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Yay! Just bought a bordeaux pearl SC! where's yours?

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Old 08-06-11, 07:07 AM
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yep, those are how the oem headers look on a vvti VERY rare color. That color really looks great in direct sunlight which you have a lot of in Hawaii! BTW, what's the cost to ship a car there from your purchase point? The sticker residue should not be hard to remove if your VERY careful. Also, your tan trim piece can easily removed, sanded and cleaned up and repainted with SEM paint, it will then look like brand new. VERY NICE SC!, keep us posted with your progress.....EVERYTHING to keep it purring like a kitten for MANY years can be found on this forum! Good luck!
Old 08-06-11, 07:31 AM
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I like it! Looks like the vin tag is missing on the fender.
Old 08-06-11, 07:36 AM
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That color is WINNING! Congrats!
Old 08-06-11, 10:08 AM
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nice color.. definitely different. any plans?
Old 08-06-11, 11:03 AM
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My fuel door used to be Bordeaux before my buddy painted it Renaissance, does that count?
Old 08-06-11, 11:25 AM
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Some of the pics its kinda hard to tell what the color is. It looks like a brown metal pearl. But the rear pics looks burgandy. If its brown, ive never seen that color before. But if its that deep burgandy color,then my buddy here has one, & I love the color. Very rare. Congrats on the great find, & the low miles.
Old 08-06-11, 02:16 PM
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its dark purple......lol clean car man.
Old 08-06-11, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by dwebb99
yep, those are how the oem headers look on a vvti VERY rare color. That color really looks great in direct sunlight which you have a lot of in Hawaii! BTW, what's the cost to ship a car there from your purchase point?...keep us posted with your progress.....EVERYTHING to keep it purring like a kitten for MANY years can be found on this forum! Good luck!
Thanks for clarifying that! I was wondering the same thing because my '93 definitely didn't have headers that looked like that. I assumed they were some kind of aftermarket ones...
With insurance it cost me $2,200 to ship it here from Chicago. I almost fell off my chair when I got the quote, but I thought it was worth it since the car only cost $8k (which I think is a pretty good price compared to what I had to choose from here...
and yes, I will do my best to keep this car nice, healthy & beautiful FOREVER!

Originally Posted by LexusFTW
I like it! Looks like the vin tag is missing on the fender.
Could be from when it got into an accident early in it's life (1999). The carfax didn't list it as a major accident so hopefully it's fine.

Originally Posted by Mike@Vossen
That color is WINNING! Congrats!
Thank you!

Originally Posted by JPKeiichi
nice color.. definitely different. any plans?
Thanks! I thought it would be fun to rock the stock chromies for a little while (until I figure out what rims I want), so first I'm probably gonna lower it a little bit. Suggestions welcome!

Originally Posted by Asha'man
My fuel door used to be Bordeaux before my buddy painted it Renaissance, does that count?
Sure, why not? What color is Renaissance? post a pic if you have one.

Originally Posted by spdrcr771
Some of the pics its kinda hard to tell what the color is. It looks like a brown metal pearl. But the rear pics looks burgandy. If its brown, ive never seen that color before. But if its that deep burgandy color,then my buddy here has one, & I love the color. Very rare. Congrats on the great find, & the low miles.
I think it looks brown because it's cloudy there. I've seen some ES's in that same color around here & when it's sunny it definitely looks purple. Post pics of your friend's one...I wanna see!

Originally Posted by scviolence
its dark purple......lol clean car man.
Thanks! BTW, woman SC driver here...I'm doing my part in representing the females in Hawaii and the rest of the states

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Old 08-06-11, 05:22 PM
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Beautiful car!! Congrats!
Old 08-06-11, 07:02 PM
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Nice pick up.. Rare SC
Old 08-06-11, 11:24 PM
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Thanks guys! Now I just have to put my excitement on hold for 3-4 weeks...
Old 08-07-11, 03:31 AM
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Congrats! N let the mod bug begin
Old 08-07-11, 06:56 AM
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My headers are the same color That's a great color. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with this car. Grats
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Anyone have pics they'd like to share? I know there's at least a few on CL...
Old 08-07-11, 02:58 PM
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real nice find. congrats


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