Colour change

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Colour change

Post by Habanero666 » Wed May 27, 2009 6:37 pm

Habanero is going Black...... stay tuned 8)
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Post by zorruno » Wed May 27, 2009 7:26 pm

Is there any other colour?
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Post by sprsta » Wed May 27, 2009 7:41 pm

they say once you go black you never go back

but i say stupid black car youll never keep it looking clean


no offence

does look cool though

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Post by Habanero666 » Wed May 27, 2009 8:31 pm

Actually Black is not a colour I am told :roll:

Yep stupid black car will be easy to keep clean in 2k (I hope) No offence taken :D
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Post by sprsta » Wed May 27, 2009 8:41 pm

2k or base clear no difference except 2k will fade faster paint it silver that will hide the dirt

or beige (beige is the new black)
or not polish your car for acouple of months and go mat pink(mat pink is the new mat black) :lol:

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Post by WideOpenThrottle » Fri May 29, 2009 12:07 pm

Nothing wrong with black! Apparently if you add black to white paint it makes it go whiter so i suppose if you add white to black it will go blacker!!!!! :lol:
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Post by sprsta » Fri May 29, 2009 4:41 pm

i think you should just add some white to some red and paint it that colour

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Post by Habanero666 » Fri May 29, 2009 6:09 pm

Cole yo at it again! Shhhhhhhhh! Cut it out!

MX5 drivers can be sensitive! I just about got taken out by a 60+ year old for looking at his car today! :lol:

I think 17 inch wheels make em look like a roller skate, glad I didn't let that go in front of him...

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Post by sprsta » Sat May 30, 2009 5:52 pm

sorry some times if i get afew beers into me i like to take pot shots
well i thought it was funny.

he was old you could have taken him

sorry that was the beers again

good luck anyway

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Post by Habanero666 » Sun May 31, 2009 10:31 pm

Shiney,Black. 8)
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Post by Habanero666 » Sun May 31, 2009 10:37 pm

Putting the car back together tomorrow as just got it out of the spray booth 1 1/2 hours before this foto was taken. Next week will do under bonnet.
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Post by sprsta » Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:01 pm

very shiny
few more pictures when its back together thanks
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Post by Habanero666 » Tue Jun 02, 2009 5:28 pm

Here are some more pics.
Still got to give it a wash and tidy up.
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Post by Habanero666 » Tue Jun 02, 2009 5:35 pm

Next week Shall be fitting a mazdaspeed bumper just to shape up the rear end.

The above pics have been taken this morning and the car looks like this straight off the paint gun! I will have to wait 2-3 weeks to cut and polish and then wax it.

Thanks a whole heap to Ian Mc and the boys for paint and prep work, also a big thank you to Crazy Will Cook for the use of the PPG spray booth! ( good luck at Taupo, Try not to kill the supra again! )
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Post by sprsta » Tue Jun 02, 2009 5:59 pm

looks pretty good
have you made the lenses on your taillights darker

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Post by Habanero666 » Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:32 pm

Thanks, yes the all the lights + reflectors have been RX 7'd, except the headlights.
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Post by mazdad » Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:44 pm

Isn't black the new red? :mrgreen:
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Post by sprsta » Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:12 pm

to be honest im not a fan of the clear/chrome tail lights but i always thought they would look good abit darker

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Colour change

Post by jif » Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:22 pm

I always thought the "carbon" ones looked better than the gaudy chrome ones. The round lights match the overall circular motif of the MX5 better than stock. 


stuff like this:
http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZM ... &_osacat=0

They'd look rool noice on a black car ;)

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Post by Habanero666 » Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:26 pm

Yep fair comment, I smoked the lenses as I think the cars look a little too "chinese" with too much clear+chrome.
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Post by sprsta » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:24 pm

i think if i did it i would take the lenses off paint the housings black then smoke the actual light lenses inside

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