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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by PLRX
Yes, she had great paint, but on my way to NM, and back I got tangled on a wind storm around the Tucson area. Tumble weeds, sand, and gravel hammered the front, cracked the windshield, and scratched about the whole Vette. The fog lights assemblies received a glorious sand blasting job.

The MISHAP happened day after this photo was taken.

Wow .. sorry to hear that. Insurance going to cover the fixes? Cracked the windshield? That must have been some wind ..
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 05:42 PM
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Sorry about that. Glad you're ok
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 06:46 PM
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There's many shades of Dark Red Metallic through the years but IMHO, you can't go wrong keeping it the way it came.

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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxDaemon
Wow .. sorry to hear that. Insurance going to cover the fixes? Cracked the windshield? That must have been some wind ..
Yes, it is already at the shop. The wind was OK, what was weird was the biggest tumble weed I've ever seen. It was way higher than the Vette, and I was lucky to miss it by perhaps a foot.
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DRM is a great color when standing next to other metallics.
I find it looses its paazaz when surrounded by primary colors.
Except when the sun is high. then it will stand out!

Repainting another color is your choice and a lot of labor to do it right.
Watching BJ auctions this weekend a Shelby GT500 was repainted Flame Red with white stripes.
The original color was reported to be a metallic green that is not very popular for the eye.
Supposedly the red paint added 10K to the selling price.

Something to think about...
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