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Old 10-01-2006, 04:37 PM
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What should I do? Look at this horrible COLOR!!









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Old 10-01-2006, 04:40 PM
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Umm, yeah...........
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Old 10-01-2006, 04:46 PM
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You could add a lightbar and siren....and this logo along the side of the car:




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Old 10-01-2006, 04:50 PM
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I don't think it's THAT bad! (but please edit out the pictures, I have to eat lunch now...)

Maybe it will 'ride up with wear.'
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Old 10-01-2006, 05:20 PM
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Some pink pinstriping and some German words in a gothic font on the rear window, and you'd be all set!

ok ok.. it's not that bad. How about a larger picture? Something more close up, perhaps.
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Old 10-01-2006, 05:44 PM
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it looks kinda BMW M3 colorish
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Old 10-01-2006, 05:57 PM
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Honestly I don't think it looks bad if you like a darkish blue like that. If its a nice paint job (smooth looking and overall nice) then it'd be fine with me if it was my car. My paint is all scratched/dented and key'd to heck.
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Old 10-01-2006, 06:03 PM
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Oh hush. It looks fine.
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Old 10-01-2006, 06:13 PM
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Repaint it... cause you'll think about it and be bummed every time you walk up to it. Or learn to like it
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Old 10-01-2006, 06:15 PM
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Same color as the local police cars!

Kidding aside it doesn't look that bad. If it really bothers you that much, and judging by your posts over the last few days it is bothering you. Why not stop painting it now and repaint it with the color you want? I mean all the prep is done right? All you have to do is re spray the car. So stop spraying it with that color already and go and get a nice dark blue, like 904.
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Old 10-01-2006, 06:20 PM
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http://www.paintscratch.com/

this place has factory color to match and in the amount you need/want
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Old 10-01-2006, 06:21 PM
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Put your trim back on

and drive it! It looks fine. Maybe not the shade of blue I would have chosen, but you could have done much worse.
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Old 10-01-2006, 07:15 PM
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I like that color. I'd drive it in a heartbeat.
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Old 10-01-2006, 07:21 PM
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Oh come on. It's not that bad!
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Old 10-01-2006, 07:25 PM
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Demand that Richard Petty give you your money back or repaint your car another color. But do give him a break he probably has not cleaned his paint gun in quite some time.


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