Help Me Pick a Color!!!

Mark_Dorman · 11-05-2008, 01:36 PM

So a lot of you know I like to have things planned out in advance so I have a good idea of where I'm going with my projects. So I'm currently in the stage of picking a color for my car...this will affect a few other decisions in the cars transformation so I wanna try and figure it out pretty soon. I've narrowed it down to three choices. I wanna keep the color darker because I think it'll compliment the lines better and is a little more my style

. So I'm trying to decided between:

1) Ruby Red Metallic
2) Midnight Blue Metallic
3) Slate Grey Metallic

If you guys can give me your input it'd be greatly appreciated

1) Ruby Red Metallic

2) Midnight Blue Metallic

3) Slate Grey Metallic

Ben · 11-05-2008, 02:35 PM

Slate grey - that is actually the color I was going to repaint my 2 in

JdM_JunKiE · 11-05-2008, 02:36 PM

Ruby Red Metallic

Mark_Dorman · 11-05-2008, 02:37 PM

^The grey is a good color. The only thing I'm unsure of is I think it might be too plain...

o6spdracer · 11-05-2008, 02:42 PM

Slate Grey and then buy my black one.

MisterSquared · 11-05-2008, 02:48 PM

Honda's "Apex Blue Pearl" for the '09 S2K CR.

God I want an S2000 CR in that color SOOOOO bad!

xltinlx · 11-05-2008, 02:50 PM

I've always loved gray on mr2's..

Mark_Dorman · 11-05-2008, 03:10 PM

I have mixed feelings...I like the slate better than most cause it's a little darker. Guess no one really likes the blue...

jfisher · 11-05-2008, 03:16 PM

I don't even like reds and I love that red. Your first pic you had up was much better at portraying the color.

Mark_Dorman · 11-05-2008, 03:20 PM

^yeah...some how the image stopped working. I'll repost it if I can...

o6spdracer · 11-05-2008, 03:29 PM

I have the midnight blue on my GS. Its nice, but I like the slate grey better on the 2.

masagsxr · 11-05-2008, 04:58 PM

i voted for midnight blue... "however" I would go an extra mile to pull everything out (engine, trims, etc) and paint everything... I wouldn't wan to see the old color of the car. If you didn't wan to go that extra mile, then ruby red might be the one to go. it will still be off after you lift that hood/trunk/engine lid but at least its still red.

o6spdracer · 11-05-2008, 05:06 PM

Mark is probably as A.R. as I am. I'm pretty sure he will do a full color change.

Mark_Dorman · 11-05-2008, 05:06 PM

Oh I'm doing more than the extra mile. I'm pulling off all the windows, weather stripping, moldings, trunk, hood, doors, gas cap, engine lid, interior, etc...to have them painted separately. I will also be dropping the engine and parts in the frunk to paint flat black. This won't be a cheap easy job...I'm literally planning on rebuilding the car completely. I plan on having the most painstakenly detailed MR2. That's why I'm collecting all the parts I need now so I can get it all done by the end of next summer. Almost everything will be unique to my own car...except for the stock body

Can't touch this...duh-nu-nu-nuh...nuh-nuh...nuh-nu

o6spdracer · 11-05-2008, 05:14 PM

Nice Mark! But why flat black?

Mark_Dorman · 11-05-2008, 05:24 PM

Yeah...I'm definitely A.R. when it comes to my cars. I was thinking flat black partly for the ease of it. Plus it's easier to keep the engine bay clean if it's flat black and doesn't look as bad when it get a little dusty. I just think it's kind of a classy compromise. Have you ever looked in a ferrari or lambo engine bay?

I just think it looks really clean and not too glitzy. I'm more about subtle class than shinny

*Not that either of those cars are subtle...but the engine bays are

o6spdracer · 11-05-2008, 05:53 PM

I see. It also doesn't take away from the beauty of those motors!

Mark_Dorman · 11-05-2008, 05:59 PM

I know...I wish I could make my v6 look that amazing. I have big plans but we'll see if I can actually make them all work. I'm probably gonna powder coat a lot of the engine components as well. I wanna be able to clean the engine bay without worrying about damaging anything or scratching any finishes. I really like the Lambe engine's color scheme (if you can call black and silver a color scheme).

MR2-MRnot · 11-05-2008, 06:11 PM

i pick the slate grey, it kind of looks like the color i made in photoshop!!! im def. gonna paint my 2 that color when the time comes! the color i made had a hint a brown tho, u can check it out on my 2 here: http://www.mr2.com/forums/attention-...606-color.html

Mark_Dorman · 11-05-2008, 06:18 PM

I think your color is a little darker but I like it. Thanks for the input so far everyone. Keep it coming

View Poll Results: Which color do you think would look best???
1) Ruby Red Metallic	4	16.00%
2) Midnight Blue Metallic	5	20.00%
3) Slate Grey Metallic	13	52.00%
4) None of the above (feel free to make suggestions)	3	12.00%
Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll

11-05-2008, 01:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	Help Me Pick a Color!!! So a lot of you know I like to have things planned out in advance so I have a good idea of where I'm going with my projects. So I'm currently in the stage of picking a color for my car...this will affect a few other decisions in the cars transformation so I wanna try and figure it out pretty soon. I've narrowed it down to three choices. I wanna keep the color darker because I think it'll compliment the lines better and is a little more my style . So I'm trying to decided between: 1) Ruby Red Metallic 2) Midnight Blue Metallic 3) Slate Grey Metallic If you guys can give me your input it'd be greatly appreciated 1) Ruby Red Metallic 2) Midnight Blue Metallic 3) Slate Grey Metallic Last edited by Mark_Dorman; 11-05-2008 at 03:34 PM..

11-05-2008, 02:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	^The grey is a good color. The only thing I'm unsure of is I think it might be too plain... Last edited by Mark_Dorman; 11-05-2008 at 03:10 PM..

11-05-2008, 05:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	Yeah...I'm definitely A.R. when it comes to my cars. I was thinking flat black partly for the ease of it. Plus it's easier to keep the engine bay clean if it's flat black and doesn't look as bad when it get a little dusty. I just think it's kind of a classy compromise. Have you ever looked in a ferrari or lambo engine bay? I just think it looks really clean and not too glitzy. I'm more about subtle class than shinny Not that either of those cars are subtle...but the engine bays are Last edited by Mark_Dorman; 11-05-2008 at 05:48 PM..*

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11-05-2008, 02:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ben Same In The End Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 4,274 Thanks: 20 Thanked 309 Times in 284 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (16/100% )	Slate grey - that is actually the color I was going to repaint my 2 in

11-05-2008, 02:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
JdM_JunKiE I love Sushi Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SoCaL, (310) Posts: 109 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Ruby Red Metallic

11-05-2008, 02:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 1 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Slate Grey and then buy my black one.

11-05-2008, 02:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
MisterSquared UberSleepur Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Diego, CA - USA Posts: 95 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Honda's "Apex Blue Pearl" for the '09 S2K CR. God I want an S2000 CR in that color SOOOOO bad!

11-05-2008, 02:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
xltinlx No Skills AT ALL Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anaheim Posts: 456 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I've always loved gray on mr2's..

11-05-2008, 03:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	I have mixed feelings...I like the slate better than most cause it's a little darker. Guess no one really likes the blue...

11-05-2008, 03:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
jfisher Some Skills Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 99 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I don't even like reds and I love that red. Your first pic you had up was much better at portraying the color.

11-05-2008, 03:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	^yeah...some how the image stopped working. I'll repost it if I can...

11-05-2008, 03:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 1 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I have the midnight blue on my GS. Its nice, but I like the slate grey better on the 2.

11-05-2008, 04:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	i voted for midnight blue... "however" I would go an extra mile to pull everything out (engine, trims, etc) and paint everything... I wouldn't wan to see the old color of the car. If you didn't wan to go that extra mile, then ruby red might be the one to go. it will still be off after you lift that hood/trunk/engine lid but at least its still red.

11-05-2008, 05:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 1 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Mark is probably as A.R. as I am. I'm pretty sure he will do a full color change.

11-05-2008, 05:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	Oh I'm doing more than the extra mile. I'm pulling off all the windows, weather stripping, moldings, trunk, hood, doors, gas cap, engine lid, interior, etc...to have them painted separately. I will also be dropping the engine and parts in the frunk to paint flat black. This won't be a cheap easy job...I'm literally planning on rebuilding the car completely. I plan on having the most painstakenly detailed MR2. That's why I'm collecting all the parts I need now so I can get it all done by the end of next summer. Almost everything will be unique to my own car...except for the stock body Can't touch this...duh-nu-nu-nuh...nuh-nuh...nuh-nu

11-05-2008, 05:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 1 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Nice Mark! But why flat black?

11-05-2008, 05:53 PM	#17 (permalink)
o6spdracer Nothing Clever Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 1 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I see. It also doesn't take away from the beauty of those motors!

11-05-2008, 05:59 PM	#18 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	I know...I wish I could make my v6 look that amazing. I have big plans but we'll see if I can actually make them all work. I'm probably gonna powder coat a lot of the engine components as well. I wanna be able to clean the engine bay without worrying about damaging anything or scratching any finishes. I really like the Lambe engine's color scheme (if you can call black and silver a color scheme).

11-05-2008, 06:11 PM	#19 (permalink)
MR2-MRnot Cage Fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Akron, OH-IO Posts: 668 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	i pick the slate grey, it kind of looks like the color i made in photoshop!!! im def. gonna paint my 2 that color when the time comes! the color i made had a hint a brown tho, u can check it out on my 2 here: http://www.mr2.com/forums/attention-...606-color.html

11-05-2008, 06:18 PM	#20 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	I think your color is a little darker but I like it. Thanks for the input so far everyone. Keep it coming