Painting My e30 in a week. Any thoughts on colors?

[SacE30]

My dad has an Interlagos blau e46 M3. Looks great on that car, idk how it would be on an e30 though.

You made this thread before and I'll say my vote again-Imola. That's what my car would get if i ever repainted it, but that's largely because it's already red.

Do you have a picture of a good looking imola red 4 door e30?

[J308]

I actually like Bronzit. It's very low-key.

I'm thinking of a color change myself because I'm not a fan of red cars and mine is faded/peeling. I really want to do white, but I've only seen one or two white E30's that I liked enough to say they wouldn't look better in another color.

The E30 is by far the WEIRDEST car for paint colors, ever.

Any other car:
1. White
2. Silver (tie)
2. Grey (tie)
cutoff line for colors I would want to own.
4. All other colors
5. Black
6. Red
7. Yellow

But on E30s:
1. Black
2. Grey
3. Red
4. Silver
5. Bronze
cutoff line for colors I would want to own.
6. Any other color
7. White
8. Yellow

These are my opinions, of course, but as someone who has worked closely with the paint industry I'm astonished by how differently I feel about the colors on the E30. White has always been my favorite car color, but I have a tough time with it on the E30 and dammit it is PAINFUL!

If I had Bronzit, I'd rock it, because despite where it is on the list, it looks leagues above 6-8 to me.

Good luck to you, sir.

[audiquattrot]

im still regretful i didn't paint mine Reseda Green when I had the chance. oh well.

[J308]

Uh yeah, that green would be noice.

[Vivek]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=230656

That's imola, I hope he doesn't mind me sharing the link. I think that if you're building an average nice e30, go Imola, it looks great on anything (the link is definitely better than average-nice). I think that interlagos is too modern for an OEM+ e30/anything that isn't a show car.

[Denniswhat]

Poo brown.

[J308]

How original. Why is there at least one suggestion related to poop in every "what color" thread?

[E30ruben]

Imola red... All day.

[Denniswhat]

How original. Why is there at least one suggestion related to poop in every "what color" thread?

I wasn't kidding. I want a brown metallic car in the worst way.

[Thizzelle]

bronzit

[E30ruben]

not an e30 but theres the color..i was gonna do my red 4-door this color but just ended up buffing it and selling it

http://homepage.mac.com/ianlindvig/incredible/IMG_4730.jpg

[J308]

I wasn't kidding. I want a brown metallic car in the worst way.

Ok then, I find it a damn fine suggestion! Just when I hear "poo brown", I flash back to every other paint thread with the sarcastic version of that answer.



I can get behind this 100%.

For a more "Factory" look, he could go E60 M5 Bronze, but it would be biting this guy's E21.

[Holland]

Techno Violet.

[AndrewBird]

Techno Violet.

Is that like Techno Viking, only more gay?

[SacE30]

I actually like Bronzit. It's very low-key.

I'm thinking of a color change myself because I'm not a fan of red cars and mine is faded/peeling. I really want to do white, but I've only seen one or two white E30's that I liked enough to say they wouldn't look better in another color.

The E30 is by far the WEIRDEST car for paint colors, ever.

Any other car:
1. White
2. Silver (tie)
2. Grey (tie)
cutoff line for colors I would want to own.
4. All other colors
5. Black
6. Red
7. Yellow

But on E30s:
1. Black
2. Grey
3. Red
4. Silver
5. Bronze
cutoff line for colors I would want to own.
6. Any other color
7. White
8. Yellow

These are my opinions, of course, but as someone who has worked closely with the paint industry I'm astonished by how differently I feel about the colors on the E30. White has always been my favorite car color, but I have a tough time with it on the E30 and dammit it is PAINFUL!

If I had Bronzit, I'd rock it, because despite where it is on the list, it looks leagues above 6-8 to me.

Good luck to you, sir.

I was going to do white but every e30 in SACRAMENTO is WHITE Haha!! needed to do something unique that i doubt anyone on the forums has :D

Thank you sir