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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
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I have a Black, blue and red one of the 2010 shelby gt500 at work
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress |
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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
Mike - did you use the stock color? I have noticed that the Claret darkens with age. Yours looks more like Bordeaux than Claret.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
I agree!
I get a lot of compliments on my Claret, My wife likes the Liquid Silver one better but I have never gotten a compliment on the Liquid Silver one. The Claret looks different in different lighting and at times the actual color is not that obvious. The other day a friend said "his wife would love my "purple" car! |
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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
It looks soo beautiful
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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
Is there a reason you didnt add one when you repainted? My Claret didnt have a spoiler, but my other two did. I like how it looks without one, straight on from the back of the car, but any other angle I dont. I personally would rather have a spoiler. Just minus the whole paint chipping thing, lol.
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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
I previously had a black over claret, I did like it, but after 15 years the paint was faded and looked more purple than a claret. In my opinion no bodyshop will ever get the car looking the same as the deep/rich claret that it come with out of the factory. I wasn't willing to take the risk of getting claret again and ending up with another purple car.
I opted to go with a complete color change, I chose porsche arctic silver and kept only the roof black. I am very happy with my decision. |
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I personally like the darker Claret (in it's pure non-purple form) better than the lighter Bordeaux (interiors aside). Just my opinion, I'm also not a huge fan of red cars and maybe the Bordeaux starts leaning too far in that direction.
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To you paint guys out there: Am I totally out of my mind thinking of putting fresh paint on this car in sections? Does every batch of paint, even if using a code, still have variances (I'm guessing, yes)? Should I just have them match the possibly faded paint this time and then still dream of getting a complete full paint job at some point in the future, including repainting the stuff they are doing this time? (note on that, it's been 8 years since I started thinking paint job and it hasn't happened, so....)
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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
On Mike's repaint I don't think he intended on getting the original claret. IMO, that is definately not the stock claret color, resembles more of the lighter Bordeaux.
As for the claret getting darker with age? I don't see how that is possible, sun fades colors thereby making them appear lighter. Clarets and Hunter Green svx's seem to fade the worst. The green ones almost turn teal looking, I had seen a brand new dark green svx at one time and that color was absolutely gorgeous, I remember mike used to have one and that green was incredible (albeit it was a repaint). |
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I'd add any of the reds to the list, although I'm not sure what Subaru was going for with the original red colors so maybe that's just how they are supposed to look. I have yet to see to see a red SVX that doesn't look faded to me (yes, I've seen that one too you know who you are ). Like I said though, might be just the shades of red Subaru chose. There is a European red I think it is, the one with the black roof, that is darker and looks good. None of them have that pure, Ferrari red color though.
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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
Edit: I was wrong as usual
Last edited by 1986nate; 06-11-2009 at 10:02 AM. |
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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
Troy,
The body shop went by the factory color code when my car was sprayed. Id suggest doing it all at once, and doing it right (removing handles, trim, etc). All of the Clarets tend to get purple with age. Another before: You will DEFINITELY thank yourself down the line if you do it right the first time. You will be MUCH more satisfied driving and looking at your car. -Mike
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress |
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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
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Oh I hear ya on doing it right, I definitely don't want to do it halfway at this point. At the same time, it's a shame I'm getting $1,500 body work and paint job on one quarter panel and the bumper just to match the faded color and it's all going to have to be done again in a year or so. I'm tempted to try to just get the money for now from insurance and put it in the paint fund. But I don't think I want to drive around a year or more with the damage it has back there.
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Re: Not sure I can bring myself to do it...
I agree with the reds. I like the Barcelona Red much better than the Brilliant Red.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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