279211ds6.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/90 "2007-08-14T15:00:32Z")
Flat black is hot as hell on some cars, but if its a no-prep rattle can job that isnt basically flawless, it sucks unless its your beater… ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/91 "2007-08-14T15:16:34Z")
![http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/serebo1/Serebo1_show.jpg](http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/serebo1/Serebo1_show.jpg) This pic alone is the reason that I am _looking_ for a Phantom Black with a Red interior ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/92 "2007-08-14T15:22:00Z")
I remember that M5 from 6Speed, that exhaust is fugly and the fact that there is vinyl on the windows instead of tint is a big :picard: Besides that though the color on that particular car doesn’t look to bad, and neither does the E38 7er. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/93 "2007-08-14T15:53:57Z")
lets see the pics of the M coupe, I wanna see how they could have possably ruined it. and the flat black M5 = sex. ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/94 "2007-08-14T16:15:19Z")
Rob and BIG. X… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/95 "2007-08-14T16:28:28Z")
rob is def. the mann with flat black trucks. hes had 3. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/96 "2007-08-14T19:25:31Z")
[quote=“MPD47,post:88,topic:24170"”] [/quote] Titties. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/97 "2007-08-14T20:45:25Z")
that M5 is all vinyl ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/98 "2007-11-17T12:09:28Z")
![http://www.gtspirit.com/uploads/images/6slrz87.jpg](http://www.gtspirit.com/uploads/images/6slrz87.jpg) R8. ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/99 "2007-11-17T18:04:56Z")
so are these exotics suppossed to look better in satin than hotrods? ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/matte-black-whatever-thread-formerly-the-matte-black-elise-thread/24170/100 "2007-11-17T18:06:49Z")
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