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Why do some 93-97 white gs's have a more prominent contrast to the grey and white?

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Old 02-13-06, 04:55 PM
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Default Why do some 93-97 white gs's have a more prominent contrast to the grey and white?

i am curious.

this is what i have seen.

some white gs's almost appear to be fully grey untill u get up on them and realize they are white/grey (top/bottom)- while others are very noticably white/grey contrast.

why is this?

is there more than 1 basic white/grey color combination - such as pearl white/light grey, snow/dark grey (etc)?

i have wondered this for some years - if anybody knows the answer it would be you guys.

thanks in advance.
Old 02-13-06, 11:04 PM
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I got the same thing....i think its just the pearl type paint. I think its 3 times as more expensive as regular paint
Old 02-14-06, 08:33 AM
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You are correct, there are 2 types. I like the one with the lighter grey/silver at the bottom, but all white at the bottom is clean which is what indypwr did to his 1st gen.
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i always wondered the same thing...i had a 94 gs300 white/gray bottom combo but the gray was very light...the car looks almost all white in some light. But my gf dad had a 97 gs300...same color combo but the gray on his was darker...very noticable difference. So my guess it that maybe the newer models had a little darker combo

here are a couple pics of mine:

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IDK, my car is always a different color. On sunny days it'll be 2 shades of colors, on S**TY cloudy days it'll look grey. All depends on the sunlight
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My car has the same paint scheme. I like how it changes from sunny days to cloudy days. As long as it's clean, it will look good either way!
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