Two Tone: Opinion wanted..

[jflip2002]

I think with black tint and some remembers, and we'd really be able to tell =)

[yberther]

Yea black goes with the lines of the roof and what not. The black bottom just looks dirty.

[Tim Flat4]

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65381

almost...

I like that quite a lot. If he painted the mirrors and tinted the windows it'd look even better. I just may do that...

[danotakulus]

there is a bmw on ebay.de with a red/black two tone:

http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-E30-318-is-318is-16V-kein-M-Technik_W0QQitemZ160283552687QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160283552687&_trkparms=72%3A829%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[DarkWing6]

black bumpers only ftw

[clavinZERO]

One of the SoCal E30 guys:

[jflip2002]

Thanks for that calvin. I think that car pulls it off nicely. Darkwing, think just black bumpers would look better? Thats really my only problem, the bumpers that is. I just ifgured the whole lower half would look cleaner.

[Pinepig]

the two tone needs to be along the upper seam of the body and the colors cannot be so contrasting and even then its semi ghetto unless its done extremely tastefullly and the car has to be very well sorted mechanically.

I tend to agree, colors that are very close seem to look better in a two tone. I'm not real hip with the contrasting color look. I get lots of good comments on my two toned 2002. Pics to show contrast, ( it changes depending on lighting).

This is from when I painted it, inside under florescent lights.




Outside, overcast day.



Full sun, mid day,



I would think a slightly darker red ( or even a mild burgundy ) on the bottom half would look really good on your car.

[Danny]

Pinepig's 02 looks tits in person, very nice.

[TDE30]

Pinepig, are those BBS RM's?

Hot stuff.

[Pinepig]

Pinepig, are those BBS RM's?

Hot stuff.

Yeah the shitty VW rim.;)

[Jean]

go get that diff bitch.

[Spiff325iS]

I'm not gonna lie... you just made me miss my car more when you mentioned it in your first post :( Perfect time to whore my car a little too ;).






Do the black bumpers ;)

[Pinepig]

go get that diff bitch.

Tomorrow AM I'll head out.

[Philipangoo]

if you do end up painting, your gonna wanna paint the trim black too, otherwise with 2 black tones it will look lame.