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The Workshop => Appearance Related => Topic started by: angryman on August 29, 2017, 18:38

Title: sable or silver?
Post by: angryman on August 29, 2017, 18:38
Just purchased a tte spoiler from mitch, in mint condition ( he threw in some after market speakers as well   s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:  ), intention is to get it professionally re-sprayed, im not doing it !!. ( omg) im just about acceptable with hammerite!!
my 2 is sable with a silver hard top, i like that combination , so im looking for some advice regarding colour , would it look better silver as the top and wheels? or would it look better sable and just keep the top and wheels silver? or do i have the top sprayed sable as well and do the whole thing?.  
any thoughts?.
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: Tomo70 on August 29, 2017, 19:27
Why have you got the hard top on ? Its summer
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: Treboeth on August 29, 2017, 20:36
Sable, otherwise it`s going to look odd when you take the hardtop off.

Don`t tell anyone if you keep the hardtop on full time, it causes a meltdown   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: puma2 on August 29, 2017, 21:35
i would go stable if it was me  s:D :D s:D
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: angryman on August 29, 2017, 21:42
stable is always best ! unfortunately not too common nowadys!
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: phaeton on August 31, 2017, 12:36
Sable is Silver   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: shnazzle on August 31, 2017, 19:18
Naughty naughty man
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: angryman on August 31, 2017, 21:27
Im going with sable !, i know mr shnazzle has a sable with same kit fitted and it looks mint!
its going in on wed next week for a respray and fitted.
i still may go for a hard top sable respray.
see how it works.
im sure it will be fine.
you could chuck a bucket of horse  sshit shit sshit  on one of these cars and it would still look cool !!
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: angryman on August 31, 2017, 21:28
sorry mods!
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: shnazzle on August 31, 2017, 23:10
HAD a sable with one fitted  s:) :) s:)
I'm now spoiler-less in the night while I wait for my jdm ducktail funds to appear magically
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: pauls0212 on August 31, 2017, 23:15
sable all day and get your hardtop done as well..... silver just looks wrong
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: phaeton on September 1, 2017, 07:58
Quote from: "pauls0212"silver just looks wrong
But Sable IS Silver or you could be disingenuous & say it's Grey??
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: angryman on September 1, 2017, 09:07
Paul
You are correct of course and ill probably get them both done.
rgds
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: alancsalt on September 1, 2017, 10:44
Just a thought. The V Edition Final had a different silver as a contrast on vents and on rear grille inserts.

[attachment=2:24ge0qoe] ia2 FinalV2.jpg ia2 [/attachment:24ge0qoe]

What if you had silver top, vents, rear inserts and wing?

[attachment=1:24ge0qoe] ia1 0401387A30161113W00308.jpg ia1 [/attachment:24ge0qoe]

You can see in this one the silver used in the Final V - darker than Silver Mica, lighter than Sable. Not suggesting you use that shade, just the option of the contrast /highlight idea.

[attachment=0:24ge0qoe] ia0 34dh3l0.jpg ia0 [/attachment:24ge0qoe]
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: Bossworld on September 1, 2017, 13:10
If it helps your decision, here's a pic of my Sable when it had the HT

(http://i.imgur.com/echU0wN.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/3loPRHD.jpg)
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: angryman on September 1, 2017, 13:20
Dear mr bossworld.
Thanks so much for the stunning pics, that is exactly what i have planned.
Just returned home from body shop / sprayer people!! and car is booked in for 25th for spraying and fitting of spoiler and spraying of hard top all in same colour (sable) .
rgds'
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: phaeton on September 1, 2017, 13:31
Isn't that spoiler on backwards?
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: alancsalt on September 1, 2017, 15:47
TTE spoiler
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: shnazzle on September 1, 2017, 17:05
Sable is by far the best looking with hardtop in body color. And also the best colour for a TTE spoiler (blue also works well).

So, my vote is to go all sable. Besides, spraying the hard top sable increases its value as well as they're rocking horse poo
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: angryman on September 1, 2017, 20:07
Sable it is . was going in on wed for spoiler re-spray but now ive added the ht as well he cant do it until 25th, still no problem,
it will be worth the wait im sure,looking at the pics from bossworld and with red seats and calipers im quite excited!!
( not often that happens nowadays !! cough).
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: angryman on September 1, 2017, 20:18
Just further to this , with ref to alancsalt pics, how would ir look with all sable as planned and silver vents ?
Title: Re: sable or silver?
Post by: Bossworld on September 1, 2017, 22:28
Quote from: "angryman"Sable it is . was going in on wed for spoiler re-spray but now ive added the ht as well he cant do it until 25th, still no problem,
it will be worth the wait I'm sure,looking at the pics from bossworld and with red seats and calipers I'm quite excited!!
( not often that happens nowadays !! cough).

My car lives in a garage 90% of the time so the hard top was wasted on me, and I needed the cash for a new subframe. But digging out that first pic is a reminder of how good these cars can look with one.

I have to say I'm partial to the TTE spoiler, didn't mind ditching the TTE style bar but wanted something that still offset the side and rear profile of the car