RobertISaar Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 really. i was certain i was going to go with some color other than white(preferably black), but then i started looking for pics of other white 1G GPs after seeing nate's 91... and now i don't know. so, W-body forum, i charge you with the following task: post the best 1G GP pics you know of, prove to me that i shouldn't keep the 91SE white. i'd add a poll, but there are so many possible combinations of exterior options it would be quite limited. the only restriction: due to me being in OH, MI and IN a lot of the times, tint is limited by law to 35% on the rear passenger windows and the rear window itself to keep me legal in all 3 states. i did some shooping of the following photo to display what the car currently would look like with me just redoing it in all white after all of the panel rust is taken care of. note the CS wheels and the non-B4U body. i'd LIKE to make the current combo work, somehow, but if something so irresistible comes up, all bets are off. you have until bodywork season comes around, which from the looks of it will be late april/early may. GO! Quote
94 olds vert Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 I have 35% tint up front and 20% in the back. Quote
jeremy Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 Black, 5% tint all around, lowered with 19" 5 spokes Quote
RobertISaar Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Posted February 21, 2012 black: like 5%: like, but illegal as hell lowered: like 5 spokes: like 19" 5 spokes: ? seems a bit too much for me. 17, MAYBE 18 i could live with. i may only be 22, but i feel like i'm 50. Quote
RobertISaar Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Posted February 21, 2012 pics of afforementioned combos? i can only imagine these things so clearly before i need to see a real picture for a final decision. Quote
Galaxie500XL Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 Sorry, Robert, I found this, and just couldn't resist.. Quote
RobertISaar Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Posted February 21, 2012 interesting, but not exactly my type of batman inspired vehicular mod. Quote
urbex Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 Go to the eye doctor and get a prescription for tint. My friend just did that and he gave it to him. I think I'll try that too. Also, I know down in your area the cops are bad about tint. My friends in Hillsdale used to get pulled over all the time because their Crossfire had tint from when they lived out of state. Quote
RobertISaar Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Posted February 22, 2012 http://www.tintcenter.com/laws/MI/ apparently, through the investigative work of Andrei, it has been determined that: you cannot be cited in a state not your own if your car is legal in the state in which it was registered this applies to front/rear plates as well as window tints and exhaust. so rear passenger and rear windows are pretty much free range instead of 35%. Quote
94 olds vert Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 That's exactly why I tinted my car the way I did. Quote
GOT2B GM Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 Gm bright white. With 15% tint all around. On white xlaces with a polished lip. Sent from my Motorola Dynatac 8000x using Tapatalk Quote
base93lumina Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 You guys keep telling him 20%, 15%, 5% tint when he said he wanted to keep it legal lol I think the white you have in the pic, legal windows, mild drop, 17s with split 5-spoke wheels Quote
Addicted To Boost Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 I think you should keep it white. However, if you must paint it, see my sig picture Quote
Addicted To Boost Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 One more pic for good measure. Quote
base93lumina Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 ^^^Sexy GP!! However, your ass is open LOL Quote
RobertISaar Posted February 24, 2012 Author Report Posted February 24, 2012 quick, someone photoshop pie wheels onto it! i'll accept the grid lights being on it. Quote
GOT2B GM Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 /thread x eleventy billion. This colour. These wheels in this colour. These taillights. Short of doing a B4U kit install, this is as good as it gets. Quote
94 olds vert Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) I'm bad at this, but. Edited February 24, 2012 by 94 olds vert Quote
GOT2B GM Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 4 wheel steering Grand Prix? or a BXX alignment? Quote
RobertISaar Posted February 24, 2012 Author Report Posted February 24, 2012 seems i need to perfect my bondo'ing technique if i'm staying a lighter color... i confirmed this with my dad, since he does occasional bodywork, but the uber-cheap gallons of bondo with the red cream filler? apparently it reacts somehow with lighter colored paints and makes them yellowish. i called BS when i first heard about thism but i went and grabbed the center caps from the 90GP wheels, since i had bondo on them to remove the pontiac script, and there it was, my perfect white finish on them looked like they were soaked in piss for a year. seems the only way to get away from that is to use a sealer over(or was it under?) the primer, something i've never needed to do before. it does seem like i need to find myself some crosslaces though.... i'm sure my dad's powdercoating setup can make a nice finish on them. what to do with the pie wheels, though? winters? i don't want to drive this car in the winter, it's not trashed enough underneath. 4 full-sized spare tires? Quote
GOT2B GM Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 sell on craigslist as winter wheels come next fall. Or put them on the monte? Quote
94 olds vert Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 I wouldn't mind a set of pie wheels. Quote
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