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I'm planning on a paintjob very very soon. I've got an 02 SSM coupe. I want to paint the car a heavy metallic gunmetal color.

This was the first thing I thought:

This color is called Amethyst Gray Metallic. Its an exclusive color to the BMW 5 series. I like the darkness of the color because I plan to get a cf hood, front lip and trunk for the car and I want things to flow and not stand out too much. I also want the paint to shimmer the way cf will in the sun.

Here is a pic of my car now. The front lip will be the same style in cf:


So give me some feedback....

 
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Give us a pic of that BMW color...

 
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Uh, I did. Its the first pic....

 
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i personally think that the Amethyst Gray Metallic will look really good... especially with the cf parts

 
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That's not a bad Idea. I like the Metallic scheme. I think you should look into some of the colors that Alsa offers, they have a great quality sheen to them.
http://alsacorp.com/products/stylin/stylin_show.htm <---Check out the titanium grey.
I've always been a fan of House of Kolor paints, you can see color chips here:http://www.tcpglobal.com/hokpaint/chips.asp
http://www.tcpglobal.com/hokpaint/showchip6.aspx <----Check out the platinum or black diamond!

 
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if u can get it to look just like the bimmers, and not too "sparkly" then go for it. I see too many people that add too much metallic shimmer crap in their paint and its a overkill.

 
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at first, i thought you where gonna repaint the Bimmer. i'd say go for it.. but i love white hehe.

 
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well i think it will look really good but it would look even better if u got it that color with like a dark silver pearl in it. My buddy just got metallic orange with yellow pearl and it looks amazing. I think that bmw color with silver pearl would look awesome

 
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I was thinking of having pearl put into it. Whenever I make a final decision and get ready to put the car in the shop, I'm going to have them shoot something and clear it to show me how it will look when its finished.

 
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how much u plan on spending for this paint job of yours...you do know that a high quality good paint job of a basic color is around 1300....anything under that your gona regret it... just my 2 cents..

 
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I believe it depends on how much time and effort you want to put into it. I've always been a strong believer in doing your own bodywork....For example, I've got my car stripped down to the bare metal and then primed it....doing all of this work before hand will save me a hell of a lot of money in the long run. So a paint job that would normally cost me 3000 would only cost 1500. I'm sure Andy has a budget which he's working within, I'm also sure he knows it cost a considerable amount for a good quality.

 
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honestly, that bmw color looks terrible to me. ill call it old man brown lol. the silver is fine, just get some newer headlights cause those look really beat up.

 
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The entire car is getting made over. No, I plan on spending good money for a good paint job, it will not be a cheap, shotty paint job, it will be done by a custom shop who has a good rep, just haven't found one yet.

 
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I think thats a good paint job.. well gud lock man post some pics After...

 
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Should look unique- kind of that root beer color car that hector had in fntf, ha. Anyways, how about the roof- going to get that painted black to flow with the CF?

 
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No, no two tone. It will all be one solid color. I want originality and clean at the same time. The carbon fiber on that color will be enough contrast for me.

 
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how far u looking to travel and whats ur price range? my dad supplies alot of paint/body shops so i can ask around. the best two brothers probably in LA moved to the keys, but they still have some very good shops.

u always been in LA? just noticed that

 
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I've live in LA most of my life. But I'm going to have to find a shop up near the DC area, I'm moving up there in a month.

Just so happens I was out on my lunch break tonight and found the color I had in my head. I went through McDonald's and saw a gorgeous 06 750li that was the exact gunmetal color I've been thinking. Its called Sterling Gray Metallic. Its not too dark or too bright, just what I was looking for. Here is a pic:

 
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Ok andy, obviously mine is the only opinon that matters so go with that silver bimmer. I think a little darker might be the ticket but you are the one who is going to be driving it.

 
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It seams to have less brown in it than your first pic looks good
by the way its a Z4 not a 750.
the new si has a very similar color also

 
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Damn, Greg, you got an sti? Nice man.

I know that's not a 750, I saw a 750 in that color tonight. I just posted the best picture I could find.

 
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I think the pic is there just to show off the color not the 750

 
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Yeah, its pretty sexy. I got her last friday. The dealership gave me 5800 on a trade in for the old vic. Im going to try and keep the mod bug away from me on this one though, its a pretty amazing machine stock, but ofcourse theres always room for improvements i guess

 
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ya second pic is much better

 
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Yeah, its even harder for me to differentiate different shades, being as I'm color blind

 
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Well I'm completely blind!

Don't you find that a little disturbing?

 
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What are you talking about?

 
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Bump, give me opinions!

 
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Ummm.... I don't know if you will like it, but this is Sparkling Graphite on a 335i. It's one of BMW's new colors. This picture doesn't really do it much justice, but in person it looks very very nice. It is a little dark in this picture. I'll try to find some lighter ones.

 
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i am doing the ssm and a blue pearl in mine next year