black cerb with mat finish ????

[ARDA]

i was wondering what does everybody think about matt black finish cerb ??

[assynt road]

get your coat son

[Pied Piper]

Mine is matt green and has been for a number of weeks.

Must get the bucket and sponge out soon.

Seriously, would love to see a matt black Cerb.

[morebeanz]

There was a race car in matt black known as the stealth Cerb. It was at CREAM 2005.

It looked ok, but I'm not sure it's a good look for a road car. A bit "trying too hard" for my taste.

Mind you, it didn't help that the stealth Cerb had fluorescent pink wing mirrors, spoilers tips, etc!

[ARDA]

i ve been seeing afew cars with matt black finish ,bmw x6 , i thought color looks real nice , i dont know how it would look on a cerb , i might look try too hard , i m still not sure if should keep the original color or change it . mine is like a blue green pearl kinda color at the moment

[itiejim]

I'm very tempted by a nice classic gloss (non-metallic) black. Don't know if I'd go matt though.

[Gazzab]

I like the matt black look on cars - can look very mean. But I am not convinced that it would work on a cerb. I also think this is best for the under 30's crowd who can carry it off better !

[ARDA]

Gazzab said:

I like the matt black look on cars - can look very mean. But I am not convinced that it would work on a cerb. I also think this is best for the under 30's crowd who can carry it off better !

im under 30 so might work on me ?? , well my cerb is coming from body shop this week and going straight to paint booth, i need to decide what to do ,
what do you think of its original color ?

[Gazzab]

Cant see the pics from where I am logged in. But I think its a mid blue?
I guess the problem will be that a paint colour change will devalue the car if the interior, engine bay etc dont match up?
I would personally either paint it as it was out of the factory or if really determined then go for a different colour but do a full respray incl engine bay etc... I would go normal black plus black wheels.

[Steve_T]

Would need to be very well executed to look good.

[APMAUTO]

why not get it wrapped in matt black instead then if u can't live with it it's easy to go back

[ARDA]

Gazzab said:

Cant see the pics from where I am logged in. But I think its a mid blue?
I guess the problem will be that a paint colour change will devalue the car if the interior, engine bay etc dont match up?
I would personally either paint it as it was out of the factory or if really determined then go for a different colour but do a full respray incl engine bay etc... I would go normal black plus black wheels.

i quite like the changing color under the light paint ( blue pearl or what ever it is ) , painting the engine bay and all that no problem , i really need to decide soon maybe keep the original color and get the interior done

i will wait to hear from more people then i ll decide, i just don't wanna get shredded for doing it matt black

Edited by ARDA on Monday 23 November 18:33

[Steve_T]

If your car is a recent purchase I'd suggest you live with the paint and keep some money aside to get everything under the skin right first.

[ARDA]

Steve_T said:

If your car is a recent purchase I'd suggest you live with the paint and keep some money aside to get everything under the skin right first.

it the one with the cerbera project topic i havent even heard the engine yet

[JensenA]

ARDA said:

Steve_T said:

If your car is a recent purchase I'd suggest you live with the paint and keep some money aside to get everything under the skin right first.

it the one with the cerbera project topic i havent even heard the engine yet

Live with the colour as it is mate - I;ve just done a full colur change, it'll end up being twice as much work as you think - doors off, inner door panels off, door panels stripped, engine bay stripped etc etc.

You'll be so dissapointed when you first hear the engine start - listen to mine, the cheap little digital camera makes it sound worse than it is, but they certainly don't sound sweet when they first start up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fULqRAn41Gk

[ARDA]

JensenA said:

ARDA said:

Steve_T said:

If your car is a recent purchase I'd suggest you live with the paint and keep some money aside to get everything under the skin right first.

it the one with the cerbera project topic i havent even heard the engine yet

Live with the colour as it is mate - I;ve just done a full colur change, it'll end up being twice as much work as you think - doors off, inner door panels off, door panels stripped, engine bay stripped etc etc.

You'll be so dissapointed when you first hear the engine start - listen to mine, the cheap little digital camera makes it sound worse than it is, but they certainly don't sound sweet when they first start up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fULqRAn41Gk

i ve seen all your clips before haha nice cerb i like the white color looks cool , i wanted a white one at first . how much was the short intake pipes

[al 350i]

i think your car is HALCYON ATLANTIS, nexa paint code HWF6B but don't quote me on this. i know you said you didn't have the plaque on the front with the info, would be best to order a small sample and do a test card.

TVR's are meant to be bright and flambouant, i don't think matt black would work, it would be like painting it brown or beige

[Rufus Roughcut]

I've done a colour change in the past(BL Mustard to Ford Rosso), a lot of work but worth it IMO, personally I wouldn't go matt black on a Cerb
If I were to paint my one (It won't happen) I'd go Orange and black, like the one on the recent TiTTs Cerb outing.

[Tanguero]

There was a matt black 4.5 for sale when I was looking for mine a couple of years ago. I was all booked to go and see it but someone beat me to it by a couple of hours. It had a moulded front splitter and I thought it looked superb in the matt finish. I havnt seen or heard of it since so I dont know if it was a PHer that bought it - the seller probably was judging by the PH sticker if I remember rightly.

[al 350i]

how about something a little brighter http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1360842.htm

can't work out what the thing on the steering wheel is?