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    Default OEM Paint or Custom Paint? Whats your Flavour?

    If you had a choice between the two, which would you take?

    Tell us why, show some photos of good examples (preferably AE86s) etc..


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    Oem white is hard to beat, but i think when i paint mine ill be going an off white or a brown

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    blue or red for me .
    Originally Posted by cicca_294
    my dads mate is getting one, in white, aus delivered.
    his mate has an imported on in white,
    and their mate has a blood red one with a 25k new exhaust system...

    i wish i had enough money for a freaking corolla

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    depends what mood im in. OE colours make a lot more sense though. re sale, anonymity, etc.

    my new car is white, and its staying that way.

    if i had 2 or more cars, and my 86 was just my fun car, then a custom colour would be more appealing. ive had 2 86s in custom colours. one was semi subtle, but the one before was really loud. and i just cbf being a bad ass all the time now. (and driving a time bomb).
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    i've just repsrayed my car in OEM red - nice colour and as slydar said makes more sense in terms of resale. Also depends on the look of the car that you are going with.

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    Usually I'd always say oem colour but if I ever respray my new car it will be something different. Still plain tho, I like plain colours haha

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    OEM colour work best but if you must go for an aftermarket colour then go for something period correct

    EG
    -British Racing Green
    -French Racing Blue
    -997 911 Turbo Mocha

    Basically older colours


    Also. nomatter how "sold out" panda is.....you cant deny that it works with the body lines

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    Anything that you can get without having to mix/tone it afterwards. Makes it easier to match when you overdrift into an ill-positioned cliff face.
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    Yea man, as long as the paint has been looked after, like the examples above.

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    if youre using a kit + 15's go custom paint.

    if your using standard bars + 14's go oem paint.


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