Medium Spiral Gray Mrtallic Paint
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Medium Spiral Gray Metallic Paint
Looking at a 2003 painted this color...I was told that it was only available a short time....Does anyone know why it was discontinued so quickly and how well it holds up?
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It replaced pewter in 2003. It was available until the end of the C5 model 2003 and 2004. Holds up just fine. 
Below are a couple of pics of my 2003 with around 50K miles. Here's a link to the official MSG thread.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1382656
Below are a couple of pics of my 2003 with around 50K miles. Here's a link to the official MSG thread.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1382656
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It's a beautiful color - don't see why it wouldn't hold up just fine.
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One of the most beautiful colors ! Should hold just like any other paint job from the factory!
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I had a '04 spiral gray. Beautiful color.
GM decided to change up the color wheel for the C6s in '05, and spiral gray was out. I can't remember what replaced it, though.
'04 colors that I remember: black, mag red II, torch red, machine silver, spiral gray, millennium yellow, arctic white, lemans blue
'05 colors that I remember: black, mag red II, victory red, (they had some other red very briefly at the beginning of the model year, and monterey red very briefly at the end of the model year), millennium yellow (and velocity yellow briefly at the end of the model year), machine silver, arctic white, lemans blue, daytona sunset orange metallic
Spiral gray is a great color for a daily driver. It doesn't look too bad when it is dirty, but it looks spectacular when clean and polished.
GM decided to change up the color wheel for the C6s in '05, and spiral gray was out. I can't remember what replaced it, though.
'04 colors that I remember: black, mag red II, torch red, machine silver, spiral gray, millennium yellow, arctic white, lemans blue
'05 colors that I remember: black, mag red II, victory red, (they had some other red very briefly at the beginning of the model year, and monterey red very briefly at the end of the model year), millennium yellow (and velocity yellow briefly at the end of the model year), machine silver, arctic white, lemans blue, daytona sunset orange metallic
Spiral gray is a great color for a daily driver. It doesn't look too bad when it is dirty, but it looks spectacular when clean and polished.
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I had a '04 spiral gray. Beautiful color.
GM decided to change up the color wheel for the C6s in '05, and spiral gray was out. I can't remember what replaced it, though.
'04 colors that I remember: black, mag red II, torch red, machine silver, spiral gray, millennium yellow, arctic white, lemans blue
'05 colors that I remember: black, mag red II, victory red, (they had some other red very briefly at the beginning of the model year, and monterey red very briefly at the end of the model year), millennium yellow (and velocity yellow briefly at the end of the model year), machine silver, arctic white, lemans blue, daytona sunset orange metallic
Spiral gray is a great color for a daily driver. It doesn't look too bad when it is dirty, but it looks spectacular when clean and polished.
GM decided to change up the color wheel for the C6s in '05, and spiral gray was out. I can't remember what replaced it, though.
'04 colors that I remember: black, mag red II, torch red, machine silver, spiral gray, millennium yellow, arctic white, lemans blue
'05 colors that I remember: black, mag red II, victory red, (they had some other red very briefly at the beginning of the model year, and monterey red very briefly at the end of the model year), millennium yellow (and velocity yellow briefly at the end of the model year), machine silver, arctic white, lemans blue, daytona sunset orange metallic
Spiral gray is a great color for a daily driver. It doesn't look too bad when it is dirty, but it looks spectacular when clean and polished.
Cleans up well though.
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Isn't the old C1's, C2's and C3's in gray? It reminds me of a flashback to the classic corvettes. The C5 is a flashback mostly to the stingray away, that's why I am not hot for the C-6.
What is the C-6 trying to be anyway, a copy of the other exotics?
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=6169
See link for picture comparison.
What is the C-6 trying to be anyway, a copy of the other exotics?
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=6169
See link for picture comparison.
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It's a great looking color and from the cars I have seen painted that color, it holds up very well.
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you know, in my opinion, every color matches the car. Maybe its just the overall design of the car that allows colors to blend and flow so evenly. I really love pewter on corvettes, but I hate it on any other car. Same with red.
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One of my all time favorite C5 colors in the history of the Corvette. My good buddy Dave's (fellow CF member "Myvettedream") MSG C5 coupe is a stunning example! 
