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#1 Muhammad

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 22:42

Should I do it? Posted Image

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 22:55

TBH I prefer Magoo Blue

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 23:17

no, the original colour looks better, and if you did paint the car, i reckon the wheels dont really suit it as well in that colour Posted Image

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 23:37

View Postvolvo, on 21 January 2012 - 23:17 , said:

no, the original colour looks better, and if you did paint the car, i reckon the wheels dont really suit it as well in that colour Posted Image

perhaps Mo should put up one of origional colour (its under the dirt in top picture) for peeps to make a proper decision :lol:

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 23:51

lol...i was thinking that too! Posted Image

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 00:12

Wrap it!

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 07:11

Have to admit, on the one hand I want to say leave the feckin car alone! On the other, it does look good.

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 08:06

Oh man! Being honest I prefer the bottom picture. Like Stedman said, wrapping it may be a good compromise !!
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Posted 22 January 2012 - 10:26

Matt finish on the Sonic Blue ;)

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 10:28

To be perfectly honest, the sonic blue does make me quite wet Posted Image

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 10:38

View Posts70t5chris, on 22 January 2012 - 10:28 , said:

To be perfectly honest, the sonic blue does make me quite wet Posted Image

I'll be finding a pair of Sonic Blue pants for Combe then :lol:.

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 10:45

Panama yellow FTW
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Posted 22 January 2012 - 11:00

Sonic blue all day BUT is it just u trying to make the car more like the fd2 u shouldnt have sold :whistling:

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 11:26

View Posttingymagig, on 22 January 2012 - 11:00 , said:

Sonic blue all day BUT is it just u trying to make the car more like the fd2 u shouldnt have sold :whistling:

The blue FD2 was always the pink elephant in the room here!

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 11:35

Lazer Blue (just like Fletch's old car) ;)
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Posted 22 January 2012 - 11:55

lazer blue is gorgeous, seeing villans/fletchs car up close, it seemed a lot more striking then what you see in pictures.

andy, just get a gul yellow T5R and be done with it!

spoon blue ftmfw yo!

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 12:27

View PostV70Ben, on 22 January 2012 - 11:35 , said:

Lazer Blue (just like Fletch's old car) Posted Image

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 15:09

sonic blue
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personally i prefer sonic blue it looks a bit darker although it is hard to get laser blue to look as good as it does in a photo for some reason

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 16:07

Sonic blue for me.  I'd consider getting mine wrapped if it actually works well.
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Posted 22 January 2012 - 16:29

Make Stedman proud and go GAY GOLD!!!!!!!! :D
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