# paint dilemma **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [April 30, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419 "2005-04-30T13:14:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spilner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@spilner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spilner)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/1 "2005-04-30T13:14:13Z")
i had my mind made up, but im having doubts… this was my choice: ![http://perso.wanadoo.fr/greddy/images/Chevrolet/Chevrolet_Corvette_Z06_Commemorative_Edition_2.jpg](http://perso.wanadoo.fr/greddy/images/Chevrolet/Chevrolet_Corvette_Z06_Commemorative_Edition_2.jpg) ![http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2004/2004-Chevrolet-Corvette-Z06-Commemorative-Edition-F-](http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2004/2004-Chevrolet-Corvette-Z06-Commemorative-Edition-F-) ![http://perso.wanadoo.fr/greddy/images/Chevrolet/Chevrolet_Corvette_Z06_Commemorative_Edition.jpg](http://perso.wanadoo.fr/greddy/images/Chevrolet/Chevrolet_Corvette_Z06_Commemorative_Edition.jpg) the isssssue here is not wether the colour is nice, it clearly is… BUT a 240 is not a corvette, will this look good on a 240? any suggestions of other colours? lets have a nice picture dump thread 🙂 thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/2 "2005-04-30T13:22:19Z")
Would look sick with a red engine bay :roll: ---
**Author:** ![Axlerod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Axlerod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axlerod)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/3 "2005-04-30T13:25:46Z")
> [@Racer 180sX](#): > > Would look sick with a red engine bay :roll: Yeah… try to get rid of all the red, it’s a major HEAT SCORE. :mamoru: ---
**Author:** ![s13Junkyard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13junkyard/32/5502_2.png) [@s13Junkyard](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s13Junkyard)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/4 "2005-04-30T13:28:45Z")
im not a fan of the colour personally. i like your red. ---
**Author:** ![AppleSauce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/applesauce/32/5521_2.png) [@AppleSauce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AppleSauce)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/5 "2005-04-30T14:04:29Z")
> [@Racer 180sX](#): > > Would look sick with a red engine bay :roll: His engine bay is black. The blue would look good, but not my first choice, if you like it, go for it. ---
**Author:** ![Stock240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Stock240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Stock240)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/6 "2005-04-30T14:08:47Z")
I would say no. But don’t worry about what everyone will think of ur car. It’s to please U not everyone else… Kinda like a girlfriend. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Pavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@Pavel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pavel)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/7 "2005-04-30T21:55:07Z")
it would look good if you had full aero on the car, otherwise it’ll look like a silly re-paint. And about the engine bay, you will for sure have to make the rest of the red go away. ---
**Author:** ![cr240sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cr240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cr240sx)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/8 "2005-04-30T23:14:39Z")
the first picture of the corvette is what i was originally going to use for my paint. it is LeMans Blue… instead i choose LeMans Blue from BMW instead… cuz who wants to say they have a chevy paint job, right? 😛 ![http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~ide/car/colors/lemans_blue.jpg](http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~ide/car/colors/lemans_blue.jpg) i also liked these blues: S8 blue ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/heveys4/ABtsidesandriegerfront.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/heveys4/ABtsidesandriegerfront.jpg) 350z datona blue ![http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-mno/Nissan-350Z-Monterrey-Blue-s-1024x768.jpg](http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-mno/Nissan-350Z-Monterrey-Blue-s-1024x768.jpg) R32 Blue ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/thaweezord/VWblue.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/thaweezord/VWblue.jpg) corvette (lemans) blue ![http://chevrolet.jbcarpages.com/Corvette/2004/Bilder/2002%20Corvette%20Blue%20front%20left.jpg](http://chevrolet.jbcarpages.com/Corvette/2004/Bilder/2002%20Corvette%20Blue%20front%20left.jpg) and here is a page full of sexy bmw colours where i found the one i loved [http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~ide/car/m3\_colors.html](http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~ide/car/m3_colors.html) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/cale_rich/finishedproduct.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/cale_rich/finishedproduct.jpg) :smurf: ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/9 "2005-05-01T07:45:56Z")
are those the same colour? the second looks darker (may be light). a nice midnight blue looks good on an S13, I’ve seen it, but thses shades are lighter, but should look good. Its all personal preference, I loved my green, but my dad thought it was a ‘fag’ colour, and my buddy Tom thought it was more appropriate for a Bentley ---
**Author:** ![TheDecline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@TheDecline](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TheDecline)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/10 "2005-05-01T09:03:23Z")
> [@Stock240](#): > > I would say no. But don’t worry about what everyone will think of ur car. It’s to please U not everyone else… Kinda like a girlfriend. :lol: i bet you have an ugly girlfriend ty, go with the blue ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/11 "2005-05-01T10:52:05Z")
![http://www.xcceleration.com/images/pics2/justin/Picture%20011.jpg](http://www.xcceleration.com/images/pics2/justin/Picture%20011.jpg) ![http://www.xcceleration.com/images/pics2/justin/Picture%20010.jpg](http://www.xcceleration.com/images/pics2/justin/Picture%20010.jpg) ![http://www.xcceleration.com/images/pics2/justin/Picture%20019.jpg](http://www.xcceleration.com/images/pics2/justin/Picture%20019.jpg) Wrx blue…mmmmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/12 "2005-05-01T10:55:41Z")
IMO there is nothing hotter than a deep metallic red ith a black roof. Had i known that the colour doesnt affect my insurance I woudlve gone with red for sure. red paint cocts more but its damn pimp. ---
**Author:** ![Racer\_XTREME](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Racer\_XTREME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Racer_XTREME)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/13 "2005-05-01T11:46:47Z")
> [@MrSkinny](#): > > IMO there is nothing hotter than a deep metallic red ith a black roof. Had i known that the colour doesnt affect my insurance I woudlve gone with red for sure. red paint cocts more but its damn pimp. Don’t do red with black roof, … thats mine: ---
**Author:** ![DTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@DTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTS)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/14 "2005-05-01T12:04:23Z")
ty i hear you think your car is fast, paint it camo so you can hide that wood in the forrest! 1. ---
**Author:** ![Sasha\_SG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sasha_sg/32/5477_2.png) [@Sasha\_SG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sasha_SG)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/15 "2005-05-01T13:03:54Z")
> [@DTS](#): > > ty i hear you think your car is fast, > > paint it camo so you can hide that wood in the forrest! > > 1. hahahhahah super burn!! bright colors look gay on 240s, i like that blue. mayve even darker. but pink matches your personality ---
**Author:** ![spilner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@spilner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spilner)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/16 "2005-05-02T10:56:18Z")
HAHA u guys are hilarious honestly i’ve never been so stuck on a decision before, this is terrible. its either red again (but a nicer deeper red) or go with some sort of navy blue metallic. anyone have pictures of S13’s in any similar colours? again, it wont have aero, just the stock sides, valence, and zenki lip on the cut pignose. black roof for sure no matter what the colour. and no, pink isnt happening lol ---
**Author:** ![RickyDangerous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ebca7d/32.png) [@RickyDangerous](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RickyDangerous)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/17 "2005-05-02T11:30:22Z")
> [@average player](#): > > ![http://www.xcceleration.com/images/pics2/justin/Picture%20011.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/1/9/19d9c1f0997edfebdb2278f40b31efdbbc9989e0.jpeg) > > ![http://www.xcceleration.com/images/pics2/justin/Picture%20010.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/e/4/e45da1bececdefac0dc0d858f5877856aae71380.jpeg) > > ![http://www.xcceleration.com/images/pics2/justin/Picture%20019.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/0/c/0c8a0aa8dda3da37618fddf315d45c21dc7a80b8.jpeg) > > Wrx blue…mmmmmmmm I painted my s14 that colour 2 years ago … pick something else ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/18 "2005-05-02T11:53:50Z")
If you’re going with blue, I love the old celica blue, it was available I believe from 2000 - 2003 or something like that. On the new ones it’s Spectra Blue Mica, but that one is meh, they got rid of the awesome blue. There was a thread before about paint and I think mr200 posted a website that you can find all the factory paints for any car and I found the code there. I don’t have the website anymore though. It’s a very nice dark blue that I think would look awesome on an S13. It is quite a bit darker than all the other blues you’re looking at, so I don’t know if you’ll like that or not. ---
**Author:** ![spilner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@spilner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spilner)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/19 "2005-05-02T21:49:18Z")
yeah thats exactly what i want, dark. link me a picture of it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/paint-dilemma/85419/20 "2005-05-02T22:12:51Z")
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