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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 04:17 AM
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Originally Posted by jsimmonstx
I thought all of the 13's had the heat extractors in the hood...
Only GTs have heat extractors, not V6 models.

OP, nice car! If you want to brake up the gray, try tinting your windows, Plastidipping your wheels, and add some black stripes. That would totally break up the color and make it more appealing!
Old Jul 6, 2012 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by steel pony

gloss black is ok, but i think the flat colors work better with the paint fleck since you are looking to contrast the base color vs. drawing too much attention to a secondary color

I love the way the matte black breaks it up, plus at twilight when it starts to change color the matte black starts to blend in a little more
Totally agree on using matte black rather than glossy black. Great points, thanks!

Originally Posted by Tanner05
Beautiful car, OP.
The only thing I see is the front needs some black to balance out all the black on the rear end. Maybe have your front grilles painted or powder coated black?
Thank you! I would love to do this! I might plastidip the grille as well as the wheels. I'm not sure if I can do a permanent change...I may freak out too much!

Originally Posted by Antonio323
OP, nice car! If you want to brake up the gray, try tinting your windows, Plastidipping your wheels, and add some black stripes. That would totally break up the color and make it more appealing!
Thanks! I think I'll plastidip the wheels and grille to switch it up a bit. If I don't like it, I can always take it off. As for the stripe, I have a black MCA decal running along the side. It was hard to see from these camera angles, though. I would put a big stripe right down the middle, but then I feel like the car may have an identity crisis as I want it to be more stealth and less race car.
Old Jul 10, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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I have the same set-up, 2013 MCA V-6 in sterling. I went 5% on the tint (illegal) and I think it looks great. Would like to see how this color/body style looks with a black wheel though...
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 02:57 AM
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Just say no to black wheels, they're ugly (in my opinion)
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by SPlymyer
I have the same set-up, 2013 MCA V-6 in sterling. I went 5% on the tint (illegal) and I think it looks great. Would like to see how this color/body style looks with a black wheel though...
Nice! I like the basic $149 charcoal wheels on American Muscle for the 2010-2013 models (at the top when you filter for '10-'13 wheels. If I end up getting them, I'll PM pics or post a thread. Gonna plasti-dip the wheels I have first (when I get the time) and can PM pics of that as well!

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Just say no to black wheels, they're ugly (in my opinion)
That's why I may plasti-dip first, just to see how much I like them.
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 08:39 AM
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I didnt bother with Dipping...



Old Jul 11, 2012 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by steel pony
ok, i'll chime in...i own a 2012 GT in SGM

Accent Colors that will work with SGM (personal opinion)

Matte Black
Matte Grey
Red
copper
gold
silver
argent
purple

White i think is too distracting
gloss black is ok, but i think the flat colors work better with the paint fleck since you are looking to contrast the base color vs. drawing too much attention to a secondary color

I love the way the matte black breaks it up, plus at twilight when it starts to change color the matte black starts to blend in a little more

as far as the wheels go, well...i had a hard time finding anything that i really liked.
ended up going with the Shelby CS70's in Matte Black and couldn't be happier...totally made the car and it's a not very common wheel
Check out Wheel Replicas or Cruizin Concepts to get some ideas.
I was pretty set on an all matte black wheel to contrast the color and mesh with the side moulding.
I don't know if it's just the pictures or not, but it looks as though you have a 5.0 emblem on the passenger side and no emblem on the drivers side...

I like your car, but I noticed the emblem missing on the left side immediately.
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Frustration
I didnt bother with Dipping...
Those pics are awesome! Nice ride!
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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Note these wheels are refinished matte black and are not the charcoal grey that American muscle sell...
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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not too much IMO

now the real question... Is it GRAY or GREY?



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