Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

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Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

September 20, 2007, 05:42:06 PM

The front is done, with the exception of one missing caliper bolt. :( The rear will be worked over in a few weeks, depending on the availability of my friend who knows how to swap gears. Paint (and some body work) will be the next step.

I had originally decided to keep the factory color, white, but now I'm thinking about a gray/silver color. The Cougar will remain Argent/Midnight Regatta Blue, so why not change up the T-bird.

I'm not sure why I'm only considering gray/silver, but that's how I roll. Chuck's car looks pretty hot. I've also seen a picture of a SN95 done up in Dupont Phantom Grey Effect that looks good. I also found out that Phantom Grey was the paint color of the Airwolf. Can't go wrong with that, eh? I'm not sure how gray would go with my '99 Cobra wheels. They'll be replaced, eventually, but the replacement will almost certainly will be gray/silver too...I'm not a fan of chrome wheels on my cars.

Current state of affairs:

Chuck's shagy beast:

Dupont Phantom Grey Effect:

Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

Reply #1 – September 20, 2007, 05:54:23 PM

Uh... where did the 5-lug come from? Did I miss something?

Oh, and I vote white. Those wheels look sweet on white cars IMO.

Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

Reply #2 – September 20, 2007, 05:58:28 PM

I replaced most of the front suspension last weekend. I was going to wait until I drove it to post about it.

Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

Reply #3 – September 20, 2007, 06:56:26 PM

I'm usually not a fan of white myself, but it works with those wheels.

If you change it up I'd almost vote for switching the wheels to black with either the silver or grey.

I kept the polished wheels on mine due to the bright-work around the windows. Had I gone for the '84 look with the blackout, the wheels would be black. Since you don't like chrome or polished to me black seems the better choice. Even with the white car it would work, but most definitely if you do silver or grey.

(Thanks for the compliment BTW)

Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

Reply #4 – September 20, 2007, 10:04:14 PM

I should have decided on what color to paint it before I bought the friggin' wheels! :hick:

I'd really like a set of '03 Cobra wheels, but after seeing the 17x8s, there is no way it would work w/o rubbing or fender massaging. The 9" with a 26mm offset would come .65" further out than a 8" with a 30mm offset.

Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

Reply #5 – September 20, 2007, 10:32:21 PM

White but i am a little biased

Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

Reply #6 – September 20, 2007, 10:41:08 PM

^+1

Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

Reply #7 – September 20, 2007, 10:45:51 PM

tu-tone gray/silver.

Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

Reply #8 – September 21, 2007, 01:26:59 PM

Quote from: 87thunderbirdBlackJack;177568

tu-tone gray/silver.

for some un-know reason;)

Paint: Keep it white, or go gray/silver

Reply #9 – September 21, 2007, 06:53:13 PM

I like that Phantom Grey........hmmmmm