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jiloppy

Active Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #1

Hi guys i am considering having my 90 resprayed as the body work needs a little tlc whats the best colour for a 90 do you think? Also has anyone got an idea of how much it will cost me? cheers

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Dec 13, 2008

• #2

Any colour ya like, and however much the guy painting it charges ya

 

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jiloppy

Active Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #3

I think 90's look good in silver....they can only charge what am willing to pay.

 

flash42

Active Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #4

got to be red, best colour a defender can be

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Dec 13, 2008

• #5

Red ones dun't go up Hills though..!!!!

 

G-man

BBQ king

• Dec 13, 2008

• #6

go for bronze green!! old skool styleeeeee

either that or 1983 favorite 2 tone brown

 

Oddie

AntiSeptic Sandal Wearer

• Dec 13, 2008

• #7

Heed pikey's warning!!!

Savannah blue is nice - bit shiney but nice! Gotta be blue or green really though.

 

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jiloppy

Active Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #8

belize green..

 

buckshot

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #9

jiloppy said:

I think 90's look good in silver....they can only charge what am willing to pay.

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would'nt say that before i bought mine but now well happy with it dont show the dirt anywhere near as much as you'd think

 

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jiloppy

Active Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #10

nice. definately swaying towards silver

 

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boydy1989

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #11

dnt forget to do inside the bonnet, the floor, seat box, transmission tunnel, boot, etc, or itll look like you did half a job on your colour change

 

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jiloppy

Active Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #12

inside and out proper job....

 

Oddie

AntiSeptic Sandal Wearer

• Dec 13, 2008

• #13

buckshot said:

would'nt say that before i bought mine but now well happy with it dont show the dirt anywhere near as much as you'd think

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I agree BS, that is a really nice looking motor, silver is definitely classy!!

 

90boy

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #14

green with a white roof

 

Oddie

AntiSeptic Sandal Wearer

• Dec 13, 2008

• #15

ffs, everyone knows the best actual colour is brown, i guess this fred is about the immaterial colour underneath the brown!!!

 

Mseries3

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #16

Buckshot.. Get rid of that stoopid side steep and it will look brilliant

You said it was tuned the other day... What company is it tuned by?

 

buckshot

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #17

odenne said:

I agree BS, that is a really nice looking motor, silver is definitely classy!!

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looks nearly as good underneath now after today spent 8 1/2 hours solid preping and painting the chassis with some well seriouse h/d paint

:scratching_chin: need a hair cut and a bath now got as much on me as the chassis
:hysterically_laughi

 

buckshot

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #18

Mseries3 said:

Buckshot.. Get rid of that stoopid side steep and it will look brilliant

You said it was tuned the other day... What company is it tuned by?

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that picy was a old 1 from the first day i had it (it was gone before the end of the first week

 

The Mad Hat Man

Well-Known Member

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Dec 13, 2008

• #19

good stuff then BS?

 

buckshot

Well-Known Member

• Dec 13, 2008

• #20

The Mad Hat Man said:

good stuff then BS?

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quite thick and does show the brush marks but covers very well and i ended up using the radiater roller it looks very good finish with that
did 2 coats easily and 3 or 4 on the heavey wear places