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Old May 23, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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What do you think of matte orange on my f sport really considering it. Any inputs or colour will help me with my decision.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 05:39 PM
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WHOA!!!!! if that's the color you want,,, then go for it. matte blue or matte white would be my choice.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 05:55 PM
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Buddy came to my house today with a matte orange m3 and i was stunned at how nice it actually look. Just got to decide on a colour. Guys please put a colour you would put on th gs any input will be great
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Old May 23, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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Matte Black Please Do This.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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I know matte finish is becoming more popular. Hell, even the Mercedes SL has it. But I prefer the shine after I wax my car. I saw a Matte Black SL at the auto show and my buddy remarked it looked like primer. I agreed, but to each his own.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 10:00 PM
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Go with matte White.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 10:00 PM
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If you don't mind me asking, what is the going rate to have a whole car wrapped these days?
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Old May 23, 2012 | 11:05 PM
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GSTony: If you wrap it - I'm driving out to check it out. And yes, also curious on the price to wrap the car.

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Old May 23, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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Matte orange with black wheels and orange brake calipers will look hot...
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I personally don't think Matte Orange would look good on a 4GS.

Matte White or Silver would probably look better!
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Old May 23, 2012 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Room4Tu
If you don't mind me asking, what is the going rate to have a whole car wrapped these days?
last i checked, here in socal it's around 3k to wrap a car

for color? matte orange might look pretty cool on the fsport i think. matte black is old school, matte white is pretty neat though it seems like you want more pop
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A buddy of mine got his GTR wrapped in matte purple for around 2,500. They said the color means a lot in price quotes because if you want a special color, it'll definitely cost more. Black and white are the cheapest.
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What is the life expectancy of a wrap?
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Old May 24, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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They last about 7 years is what i was told.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 07:38 AM
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I would imagine garage kept vs outside all the time would affect the life expectancy.
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