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May 4, 2005 | 01:31 PM

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rominl

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ahh i c how it is

lol

haha yeah, sorry bud, i have to be frank

but we always have lxogood's car here right?

May 4, 2005 | 03:21 PM

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NoRyceGS4

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Originally Posted by chuckb

I know someone else allready did their 2nd Gen GS Flinta mica(can't remember name), but I think that color is awesome.

i love this color

May 4, 2005 | 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by NoRyceGS4

i love this color

May 4, 2005 | 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rominl

hahhaa, well, to be honest i never like the mill silver, too goldish to me. so alpine silver is definitely the way to go

Alpine Silver !

May 4, 2005 | 07:40 PM

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TLW

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i would get three estimates Brian

not too mention pics of their work

and then show us so we can help you decide

May 4, 2005 | 08:09 PM

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GS300Rich

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I was thinking about doing this not too long ago. The shop I went to does a lot of work for the local Mercedes and Jaguar dealerships. My car is the alpine silver and I was going to go a bit darker silver, which I saw on a durango, they were going to charge about $8000. This included the engine bay, door jams, basically anywhere bare metal is exposed they would repaint it. I decided not to because my paint is in good shape and that money could be used for other mods. I would expect to pay somewhere in that range for a good job. Im sure it can be done cheaper but who knows what kind of paint job you will get.

May 4, 2005 | 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rominl

hahhaa, well, to be honest i never like the mill silver, too goldish to me. so alpine silver is definitely the way to go

Don't get me started, Henry. Just don't get me started.

May 4, 2005 | 08:28 PM

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chuckb

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Don't get me started, Henry. Just don't get me started.

oh man, I was hoping e wouldn't see this. now he'll never buy a GS430......

May 4, 2005 | 08:33 PM

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oh man, I was hoping e wouldn't see this. now he'll never buy a GS430......

I may not post as much as I used to, but I still read pretty much everything. It's good to know that I'm not the only alpine silver nut case out there.

May 4, 2005 | 08:52 PM

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Don't get me started, Henry. Just don't get me started.

hahahaa, so FINALLY you posted. i was counting how long it's going to be before you click on the reply button

May 4, 2005 | 09:35 PM

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NoRyceGS4

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Originally Posted by chuckb

if you added a little bit of blue flake/pearl.......omg........

May 5, 2005 | 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by e-man

I may not post as much as I used to, but I still read pretty much everything. It's good to know that I'm not the only alpine silver nut case out there.

Don't worry brah. I got your back. Alpine Silver IS the best. These guys just dunno any better...

May 5, 2005 | 02:26 AM

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babyGS3

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my car... the 2gs with flint mica... need to lower the car. can someone do that for me?

when it was black:

honestly... the Flint mica is a beautiful color expecially with all the metallics in it. But I seriously love the mirror finish of a freshly waxed black car.

May 5, 2005 | 06:17 AM

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thanks for the replies...

I honestly had no idea that paintjobs were that expensive. I have a friend's dad who owns a paintshop and I've seen their work on my friends Element. It looks pretty solid but I'm not sure what I want to do yet. I might just buff my current silver and make her all shiny and purrrty..

Save the money for a PI TC and Supra 3.76 or TRD LSD.