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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by driverjohn2005
The pictures that are in those magazines can be deciving.
My guess is that the picture in the magazine was brightened up to give more definition to the color. Otherwise you really wouldnt be able to decipher if it was black or just really dark blue.
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by smellbird
Originally Posted by driverjohn2005
The pictures that are in those magazines can be deciving.
My guess is that the picture in the magazine was brightened up to give more definition to the color. Otherwise you really wouldnt be able to decipher if it was black or just really dark blue.
exactly
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by smellbird
Originally Posted by driverjohn2005
The pictures that are in those magazines can be deciving.
My guess is that the picture in the magazine was brightened up to give more definition to the color. Otherwise you really wouldnt be able to decipher if it was black or just really dark blue.
yeah I was not sure about that...Probably what it is. but haros car is this color:

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the one in the magazine makes it look like the pace car color blue of the late 90'* GPs
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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I like that "copper metallic" color they have on the new GP, Chevy cars, etc, I like it. It'* interesting.
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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thanks hans... yeah mine is midnight blue metallic... pretty much black or gray at night, and a dark dark blue during the day

my sig was even adjusted to make it look brighter...

i have never seen it look like this
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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reason being is that photo was probably taken with a digital camera with "high saturation" settings or something.



But yeah

anyone ever seen a SSEi in the color I posted?
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