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Black Toranas

Started by _Eddie_ , Feb 06 2006 05:17 PM

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#1 _Eddie_

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Posted 06 February 2006 - 05:17 PM

Hi I am after some pictures of LH, LX's sedans in black. What do people think of torana's in black? Cons? Pros?

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#2 Racehatch

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Posted 06 February 2006 - 05:29 PM

I had a black hatch, best looking torana I ever owned!

I guess being black, it will tend to show up all the dirt etc, so you will be cleaning it more regularly.. Depends on whether its a daily driver or a weekend special....

Might be a bit biased, but i think the pro's outway the cons...haha

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#3 _QIKSLR_

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Posted 06 February 2006 - 05:30 PM

Black is awsome!

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#4 _TORANR AMORE_

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Posted 06 February 2006 - 05:40 PM

I like them, they look tough, but the disadvantage is that they can't be easily seen at night and if its matt black (or gloss but dusty) then for some reason it becomes cop bait.

I wanted to paint my car black but I talked myself out of it.

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#5 _TORANR AMORE_

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Posted 06 February 2006 - 05:41 PM

black also absorbs heat, so watchout for summer in any black car with no airconditioning

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#6 _devilsadvocate_

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:13 AM

The pt ^ would be my only consideration on colour, red cars are nearly just as bad.

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 06:08 AM

Heres one thing I know about owning a black car, too make black cars look good you need the right mix of chrome.
Eg A black LH/X too me looks good when its got chromed rubberless bars and the stainless gutter moulds only. Add some nice polished rims and there sweet. Remember the chrome breaks it up and gives it class, that hatch ^ needs some chrome bumpers :spit:

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#8 GML-31

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 06:11 AM

I have had a few black cars and what a pain to keep clean.....although they look great...and if you want to know how hot they get if you can find a white and a black car next to each other in the middle of the day just sit your hands on the bonnets and compare....

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 06:36 AM

If i was to paint a 4 door black it would be with the SLR5000 maskings in silver. They look good. Agree they are a pain to keep clean and unless the body repairs are perfect then it will look like something from a Mad Max scene. Also you need to consider the different shades of black availble. Some are true blacks like Midnight black and others are metallic or Charcaol shades. A very hard colour to get right.

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:09 PM

The pt ^ would be my only consideration on colour, red cars are nearly just as bad.

But Everyone knows red wunz go fasta :tease:

Everyone's put forward their opinions and i agree with em.. Nothing looks tougher.. but the car's gotto be immaculate every little imperfection shows up!

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:40 PM

Last car i had in black we painted in straight tinter... real black

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:43 PM

Actually ToranaVista is right...

When i went to get mypaint.. there were at LEASt 7 blacks in the concept paint range....

"Got any blacker...."

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:44 PM

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One of the best looking black sedans I know of, low KM factory black A9X.

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#14 Heath

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:51 PM

Sorry, didn't notice the thread somehow.... black toranas.... black toranas....

Okay, uploading now. So that I don't have to link you to everything individually or give the dial-uppers a hard time, https://cache.gmh-to...ms/v505/Hezath/

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#15 _Baronvonrort_

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 09:36 PM

The cons....

A black car blends into a Black road and people will pull out in front of you because your car is harder to see.

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#16 _Eddie_

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 10:06 PM

Heath you're a little torana picture encyclopaedia aren't ya? Nice work mate, thanks for that. For the record, after much consideration I have chosen to go back to the yellow it was before. Maybe another day will come for another project in black *Wistfully thinks Mad Max interceptor *sigh

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#17 _TORANASS_

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Posted 10 February 2006 - 11:43 PM

Heath there is medication you can take for your addiction mate...

John

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#18 LhMusL

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Posted 11 February 2006 - 11:05 AM

Hey heath is that your airbrushing work in your photo album????
If it is ever though of doing any panel work bonnet/scoop???

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#19 _SL/R SS A9X_

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Posted 11 February 2006 - 12:11 PM

Heres a couple.
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#20 _SL/R SS A9X_

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Posted 12 February 2006 - 06:54 AM

Sorry for the big pictues! :banghead:

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Posted 12 February 2006 - 08:58 PM

Heath, needs some most pics

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#22 _age_

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 09:01 PM

i know u asked 4 sedans but this hatch is shiny as a f#$k

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#23 _LHcruzn_

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Posted 15 February 2006 - 05:15 PM

Anyone got any pics of the sedan's in Matt Black?? was thinking bout doin this, but got no idea how it would look, was going to paint it white as i have the paint, but yeah....

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#24 _Loki_

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Posted 16 February 2006 - 12:55 PM

Anyone got any pics of the sedan's in Matt Black?? was thinking bout doin this, but got no idea how it would look, was going to paint it white as i have the paint, but yeah....

I Photoshopped a pic of my LH into a matt black.
I can do this for anybody's car in any colour (and I will do a better job of it for you), please don't ask for gloss black cause it's F***king hard to get curve reflections right changing the cars colour to a gloss black (I could do it but it would alot of stuffing around).
I was going to make a new thread so people could post pics up and request a colour and I'll change it when I can, but I have no idea which section it would come under..

For now : -

Very quick 5 minute job of mine for you:

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