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Old 08-18-04, 06:05 PM
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I've got two on my wish list.
Candy apple red. Nothing like several coats of red candy topped off with several coats of clear.

Next would be several coats of black pearl with a hint of purple in it. Would look black except for rare moments where the light brings out the purple.
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i would never do a color change on a car unless i had to it decreases the value a significant amount but if i had to choose it would be without a doubt the new lexus parchment
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Old 08-18-04, 07:00 PM
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Gotta go with the Royal Sapphire Pearl. Also after seeing it on a few different vehicles I'm starting to like the Graphite Gray.
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Old 08-18-04, 07:22 PM
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Originally posted by mmarshall


8. Black Cherry...a very dark reddish-purple


BTW, how does Amythist look like?

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Originally posted by roguenode
Hmmm, do you mean this RSP?

Yes. Yes I do. On SC's, and especially on Supras, that color is absolute sex.

Oh, and thank you for the new wallpaper.
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Lapis Blue. Comes stock on the Prosce 911 carrera, but not the twin. Combine a dark blue and light purple and you get lapis. its very pearlescent, and shifts from light blue, dark blue to light purple. very close to RSP, but a little more pearl.
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Old 08-18-04, 09:05 PM
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Originally posted by llmidnitellsc40
BTW, how does Amythist look like?
It's Like a Black Cherry Pat....

My choices:

I would keep my Sandstone Beige color but add some yellow pearl in, so at the right angles in the sun, it would shine a vibrant bright yellow

My second choice would be a color similar to the LS430 Briarwood pearl or Cypress Pearl olive color...
Colors that have grown on me lately?? Would have to be the IS300 Bluestone Metallic and the Alabaster Metallic and the MKIV Baltic Blue.....

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Old 08-18-04, 10:53 PM
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Graphite polished!
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Old 08-19-04, 12:42 AM
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Originally posted by roguenode
Hmmm, do you mean this RSP?
Wow, that link says only 54 RSP JZA80's were produced for '97!! I didnt know the color was THAT rare Ive seen a few so far.. but speaking of rare, I have yet to see a RSP SC on the road, anyone else seen one?

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custom-tinted ChromaLusion blue-silver-gray
pearl white
silver with a bit of blue
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Originally posted by llmidnitellsc40
BTW, how does Amythist look like?
Classic Amythist is named after a mineral rock with a medium purplish-gray color...it actually is a semi-precious stone. It is truly a beautiful automotive color if done correctly. Cadillac did a true Amythist purple-gray metallic some years back on its larger cars. Subaru did a color it called Amythist in the early-mid 1990's.....it was a little more pure purple with just a very light touch of gray. More recently Lexus did an "Amythist" on the SC430, but it really was just a dark purple...not a true Amythist.
Hope that explains it for you.
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Originally posted by mmarshall
My top ten favorites...in descending order.

1. Amythist ( medium purple-gray )
2. Lime Green
3. Sunset Burnt Orange
4. Violet Purple
5. Electric Blue
6. Chrome Yellow
7. Pearl Oyster White
8. Black Cherry...a very dark reddish-purple
9. Candy Apple Red
10. Copper

As you can see......I don't go for " me too " everyday colors. I think the factory color choices on many cars suck....especially on traditional luxury cars like the LS430, Q45, Lincoln Town Car, etc....
I could not have said that better!

I especially like these colors that you mentioned:
1. Amythist ( medium purple-gray )
2. Sunset Burnt Orange - if this is like the colors that Nissan have on their new Maxima -
3. Violet Purple
4. Electric Blue
5. Chrome Yellow - I don't know what this looks like
6. Pearl Oyster White
7. Black Cherry...a very dark reddish-purple
8. Copper Not sure what this one looks like, but it sure sounds interesting.

You have great taste, mmarshal!

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Some kind of silver or dark gray.
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Originally posted by Hameed
I could not have said that better!

I especially like these colors that you mentioned:
1. Amythist ( medium purple-gray )
2. Sunset Burnt Orange - if this is like the colors that Nissan have on their new Maxima -
3. Violet Purple
4. Electric Blue
5. Chrome Yellow - I don't know what this looks like
6. Pearl Oyster White
7. Black Cherry...a very dark reddish-purple
8. Copper Not sure what this one looks like, but it sure sounds interesting.

You have great taste, mmarshal!
Thanks, Hameed. Chrome yellow is the vivid bright yellow you see on Feraris, lambos, Mustang GT's, and some sport trucks. It differs from the Lexus IS300 Solar Yellow and the lighter BMW and Subaru WRX yellows by being brighter and having a very small amount of orange in it.
Copper and Burnt Brange are closely related...actually what Nissan uses today is closer to Copper.
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Originally posted by southernsc
chrome
....it would definately be original!!!
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