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Thread: 818 Color Guide and Examples

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    818 Color Guide and Examples

    Factory Five has the great app now on the website for picking colors on the Roadster, plus the "original" forum obviously has tons of photos for people to reference. With the 818, however, we don't have those resources centralized yet as far as I can tell.

    Edit: R.Spec came to the rescue in post 44 and filled in a lot of the blanks with a series of photoshops. Here are the links:

    Red - here and here
    Orange - Post 9 below and Wallace 18's build thread and Post 19 below and Photoshop
    Yellow Post 6 below and Gold
    Green - Wilwood Car and Medium Green photoshop
    Blue - Royal Blue, Light Blue, Corvette Laguna Blue
    White - below
    Silver/Gray Courtesy of R.Spec - Gray and Silver and the new 818R paint job
    Black - Photoshop provided by Kalstar in post 12 and R.Spec Post 44
    Flat Black?
    Brown - Root Beer

    I thought the attached picture from factory five would make an easy template. If I'm duplicating an existing thread, somebody stop me! I can fill in the blanks above if people have links or perhaps this thread can just get filled with photos (and paint codes where appropriate).

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    Last edited by billjr212; 10-28-2014 at 09:45 AM. Reason: added to list

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    May i ask for Flat Black as well?

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    added it to the list. if nobody here is able to try some of these out in photoshop, I will try to remember to pester a friend to do it.

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    Hot Rod Fantasy (http://www.hotrodfantasy.com/splash/) had a great resource for this. The beta was great. And then they went silent. I have no idea what's up. I previously tried to contact them with no response. If someone can get a hold of them, and maybe even get the site back online, that would be awesome.
    Have you seen the 818 Registry on Google Maps?? https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=...a=0&dg=feature

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    Great idea for a thread. Unfortunately I'm not photoshop savvy. Looking forward to some examples.

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    I hadn't seen yellow yet, so I played around on an iPhone app. Here's yellow added from a white open house pic someone posted:
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    EDIT: played with the yellow a bit. It's a little better, still not my color.
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    Last edited by Goldwing; 04-16-2014 at 10:37 AM.
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    Don't like that yellow!!

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    I've been more a fan of a candy red or bright blue, with an eye lately for the two orange cars out there. The 818 wears orange very well.
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    I am partial to orange. LOL

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    FFR is endorsing Sherwin Williams Sunset Orange Metallic but I have not yet found anyone who can get it. Anybody know?

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    I like the 818 in Orange, but my current 2-seater, a Nissan Z, is 'Le Mans Sunset', and I want a change; two orange cars in a row is a bit much. I actually like the Yellow, but my Suzuki was Yellow, and after my 4 fractured vertebrae get-off that put me on disability for 3 months and forced our wedding to be delayed, the wife veto'd yellow... bad association!

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    Here is what I am going with.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kalstar View Post
    Here is what I am going with.
    I knew it would look killer in black. Great choice.

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    That black does look sweet. I'll keep adding links in the first post to the individual posts as they get added.

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    Specific color requests?
    Porsche gt3 rs grey with gold wheels

    As seen here:




    http://www.gtspirit.com/wp-content/g...celift-007.jpg

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    Anyone know the spoiler used on the orange car?

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    Have you seen the 818 Registry on Google Maps?? https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=...a=0&dg=feature

    Want your 818 added to the Registry? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zmF...rNCY4/viewform

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    Ya that orange version looks really good

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jvalgardson View Post
    Ya that orange version looks really good

    Yes they do

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    lots of links added to the original post. Thanks for the help guys. Keep them coming.

    Orange is not my color, but Wayne makes a compelling case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bbjones121 View Post
    Anyone know the spoiler used on the orange car?
    Hyundai Tiburon '00-'02
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    Quote Originally Posted by Goldwing View Post
    Hyundai Tiburon '00-'02
    Wow.. My daily driver is a 2001 Tiburon

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    Nice

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    I saw a Chevy Cobalt SS the other day with a similar spoiler. I think it would work as well. I searched for an image, but internet speed is poor, and couldn't find one before getting frustrated and giving up!
    Have you seen the 818 Registry on Google Maps?? https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=...a=0&dg=feature

    Want your 818 added to the Registry? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zmF...rNCY4/viewform

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    Here's a couple,
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    Yeah the second one is the one I saw. Not sure about how that other one would look. Photochop experts?!?
    Have you seen the 818 Registry on Google Maps?? https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=...a=0&dg=feature

    Want your 818 added to the Registry? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zmF...rNCY4/viewform

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    I would love to see what the 818 looks like in this color:

    deep blue vette.jpg

    Its called Laguna Blue Tincoat
    Last edited by Triathletedave; 05-07-2014 at 11:51 AM. Reason: added color description
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    This is my horrible MSPaint mock up, so somebody please photoshop I'm still waiting to see a proper Subaru themed 818. I think it would be awesome!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RelfF2 View Post
    This is my horrible MSPaint mock up, so somebody please photoshop I'm still waiting to see a proper Subaru themed 818. I think it would be awesome!
    Here you go,
    I have no photoshop. Only Cad/cam for me.
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    I was planning on painting the car orange

    lamborghini_gallardo_orange-wide.jpg
    http://www.hdcarwallpapers.com/walls...range-wide.jpg

    But after seeing the red one at Huntington Beach, I'm rethinking that. I assume I'll rethink this a bunch more times before I'm done

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    The candy apple red paint job on that 818S is a coat of silver followed by 4 coats of candy red, costs $12k. But I know what you mean, I would also love to do that sort of paint job. Or do black or charcoal... Did I mention I'm partial to the M3 leguna seca blue

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    Any idea of what has happened with the FFR endorsed Sherwin Williams colors?

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    I've attached my main sources of inspiration for paint though I'm not totally decided. I like the idea of a smoky grey base with non-standard gold-ish/orange striping. I like the Audi's off-center stripe as well as the flowing Martini stripes. The Koenigsegg is just pure sex and I love the idea of just a few stripes having a more interesting effect than the usual "length of the car" stuff.
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    Added Gray to the original post as stolen from R.Spec's order post here. http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...aced-the-order!

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    I totally want to copy a McLaren color for mine (McLaren Orange? Elite Volcano Red?). This is a cool thread!

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    If anyone needs a color photoshopped on, I can do it with photoshop. I am pretty keen on getting the right colors.

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    I like white in the 818, with black interior and dark gunmetal wheels. I also plan on doing some visual trickery to the front end
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    Subaru WRX/Honda S2000 blue and a Porsche baby blue

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    Haven't seen any good blues yet.

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    I like the FFR R as my favorite 818, so blue is an option for me as well.

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