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Old 08-16-09, 11:42 AM
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Default Want to paint the roof of my Black IS250

Hi Guys,

l would like to have the roof of my Black IS250 paint.

Appreciate if you could advise what's the best colour to go with...
Old 08-16-09, 11:54 AM
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haven't seen anyone with the roof paint on the black car. I wonder how that goes too..
Old 08-16-09, 12:43 PM
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You mean other than black? That seems like an odd thing to do - I can't think of other colors that would look good. I suppose it depends what else you've done to your car. For example, if your wheels had huge lips painted red, maybe you could paint the roof red too.

On second thought, that would look terrible. Nevermind.
Old 08-16-09, 12:59 PM
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I think he's trying to say, what type of black paint is the best for the roof.
Old 08-16-09, 01:06 PM
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No, he is asking what color to paint the roof on his already otherwise entirley black car.

This is his car:


Tiny, a word to the wise, modding and being different is cool, but don't go overboard. Keep it tastefull and clean.

Your car is going to look puke if you paint the roof another color.

There's 'panda' theamed cars here, there's IMO 'mixed/matched' half carbon fiber - half painted IS's here... there's all sorts of bizzar looking IS's here.

Black roof's look good and are acceptable, but on otherwise different color cars, especially light color cars like white/silver. Look at Calvin's IS for example, a tastefully done black roof on a TP IS.

I believe you'll be the first to ever paint his otherwise entirely black IS's roof a different color (if you do choose to do it), which I advise against.

Or you could take everything I said with a grain of salt, paint it yellow and see how you feel about it a month down the road with regret.

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Old 08-16-09, 01:21 PM
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Paint it white!
Old 08-16-09, 01:23 PM
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how about matte black? with part of the top part of the hood? you might be able to pull that off
Old 08-16-09, 01:55 PM
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Your roof is already black o_O
Old 08-16-09, 02:14 PM
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i really think... BEFORE ppl decide to paint their roof black they should decide on a styling theme first, either go vipstyle or tuner... just because you can doesn't mean you should...
Old 08-16-09, 02:25 PM
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Keep it black or paint the top over with some pearls in it? You really don't need to though.
Old 08-16-09, 04:52 PM
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Get Carbon Fiber Vynil, It would look pretty sick if done right...
like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Black...Q5fAccessories
Old 08-16-09, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by iKenn
Paint it white!
Don't make it look like a cab or police car!
Old 08-16-09, 05:07 PM
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Leave it. Or paint your entire car white and leave your roof black.
Old 08-16-09, 06:25 PM
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Maybe a custom painting would be nice...
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Old 08-16-09, 06:33 PM
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just make sure its glossy


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