What shade of red to repaint the 240?

[OverBoost]

well im getting my S13 hatch repainted soon and im trying to get some ideas of what color red i want for it. im sick of the orangey Aztec Red color and since its fading, i thought i would repaint it a different red. im thinking about the 350z Redline Red, S2000 New Formula Red, and the Absolutely Red from the Lexus SC430 convertible. can anyone else think of some other good reds they've seen on other cars? they can be solid or metallic. i really need some help here coming up with a good looking red. i dont want to do a total color change since i think its pointless, but i want something nice looking. any opinions welcome. thanks guys ;)

[Var]

I saw "pimp my ride" and they painted this truck Tangelo...yeah it's not red but it owns red. Red is too bleh

[Brian]

have you looked into "Conan O'Brien red" ?

[drift freaq]

have you thought about using your own brain to decide this question? your the one thats going to have to live with it once its done.

[SimpleS14]

have you thought about using your own brain to decide this question? your the one thats going to have to live with it once its done.


I agree....when you repaint your car...the color is a reflection of your personal taste. I wonder who deleted my first post? :hyper: Porsche Red is nice.

[CoasTek240]

Wow... So Harsh.....why Dont You Use Ur Own Brain To Press The Back Button On Your Browser And Not Post Negative Useless Comments.

[ICKY]

Wow... So Harsh.....why Dont You Use Ur Own Brain To Press The Back Button On Your Browser And Not Post Negative Useless Comments.

:werd: It was very uncalled for. What is the name of the red they use for the Lambo. Diablo? I kinda like that red. Or my stock burgandy red. :bigok:

[deviousKA]

could go for nissan oem 526 hot red, like mine.

[Tixmaster]

I have been looking into repainting my car red and i think the shade of red has a lot to do with the kind of car it is going on. for example... Dodge viper red looks good on vipers because of the curviness of the panels and how it draws in all the surrounding reflections, Dodge viper Red looks like crap on Civics, CRXs, tegras, 240sx, and all these cars that have relatively flat panels. A darker shade of red looks better IMO on cars like a 240sx. I would look into.... dont flame me now... Pontiac Sunfire Red, or just the Pontiac red. I think it is the nicest shade of red i have ever seen, and also the new Mazda 3/ RX8 Velocity Red. that is a very nice almost metallic Red. but go with whatever you want. :duh: I plan to paint my S13 one of these colors soon and will keep the Black roof I have now.

[DaveSev]

Erm....Sunfire red isn't very dark...at all. And I'm looking at a red painted sunfire right now outside my window (sister's). It's hardly different from the Viper red.

The RX-8 red on the other hand is darker.

[seiyess]

dang~! y so harsh on this Q?! what do u want people to post on this general chat forum?????????????? then????? ofcorse it is his choice but other peoples opinions are always helpful.. i think..

i kinda like my stock red color.. but ferrari red is always nice... if u have money... i think honda's red is good too.

[West]

Sexiest Red I have ever seen was the other day on Spike TV Hot Rod TV or whatever.

Jesse James built a Viper and painted it some crazy ass Burgandy color. SOOOOO SEXY!

http://www.dodge-vipers.com/vipers/jessejames4.jpg

[smellslikecurry]

wow....one nice viper, if i had the money id be all over that color but right now i dont have money i like my stock color...its the same as deviousKA, our cars are basically twins except he has the cool truck wheels ( haha just messin they actually look pretty sick)

[WilloW]

Paint it Audi red. I don't know the exact name but was on a TT at the dealership. Much better than those other "red" that I've seen.

[icer]

how bout this color:

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2pzne/side.jpg

sorry, shameless plug of my car :D

[duey]

my coupe is candy apple red, and i had a honda that had that "absolute red" (i think that wuz the name) from the lexus sc430 ( i also added bit of pearl and metalic to it). Pictures are on my cardomain page (link below)

[Var]

how about THIS shade of red?

[jonnnny23]

how bout this color:

sorry, shameless plug of my car :D

yeah get it AH3 cherry red pearl, I think it called. Icer you car alsmot looks 100% like mine :rawk:

Jon

[morpheus8486]

have you looked into "Conan O'Brien red" ?
Haha. I love it. That guy is my hero. Anyways, you should get a two tone look going like the JDM-rice car. Black on top and red on bottom. I love the red on that car. It wouldn't be very original but it would still be hot.

[No Motiv]

the red from the SC is really nice....DO IT!

[Hawd]

Toyota scion xb's come in a bad ass red color.

[Salty_X]

i had a honda that had that "absolute red" (i think that wuz the name) from the lexus sc430 ( i also added bit of pearl and metalic to it). Pictures are on my cardomain page (link below)
Well, since you don't have that car anymore, I hope you don't mind me saying it's butt fugly. :ugh:



As for what shade of red, definitely black cherry bish. :coold:

Black cherry pearl:
http://www.thegreasergarage.com/kkoa99/merc02.gif

Black cherry candy:
http://eastcoastironhorse.com/inventory/bike014-large.jpg

[duey]

Well, since you don't have that car anymore, I hope you don't mind me saying it's butt fugly. :ugh:


yeah i don't own that car anymore, and i don't mind you commenting on it. But i DO have a room full of trophies from it :p

[M.Piedlourde]

I saw "pimp my ride" and they painted this truck Tangelo...yeah it's not red but it owns red. Red is too bleh

Pics of "Tangelo"? Sounds like an interesting color.

[M.Piedlourde]

Paint it Audi red. I don't know the exact name but was on a TT at the dealership. Much better than those other "red" that I've seen.

Yeah, "Audi red" (Audi calls it "Brilliant Red") is very bright and vibrant. There's an A4 in that shade around the corner from where I live. Very nice, bright, strong red.

Also, Porsche "Guards Red" is a really nice, bright red.

[Rennen]

First off I hate red cars, nothing says "pull my ass over" like a red car. But if you are going to paint your car red, go with BMW Imola Red found on M3s:

http://amargosa.com/bmw/m3_phase1/DSC_0010.jpg

Saw an S13 in this color either on here or freshalloy, its the only red that is worth a damn.

-Matt

[drift freaq]

Wow... So Harsh.....why Dont You Use Ur Own Brain To Press The Back Button On Your Browser And Not Post Negative Useless Comments.

not harsh, pure truth, only you can decide how to paint your own car. Useless post on my part? hell no!!!. useless post by the original poster yes. When are people around here going to step into the real world and start taking control of their own lives in making their own decisions. my comments were not negative just truth.
sorry, but I do not ask people what color I should paint my car. I make those decisions on my own. If a person can't learn to make those decisions themselves they are going to run into bigger problems later in life.

[Bliss]

since when did asking for opinions become the worst thing ever? I seriously doubt the post-starter knew of all the different reds presented in this thread before he asked.

Imola Red...mmmmmmm

[kuruptR]

First off I hate red cars, nothing says "pull my ass over" like a red car. But if you are going to paint your car red, go with BMW Imola Red found on M3s:

http://amargosa.com/bmw/m3_phase1/DSC_0010.jpg

Saw an S13 in this color either on here or freshalloy, its the only red that is worth a damn.

-Matt
I painted my car that color, its probably the car your talking about, i love it!

[Rennen]

I painted my car that color, its probably the car your talking about, i love it!

Your car looks good too, good taste! But I was thinking of hybrid_eg's car @ http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=50865

There used to be an Imola M3 that autocrossed in St Louis, the red is so much better in person than in pictures, it has brightness in the sun, and a dark blood red in the dark.

-Matt

[Dutchmalmiss]

how bout a very dark blood red?

[-E-]

2003 Prowler Deep Candy Red PRL/ZRL :wackit:

[Siizzzoooo]

i've really been thinging about painting mine the same color as my old car. Its called Ultra Red

http://www.nissantalk.com/registry/users/Siizzzoooo/images/lg_P1010010cropt.jpg
http://www.nissantalk.com/registry/users/Siizzzoooo/images/lg_P1010001.jpg

yeah, its a rice burner no doubt :p

[carnal_c30]

My Lexus SC400 is painted Renaissance Red 97-00 model year red its pretty dark red but in the sunshine its bright... but not orangy bright- I love that color now

another interesting red... kinda like rust red metallic but looks kinda cool is Chiarretto Red Metallic from the BMW 760i or 645Ci

[OverBoost]

not harsh, pure truth, only you can decide how to paint your own car. Useless post on my part? hell no!!!. useless post by the original poster yes. When are people around here going to step into the real world and start taking control of their own lives in making their own decisions. my comments were not negative just truth.
sorry, but I do not ask people what color I should paint my car. I make those decisions on my own. If a person can't learn to make those decisions themselves they are going to run into bigger problems later in life.

why dont you step into the real world and realize that this is just a car forum and you shouldnt take everything to heart. i simply asked what shade of red people thought looked nice in order to get other possible ideas. of course im making the decision on my own (read: NOT letting others make the decision for me), but the whole point was to get opinions from the 240 community on what would like nice on a car that they are familiar with. in the future, if you have nothing positive to add to the discussion, just hit the back button and keep browsing the forums, your post added absolutley nothing constructive to the original question. i simply asked other people what they thought was a nice shade of red, and i got some great replies from people who were actually nice enough to help, unlike you. so i suggest that in the future, if you have nothing positive to add and simply want to add another post to your postcount, that you say something positive. whats the point of being part of Zilvia if you are simply going to add nothing to the community?