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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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heres my car. but lately Ive been thinking of painting it electron blue, what do you guys think.

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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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If you plan on keeping it for a long time , but if you think you might want to sale it in the near future I might keep as is for value! just my 2 cents
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Why mess with a cool looking car??
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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Why paint it blue when you can paint it Mag Red, but im bias!!

Dont paint it. Live it as is, or buy another !
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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Leave it alone. Why waste money on paint when it looks good like it is.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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Leave it alone. Why waste money on paint when it looks good like it is.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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Buddy,your car looks killer.Slam it and call er done.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Its your car, and if you want it Electron Blue...

Realize though that a good paint job that doesn't LOOK like a repaint is going to cost $5000.00+

Much more if you want show quality... but it will be impossible to tell from factory except for the paint code....
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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Buddy,your car looks killer.Slam it and call er done.
Car looks great, don't throw money away
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by jlacomb
Leave it alone. Why waste money on paint when it looks good like it is.


Plus black is so ! Yes I am bias too.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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Wow! Your C5 looks already looks so stunning and stealthy in black. Keep it!
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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I love blue, but I'd say save your money.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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Black is easier to sell. It's more popular than blue. I wouldn't pay to paint a car unless it was really needing it anyway. The black looks good to me.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Atascadero_Kid
Its your car, and if you want it Electron Blue...

... but it will be impossible to tell it's different from factory except for the paint code....


If you want to spend the money on a repaint, go with a color the factory didn't offer.
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Old Jan 28, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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car looks great, but slam it! It would look sick!
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 12:53 AM
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yeha im gonna leave it black, dont call it the batmobile cuz its blue, Ill just have to get a blue ls7 later. I actually installed a lowering kit today too, but its way to low now and the front is sticking up, so Im gonna raise it a little more so you can see them 315's on the back
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 12:59 AM
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good to hear -
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 01:03 AM
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I love EB but your car looks great as is.
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Old Jan 29, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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I love EB but your car looks great as is.
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