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Old September 25th 2004, 00:33
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Arrow Help needed picking a color...

I just bought a project Ghia. It's a '64 body on a '74 pan.

I'm needing some color Ideas, turn signal ideas, and mirror ideas. I don't like the bullet turn signals. Or the Mirror that's on it.

I'm looking for something of a bright color, but I'm looking for options. I have 1 option a Green Apple. Original vw paint color in the mid 70's.
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Old September 25th 2004, 03:10
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my favorite is ravenna green



then theres cliff green


and finally willow green
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Old September 25th 2004, 08:05
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If you want a bright green, try the 70 MOPAR Sub-Lime now that is bright.
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Old September 25th 2004, 17:06
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i take it you want green? british racing green is one of the few i like. that or it needs to be an obnoxiously bright kind of green. :agree:

move the turns to the bumper. i also saw some nice mirrors on a GL Ghia that is in town here. i will see if i can hunt down the make.
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Old September 25th 2004, 17:18
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Maybe I wasn't clear at first, 1 option is a Apple Green. but I'm looking for ANY color option at all! not just green. I thought since I'm short on ideas, surely I can get some Ideas here. Like if you could paint your car over again or your other choices when you built your GL. that type of thing. or just favorite colors... I want a strong color, not blinding.

Basicly just ideas. because i'm short on Ideas. The same with the Mirror and Turn signals. Thanks for the sugjestions though.
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Old September 25th 2004, 17:25
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loved that blue PT Cruiser color vujade had on his bug. i think it would translate well to a Ghia. Porsche Blood/Speed yellow is one of my favorites. Bahama Yellow (which is actually orangy) is another favorite. Porsche has some of the wildest and most tasteful colors out there. Corvettes have some great colors too. oh, and dove blue like panelfantastics is also one of my tops.
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Old September 25th 2004, 18:18
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Here is a list of my favorite colours:

PT Cruiser Electric Blue Pearl
Porsche Blood Yellow
Porsche Blood Orange
350Z Daytona Blue
1977 Corvette Yellow

these a but of a few of the colors I like...
Im also partial to Magenta to, but that was more popular in the 80s
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Old September 25th 2004, 20:01
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hmm is it limited to bright colors? are you going with a solid color or how about metalic. I think the PT cruzer blue would look cool. I think it would be better if you go with candy apple blue. That is a Gold base with a transparent blue over it then clear coat. You can also do the same over a silver base. It will look almost like the blue of Anodized blue aluminum. Viper Blue is also very cool if your are in to blue. I am painting my bug silver so go figure
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Old September 25th 2004, 21:58
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I managed to upload a picture to some website, I don't know what. Either way, It's uploaded so we can see the color I'm looking at...

Picture of the car

It's from august 2002 of Vwtrends page 56. the pictures are better in the magizine. I tried to post on here, but I don't know how Hope the link works.
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thats a great color... that car was in VWtrends last year.
I remember it was from France :agree:
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Old September 25th 2004, 23:30
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you know mike that is the same color as the guys nose in your avatar great color
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Old September 26th 2004, 23:12
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Mike, that color green with some gold BBS rims would look awesome. There is a picture of a green super with gold BBS rims that keeps making me think of changing my color choice for my car from red to green, but the "look" wouldn't be right with my silver rims.
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Old September 29th 2004, 15:09
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I got a color. But I still need some ideas on Mirrors. I'd like to have driver and passenger but I'd be happy with just a good looking driver side mirror.

Door handles too, but it would be easier to just shave them and use electric. More weight and a little more complicated. but it would be easier because I can't find handles.

Thanks...
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Old November 16th 2004, 17:33
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Found the color, but can't get it...

I found the color I want, but my painter went to the paint store and they said they can't get that color. I wasn't there, but he said something about they said it was a european color and they can't make it or something like that, they said I'd have to have someone in europe make it and send it to me WTF is up with that?

Has anyone heard of this at all? Just wondering seems like all it takes is mixing certain amounts of paint to make my color. How can they not be able to reproduce it? :help: :shrug:
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sounds like your body man needs to try another paint store.
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