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hey guys,

car is going into the shop for some paint approximately three weeks from now...

kit is arriving (or should do) by the end of next week...

so, to cut a long story short;

my car is white (whole car) and i was thinking about doing a typical 'Panda' spec style coordination with my car, the thing is... i don't know what to paint black!!!

i know for certain that my wheels are getting painted black, they are already chrome with a tiny bit of lip and i will leave the lip polished but paint all the spokes, from this;

http://www.californiacustoms.ch/cc/images/z18.jpg

to this;

http://www.fwt.net.au/store/images/P/tn_zinik_z18_blk-01.jpg

my initial idea was to paint the mirrors (already Carbon Fibre Ganadors that i'm picking up tomorrow) black, the Vented Bonnet black and the Bootlid black (not the whole boot, just the top part... kind of like the Mine's R34 GTR) as seen here;

http://images.superstreetonline.com/featur...e_rear_view.jpg

then i thought the car would look funny if the mirrors were black and the roof was white so i thought i might paint the mirrors and the roof black and leave the bonnet and the boot white with the rims still how i want them...

THEN i considered doing the bonnet, roof, mirrors AND boot black and then probably have to do a two tone kind of thing and have the top half of my car black divided by a nice stripe of some sort... (the strip would be above the door handle) possibly airbrushed on, again with the rims still black...

i was just wondering what kind of opinions you could all give me as i would really appreciate what you guys out there think is 'hot' and what is 'not' and before i finish off i KNOW that there will be many comments (maybe less now that i mention it) that the car is mine and i should do it as to how i please but the thing is i'm unsure, all these options have run through my mind and i just want to see how other Skyline enthusiasts weigh up such choices...

all comments will be GREATLY appreciated though i would like to see negative ones at a minimum...

i will state however that the option at the top of my list was my very first thought to just paint the bonnet, bootlid, mirrors and wheels...

(and if it makes a difference at all, i'm still remaining with the URAS kit... mine now is just a bit banged and scratched up and EVERYTHING!)

let the comments begin!

Andrew :ermm:

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oh about that Rhys...

i think i'll be going to your's, i don't have any tools, or a garage that has enough room to do any work :wacko:

and Hamish... yeah they are CF but i think they will stand out too much (up-close) compared to the black...

if only i could afford CF Bonnet and Boot, then i'd keep it CF but a full time uni student that's just quit their job = no $$$

keep em coming folks

Just seems a bit of a waste to paint over CF Ganadors as they arent actually lighter or anything, its just CF look anyway. But if youre getting em 2nd hand or on the cheap then no harm I guess :wacko:

I reckon paint the rims and if you want then do both the boot and bonnet but definitely dont paint the roof. It might look good on silvia's but I think it looks weird on a 33.

Edited by Yawn

getting brand new ones, super cheap...

everyone is telling me to keep them CF so i think that's what i might be doing...

i drive an R34... has a sharper roof than the R33?

well looks like i might exclude the roof unless i do the top half of the car...

thanks for the opinions Mike, as for everyone else that hasn't commented, please do...

looking forward to seeing what you guys have to say, cheers,

Andrew

That looks sweet, lol, there is a pioneer demo car that is an R34 with a blue top half and white bottom, and has hand painted lines to divide it, if i get the time ill upload some pics

Just seems a bit of a waste to paint over CF Ganadors as they arent actually lighter or anything, its just CF look anyway. But if youre getting em 2nd hand or on the cheap then no harm I guess :banana:

I reckon paint the rims and if you want then do both the boot and bonnet but definitely dont paint the roof. It might look good on silvia's but I think it looks weird on a 33.

i think im possibly with Yawn on this one though, that would look hot

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