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[speedyK]

Scandal green was offered on the S1. Krypton Green is an S2 "Lifestyle" option – (is very difficult to get it right when respraying apparently – have to add pearl to the clear coat) costs considerably more metallic.

There is now a new name again, Isotope Green – not sure that it is actually different, though some say it is duller, some say it is paler, some say it is more yellow, some say it doesn't change in the light like KG. You'd have to see them side by side. I've not, yet:

Isotope Green Exige 240

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

Be original as tried to be don't spray your car white it's a faddy colour .................. If I was gonna paint mine again I wouldn't use white The Scubawagen is Glacier White for the information of any unoriginal Vx owners out there who are thinking of a colour change Bear in mind thou a good respray aint cheap 4k min Get the nose blown over and a set of Nitrons much better use of your hard earned

[MEAGY]

Be original as tried to be

don't spray your car white
it's a faddy colour ..................

If I was gonna paint mine again
I wouldn't use white



The Scubawagen is
Glacier White for the information of any unoriginal Vx owners out there who are thinking of a colour change

Bear in mind thou a good respray aint cheap
4k min
Get the nose blown over and a set of Nitrons
much better use of your hard earned

LOL somebody doent want me to get it sprayed white!!!! Also you wernt the 1st white vx owner (Mr original) Plans vxr was done ages ago & thast otherone that i cant remember now. I will not be taking it to ferrari & spending 4k like you must of done lol. Will do most if not all of myself as per last time. & i have nitrons, but bigger brakes would be nice.....


I quite the the mini `pepper white` ??

[MEAGY]

Heres a couple more pics of my rather dirty car....

[Retset]

Any 'mad' colour like krypton, orange or that lush Renault yellow would be spot on - all with black wheels. If ever I have an unfortunate incident with mine then it's going from silver to orange.

[VXJON]

I quite the the mini `pepper white` ??

If your going for a white go for one as white as possible not the off white magnolia colour of the mini. What you really want is a fresh crisp white, Ford transit white would be a good choice

[RMC]

Renault Liquid Yellow

I am really liking that, especially if all the chrome/silver was blacked out.

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

The Plans white car is a photoshop I think ? and there are a few euro race cars in white I never claimed to be the first to have a white VX there is also a white one with white wheels in St Albans I think and one of the tuners used to have a white track car I just hate it when people by the same trainers as me Good luck with what ever you choose to do to your car ( Anything is better than RED )

[Astranomical102]

If your going for a white go for one as white as possible not the off white magnolia colour of the mini. What you really want is a fresh crisp white, Ford transit white would be a good choice

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:b9dzZZisDrWLqM:http://bp0.blogger.com/_3AEPbwaq8Iw/R0_VtGIbdPI/AAAAAAAABTE/SamhXmlz3BU/s1600-R/white+van.JPG

Speaking of vans, is this the shade the 7 is going to be?

[VXJON]

If your going for a white go for one as white as possible not the off white magnolia colour of the mini. What you really want is a fresh crisp white, Ford transit white would be a good choice

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:b9dzZZisDrWLqM:http://bp0.blogger.com/_3AEPbwaq8Iw/R0_VtGIbdPI/AAAAAAAABTE/SamhXmlz3BU/s1600-R/white%20van.JPG

Speaking of vans, is this the shade the 7 is going to be?

Yep close enough

[JawZ]

Melderts Liquid yellow Speedster is lovely to watch in daylight, pictures doesn't do it justice as it changes color somewhat

Edited by JawZ, 09 June 2008 - 10:42 AM.

[Retset]

Falling madly in love with the liquid yellow. Just out of interest ... and checking wife not standing behind me ... what does a full respray in that cost?

[Guy182]

meagy, your car doesnt look the same colour as focus ST's do?? expected it to be a bit brighter/pearly

[A13EX_F]

st orange maybe although thats not a cheap or easy colour to do from what y body shop guy tells me

[Retset]

It's nearly a £700 extra if you buy an ST whereas the other metallics are approx half that.

[MEAGY]

st orange maybe although thats not a cheap or easy colour to do from what y body shop guy tells me

Yes its a 3 stage process, base coat, then the pearl(thats the hard bit) then clear...
Thats true guy, st organge is sprayed over a orange base, mine was done over red as i wanted a deeper orange end result, which i achieved but now when it comes to matching it is where im going to come unstuck! Hense why i think it may be better to do a full respray rather than pi$$ing about trying to match the colour etc.

What about seat kiwi green...
http://www.pistonhea...ales/529684.htm

[Guy182]

It's nearly a £700 extra if you buy an ST whereas the other metallics are approx half that.

renault liquid yellow (and petrol blue) was also a large premium over standard metallic/pearls on 182s

[A13EX_F]

It's nearly a £700 extra if you buy an ST whereas the other metallics are approx half that.

renault liquid yellow (and petrol blue) was also a large premium over standard metallic/pearls on 182s

£1500 extra iirc

[jtatum]

o.k so I had 20 minutes at work....so I decided to mess around on photoshop. Personally I favour the metallic as they compliment the angular surfaces, I also prefer keeping the wheels metallic as black wheels seem to under-wheel the car and make the already short body more stumpy (technical term there) so I have done a few ideas mainly metallic...I like the burnt gold proposals. Most of them probably aren't to people’s tastes but I am going to show them anyway!

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[jtatum]

o.k so I maxed out my attachment allowance.... do I have to wait b4 I can add some more?