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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Thoughts on my paint?

I got a bit bored tonight so I decided to paint my car.....in PhotoShop. I added a tuner muffler to it also and some tint. The silver/grey is the color I was thinking of painting it, what do you all think?

Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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Hmmm, see now you have me thinkin. The grey is kinda dull isn't it? Even though I doubt there is another 280zx painted in 2002 Chrysler Inca Gold I some how feel it needs to be a different color, but everyone seems to like it. I admit I am not a big fan of the color but it is growing on me...but I am not sure I want it to. Oh well maybe I should tint the windows first and see if that contrast a little better with the paint. But I do like the look of the Tuner Muffler.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 07:16 AM
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Can't say I'm a big fan of the current color. The car looks great, but that color doesn't really do it for me. But, the fact that its your car means that if I like it doesn't really matter. I think if that grey had a little more shine to it it would look better then the photoshop image. In the pic it almost looks like a really dark grey primer or a faded black primer. If it were glossy I think it would look a lot better. IMO
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 08:09 AM
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Leave it like it is. No 'tuner' muffler. Keep it clean. Tint those windows though.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 10:42 AM
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if i were to paint my car again id most likly go with the ford mineral grey metalic color.. its kind of a mix with a tan and grey color with metalic added.. the color would be like the 2 colors you have right now but put together..

heres how it looks
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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I have to agree with the no on the tuner muffler and I agree it would look a lot better if the grey was glossy
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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Tuner muffler........ is that just a catchy disguised way to say a RICE MUFFLER?
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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Tuner muffler........ is that just a catchy disguised way to say a RICE MUFFLER?
yes! Like Rod's Rice muffler.
I like my flat grey stainless Flowmaster. Its flat and tucks up under the car. No flashy junk. I'll save the bling for my 19" chromiez!
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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i dont know where i would be with out my fart can .....i love it...
my set up is
header , no cat , strait to a canister muffler ...if i drop it down and there are people on the side walk .lolololololool..they jump it sounds like a gun going off ..hhahahaha so funnny.. dumping it down in town.. i have seen old people duck and cover ..hahhaha this one time i turned the corner and kick it down ...this kid on a bike was right there even with the window as she kicked down ...he jumped and almost fell off his bike so funny ....the only thing that sucks is these mufflers go out after time ..mine now isnt as loud as it was one i bought it
...i want a new one then fools will duck and cover again ....lololooolool
you realy dont like the look of them bleach? i love a little poke out
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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this is what id paint my car if i were going to change the color.. well its one of the colors.....
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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 81 Black L28E
i dont know where i would be with out my fart can .....i love it...
my set up is
header , no cat , strait to a canister muffler ...if i drop it down and there are people on the side walk .lolololololool..they jump it sounds like a gun going off ..hhahahaha so funnny.. dumping it down in town.. i have seen old people duck and cover ..hahhaha this one time i turned the corner and kick it down ...this kid on a bike was right there even with the window as she kicked down ...he jumped and almost fell off his bike so funny ....the only thing that sucks is these mufflers go out after time ..mine now isnt as loud as it was one i bought it
...i want a new one then fools will duck and cover again ....lololooolool
you realy dont like the look of them bleach? i love a little poke out
Sounds just like the reasons ricers put those loud *** mufflers on Honduhs.... they don't benefit the car's performance... just noise pollution.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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try bright yellow on that photo thing, youll love that. these cars look good in yelllow
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 81 Black L28E
i dont know where i would be with out my fart can .....i love it...
Ya, I drove your car. That sucker is loud! (too loud for my taste) My car has a nice deep mellow tone. Headers, cat, resonator, Flowmaster. 2.5" all the way out

I don't like the look maybe because it is so cliche on FWD wannabes. Maybe if not everyone had one, I'd think they're ok. But if you've got 2.5" in, then 2.5" out is all you need.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 02:20 PM
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i've always been partial to a nice twin tip design. nothing huge, just simpe twin tip.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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I agree with ICE damn it man thats an awsome colour...i went black DOH~!
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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By no means do I want my car to sound like a "fart box" I do like a low deep rumble with no popping or backfiring out of the tip. I see no point in having a 2 1/2 inch pipe into a canister muffler if it has a 4 inch tip and only a 1 inch outlet...sounds like a 2 cycle dirt bike that way! I could see using a flowmaster if it was like the one on my 92 camaro, if it would tuck up out of site behind the gas tank with a single 2 1/2 inch inlet and dual 2 1/2 inch outlets. I think a tip on each side would look nice on this car but I would have to have a pre muffler to keep the popping to a minimum. But back to the color of the car, I added 3 more colors and tint to the original, looks alot better with dark tint with the gold.

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Looks good...May stick with this.

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Different.

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I am torn on this color.

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This looks good to me also but I am not doing red.

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Old Apr 21, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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I've always done a lot of commuting in my Z and I spent every minute after the first half hour or so of the drive because I went with a resonator tip instead of a muffler. It sounds really good, but it starts to get to you when it's all you ever hear. Couldn't even hear the stereo over it (when I had one). I'll have to side with Bleach on this one: I hate when the muffler sticks out like that. I like my muffler tucked up under the car so it cant be seen. Then have a nice tip coming out the rear. With the 280zx a dual tip goes really well with the exhaust cutout in the rear.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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yes! Like Rod's Rice muffler.


But, but, but...

Why you gotta do me like that homie?

Rod.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 08:24 PM
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out of those ones - YELLOW!
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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BLACK or Hyundai's pearl white are my two personal favorite choices.
Old Apr 21, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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First OFF.... I personally don't think Rod's muffler is ricey

And I really like the color Ice9 suggested for the paint
Old Apr 22, 2006 | 01:25 AM
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i like rods muffler on the 300zx my friend has a red 84 turbo pretty sick ...i will side with you j on the noise ..it gets old sometimes ...but i love the look ...i have a friend with a 1980 10th anny he got a bigger canister and put it father back then mine he all so has a cat ..it isnt ner as loud as my car ....i have been thinking about getting a bigger canister this next time...i dont know ..i would like a differnt sound its to loud some times ...like having a switch to cap it and uncap it would tight ....lolololol i realy like rods rims ...so sick..bigger break mod is needed for thoughs bad boys

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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 01:28 PM
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i have the msa 2.5 kit with the turbo muffler, good low tone, yet loud enough to mean business. i like the yellow, thats my alternate color. my car is 2001 ford mustang silver i like it first.
Old Apr 23, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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okay i was playing around with colors on photoshop again and i got a few more sudgestions..

this is kinda like your color


this one is kinda like a bronze color


this kinda like the ford minral grey color


this is the one i like
Old Apr 23, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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Wow, I really like ICICE9's favorite one too
I vote that colour! (I also liked that red but then again, I have a red Z so I'm kinda partial...) but man! that mineral gray is hot!



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