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fj45 rebuild paint question (What Colour)

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fj45 rebuild paint question (What Colour)

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I am about to get my fj45 ute painted. Got sand blasted today. I am going all out on this build with full custom interia, 5lt windsor motor and 5 speed box. Custom short tray with roll bar and 15x10 alloys with 35" mud tyres. 3" body lift.
The BIG QUESTION.
Paint will be bright blue with silver trim (no chrome). So what colour should the roof be ? WHITE or SILVER
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Post by khany427 »

silver i reckon.
having blue an silver with a white roof maybe a bit too much
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hehehehe. i reckon you should make that blue reeeeeeeeeeeeeal bright.
there is a few blue cruisers getting about these days..
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Post by little rusty »

definately blue roof - keep the one colour....

what did sandblasting cost for the cab?
even when you spell out commonsense to the RTA they still ignore it!
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I reckon if you going a silver bezel, then go white or silver roof. If it was a chrome bezel, then colour code the roof.

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Post by ronno88 »

yep i reckon keep the same colour for the roof as the rest of the car
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hey you forgot one!

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Post by Ausi fj »

little rusty wrote:definately blue roof - keep the one colour....

what did sandblasting cost for the cab?
Complete cab including all bonnet, doors, front apron, and guards should cost me about $300 if he pulls his finger out and gets it done. He has had it now 2 days and is to busy doing other jobs, he tells me. I am going to see him in the morning to give him the hurry up. :x :x
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Post by AZZA'S HJ47 »

call me old fashioned but i love the look of the origonal paint scheme what did you end up doing to the chassie
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Post by Ausi fj »

AZZA'S HJ47 wrote:call me old fashioned but i love the look of the origonal paint scheme what did you end up doing to the chassie
Chassie is being cleaned up with a wire wheel on a grinder, back to metal and repainted black. The old paint scheme looks good but this truck will be all custom. :cool: :cool:
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little rusty wrote:definately blue roof - keep the one colour....

what did sandblasting cost for the cab?
Got the body back today. Not much rust. Cost $300 to sand blast all body panels.
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Post by bludger »

Ausi fj wrote:
little rusty wrote:definately blue roof - keep the one colour....

what did sandblasting cost for the cab?
Got the body back today. Not much rust. Cost $300 to sand blast all body panels.
wheres the pics like to see some pics :D
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Post by Ausi fj »

bludger wrote:
Ausi fj wrote:
little rusty wrote:definately blue roof - keep the one colour....

what did sandblasting cost for the cab?
Got the body back today. Not much rust. Cost $300 to sand blast all body panels.
wheres the pics like to see some pics :D
Don't have any but I will take some tommorrow and add them as I go.
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Ausi fj wrote:Got the body back today. Not much rust. Cost $300 to sand blast all body panels.
awesome - sounds quite cheap... painting it yourself?
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Post by Mad Cruiser »

Anymore other colours ? I'm trying to figure out what colour to repaint my FJ45 ute

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Post by richardsc »

im in the same boat as you guys,what color to repaint the 45i might stick to red,white roof and bezel,or red roof black bezel,how do u add pics here?
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Post by Matt_88 »

heres mine.

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Silver or white, NOT BLUE!
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Post by richardsc »

red,reds faster :lol:
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bj on roids wrote:Silver or white, NOT BLUE!
Paint the whole thing yellow!
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Post by Ausi fj »

ToNkA wrote:
bj on roids wrote:Silver or white, NOT BLUE!
Paint the whole thing yellow!
Yellow could be a go.I just got my custom black leather seats today and once they are mounted this weekend I will pull the of the body and and get ready for paint
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