BumpinSS Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 When the parts for my motor arrive and my motor gets pulled, I'm going to be repainting my truck since I cannot stand red vehicles. Only reason I opted for red is because it was the 1st one to come in when they hit dealers. After thinking of color Idea's I'v opted to go with a Stage II Pearle Orange because I love the way pearle orange looks. Now I'm stuck on one spot...What color accents with the orange. (Striping, wheels, badges). I'm thinking either silver stripes with polished SS badges and chrome wheels, or Black stripes, Black chrome badging, and black or gunmetal w/ polished lip for wheels. Opinions will be appreciated and I'll try and get some photoshops done to give an Idea of what they will look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobradh77 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I need to actually see what color this is for me to chose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silveradoclone07ss Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 would need to see also. i would suggest black but would need to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumpinSS Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 none of my friends with photoshop are online so here is an idea of the color, this is stage II lambo pearl orange on a 350Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silveradoclone07ss Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 i say black then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packjh Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 id say go with the daytona sunset orange on the vettes if you wanna go orange otherwise black is always faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) That's an attractive orange color, but I think a little too light for a vehicle as big as our trucks - I'd add a touch of red to it, not a lot but make it a bit darker. Then I would put two white rally stipes on a Goodmark cowl hood Kinda like the traditional '69 Camaro hugger orange scheme... Mr. P. MORE - If you want to do orange & black, then I say rip off the 350Z paint scheme: black hood, blacked-out lights, black brake ducts, etc Edited July 18, 2007 by Mr. P. (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumpinSS Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 id say go with the daytona sunset orange on the vettes if you wanna go orange otherwise black is always faster I love that color, but I can't drive a car that color...reminds me too much of this: I got hit headon by an electric truck in that car 2 years ago last month. Mr. P, as for your suggestion, that is another thing I thought about, except kinda reverse. A nice pearle white with orange stripes. I'll try and photoshop some white on there and see how it looks. As for the Orange being too light, I agree, it does need to darken up abit. more like this G35...being in Texas you may have seen this guy around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT13 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 That's an attractive orange color, but I think a little too light for a vehicle as big as our trucks - I'd add a touch of red to it, not a lot but make it a bit darker. Then I would put two white rally stipes on a Goodmark cowl hood Kinda like the traditional '69 Camaro hugger orange scheme... Mr. P. MORE - If you want to do orange & black, then I say rip off the 350Z paint scheme: black hood, blacked-out lights, black brake ducts, etc Mr. P stole my thunder. there's a Lambo in that color near me and it looks nice. not sure how it would look on a body as big as ours, but if it were to work, go with the late 60s Camaro schemes. the rally stripes, the bumblebee stripes (no, not the transformer, the one around the nose), i'm drawing a blank on the other name, the one that goes across the nose and darts down the top of the side panels. with all those, I say white on the stripes. if you're going pearl, then go pearl with the stripes as well. be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumpinSS Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) Stripes will be pearl no matter what color I choose. If I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it right and have them painted so the appearance lasts. vinyl graphics fade and peel after a while, and I'v decided I wanna keep this truck in my possession for a while. I almost got rid of it for a TBSS but now that I'v got where I can drive it more I am having more fun with it than my old corvette. So if I'm having this much fun again with her stock I can't wait till everything gets done. I'm going to have everything done at once and was thinking late summer, but if GM doesn't get the damn LSX parts out I'm gonna freakin have to wait till fall or winter. I have over 90,000 miles on my stock motor now I wanna get the new motor in. EDIT: Is this what you guys were reffering to? Edited July 18, 2007 by BumpinSS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashSS Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Id say if you want to go orange colored I would go with a sunset burnt orange metallic like some of the tahoes and stuff I think that would be a really nice color on an SSS but thats just me and as far a stripes go I would say no but again its not my truck. Orange+Chrome=Nice and Clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanis520 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 FIRST OFF, i think ur crazy for not liking red, but aside from that, i would say no accents, badges, etc. just straight orange, that would look a lot better and cleaner. if you really are stuck on accents etc. i would say black rims with black stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumpinSS Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I'm not stuck on accents, I'm trying to get ideas. I accept any feedback. I'v been out of the show scene for 2 years now so I want my come back to look good. As for red...lol yea sorry I dont like red that much anymore. Every time my parents bought a new vehicle it was red, red got old after a while. I do love the copper, its just reminds me of my old car. I do agree though that the copper pearl would look great on the SS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerrider Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 orange and gunmetal sound good. my .02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT13 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 EDIT: Is this what you guys were reffering to? god those are gorgeous.... oh sorry. yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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