Tell Me what you think of this color and wheel combo? - Lateral-g Forums

Gordz32 · #1 07-04-2006, 09:53 PM

The honda color is Galaxy grey metallic, the lamborghini is there tintanium color and the frame powder coat is black chrome, Let me know what you guys think about the two different colors with the frame color. Also what do you think of the wheels as well.This is for my 72 chevelle and I need to make some decisions soon. Any other suggestions are always welcome

**Steve1968LS2** · #2 07-04-2006, 10:19 PM

I would go with the darker Honda color and then do accent stripes in the slightly lighter Lambo color.. Do the frame in the black chrome and all the accessories in shades of black, grey, brushed alum and muted industrial coatings.

I would get the wheels you chose but with either black or charcoal centers.

Would look sick and stand out in a crowd..

Then again.. that's me

**XcYZ** · #3 07-05-2006, 06:06 AM

I'm with Steve.

awr68 · #4 07-05-2006, 10:36 PM

I with Steve too! Have you talked with CCW? You can't get a very deep dish in there one piece wheels....but if you only need a couple few then it's a great choice! Also if you want to go with darker centers they will have to be taped off and painted as they are one piece wheels.

I looked into getting CCW's SP18's one piece wheels but I need a much deeper dish than they can do, although their Classic three piece is on my short list of wheel options!

You just can't beat CCW for price and quality!!

rwhite692 · #5 07-05-2006, 10:54 PM

Is it just me, or are there just a whole lot of project cars being painted these very cold, very "safe bet", boring, industrial looking grays and silvers these days...Silver, gray, gunmetal, etc... I'm seeing it all over the place.

I guess my general displeasure with it is carrying over from one of the things I hate about most "corporate" paint color selections on new cars these days...cars being sold in your pick of a whole 5 or 6 "colors", with four of them always being white/black/silver/gray. BO-Ring! Just my $.02 -R

**Steve1968LS2** · #6 07-06-2006, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by rwhite692

Is it just me, or are there just a whole lot of project cars being painted these very cold, very "safe bet", boring, industrial looking grays and silvers these days...Silver, gray, gunmetal, etc... I'm seeing it all over the place.

I guess my general displeasure with it is carrying over from one of the things I hate about most "corporate" paint color selections on new cars these days...cars being sold in your pick of a whole 5 or 6 "colors", with four of them always being white/black/silver/gray. BO-Ring! Just my $.02 -R

Ever seen a car that was painted in a POPULAR color.. oh, say from the 80's.. maybe a nice Salmon or Seafoam Green.. How do they look now? Dated? A car painted silver, red or other safe colors will not "go out of style" eventually.. Painting a car "to be safe" isn't any different than "painting a car to be different".. What people often do is to paint a car "something they like" which ends up being one of the safer colors.

Personally I like using silvers for accent colors with bright primary colors.. but the two silver tones would look cool, and if done right, would look non-cookie-cutter.

**Steve1968LS2** · #7 08-28-2007, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by rwhite692

Is it just me, or are there just a whole lot of project cars being painted these very cold, very "safe bet", boring, industrial looking grays and silvers these days...Silver, gray, gunmetal, etc... I'm seeing it all over the place.

I guess my general displeasure with it is carrying over from one of the things I hate about most "corporate" paint color selections on new cars these days...cars being sold in your pick of a whole 5 or 6 "colors", with four of them always being white/black/silver/gray. BO-Ring! Just my $.02 -R

And you end up like the guy with the Pastel Blue or Salmon colored car... lol

Silver, red, black and blues are "safe bet" colors, but for a reason.. they look great and have stood the test of time. Odd colors are great today but become the equivilent of an "avacado green" refrigerator down the line.

Hell, in 10 years the orange on Penny might make her look dated, but a nice silver car will most likely still appeal to many (including the owner).

Gordz32 · #8 07-06-2006, 05:19 AM

hmm. Maybe I should just paint it red with black racing stripes. Yea thats it, I'm sorry guys but alot of the time factory colors just don't do it for me. This color on the honda is not your everyday gunmetal when you see it in real life, and Neither is the titanium. I don't like any blues on the car, who doesn't have a red muscle car these days?, orange/tang is nice but I don't think its right on this big of a body, greens not my thing, yellows is right there with orange, black is a pain to keep looking good, and so fourth. What do you suggest, other than those colors, thats why I put this up here, I wanna know what everyone else thinks.