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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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Ok guys, need some help. I've searched and have only found flat black c5 & 6's. Does anyone have a pic of a flat black c4....getting ready to have mine painted and i am considering have it done in flat black and flat black wheels. Any thoughts???
Old Nov 1, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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Somebody on here did one about 3 years ago. Posted lots of pics. I'll try the search.
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Look was played out yrs ago, seen one or two that looked ok but in general to leave it like that probably not
Old Nov 1, 2010 | 10:19 PM
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Not the one I was thinking about but the first one i found.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...post1567145926
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I've seen C3, C4, C5 and C6 flat black and the most sinister of all is the C5 then the C4, C3 and C6. The non-pop headlights dont help.
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Funny, I just saw one today in San Jose. It looked OK, but that's about it. Sorry, but flat black cars look too much like they're primered and waiting for a real paint job.
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Funny, I just saw one today in San Jose. It looked OK, but that's about it. Sorry, but flat black cars look too much like they're primered and waiting for a real paint job.
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My wife was wanting dark metallic blue and i like the flat black......trying to figure out what to do?????
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I agree that the flat black sometimes looks like primer. I really like the C5 body in flat black. I have only saw pictures of one C4 flat black and it looked not so great. I would have to say you have to almost do a satin black to give it a good color without gloss.
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Get the blue, looks like real paint. Flat look just doesnt fit the car.
Maybe a ratted out 30s something street rod or a beat up 60s truck but not a Corvette. Get some real paint on it.
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Flat is mean looking for the track but not so much for the street.
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Yep. Kind of looks like unfinished .
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My wife was wanting dark metallic blue and i like the flat black......trying to figure out what to do?????
Blue with GS style flat back stripes and hash marks.


Actually I wonder how that would look on a black car.
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Originally Posted by JackDidley
Not the one I was thinking about but the first one i found.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...post1567145926
That looks pretty cool. Not something I would do personally, but it does look nice!
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My wife was wanting dark metallic blue and i like the flat black......trying to figure out what to do?????
Dark Metallic Blue with a flat black GS stripe
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Originally Posted by mcm95403
Funny, I just saw one today in San Jose. It looked OK, but that's about it. Sorry, but flat black cars look too much like they're primered and waiting for a real paint job.


Flat black looks good on someone else's car.
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Don't like it


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Um - this would be some OTHER Vette, NOT the one in your avatar, right?
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Don't like it


I Like it, I would add a GS stripe & some other small mods to complete the look



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