Azon Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 What color would suit a 240z well? What are your opinions? I really like white 240zs, but orange ones look interesting too. Please provide some pics to support your view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeddophile Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 well, mines going to be white again.... so you can have orange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azon Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 I just gave white and orange as examples; any other interesting colors for a 240z? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeddophile Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I dunno, I tend to like deep rich kind of colours for a zed, like a dark gloss blue... or dark green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zedevan Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 yeah i'm liking the dark green on my car, would like it to be darker still but i'll see what happens when its time for a respray as i like the mazda 6 blue also... one of my mates uncles just restored a 240z and sprayed it that ford orange colour thats on the BA's and he says it looks mad, and it is a nice colour but i havn't seen it yet...i think the lambo orange colour would be interesting but it might make it look cheap and ricey because its so sparkly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azon Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 Any other opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Camouflage Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Colour is a personal choice. Its like asking someone what the best type of music to listen to. You are going to get lots of different answers, none of them are right or wrong, just different peoples opinoins. The best thing you can do is look at a picture gallery of lots of zeds of different colours and see what appeals to you. Heres some: http://www.wazcars.com/gallery/2005%20Z%20Day/ and http://www.wazcars.com/gallery/2004%20Z%20Day/ I dont like Light Metallic Gray is on a Z, but Dark Gunmetal Metalic Gray is awesome. like this one: http://www.sr240z.com/srpictures/26.jpg I've wondered what those colour changing paints would look like on a Z. I know a guy with a Supra that has that paint and it looks ok. People cant help but look at it when it drives by, as the paint changes from green/purple and gold depending on the angle. (Cheaper paints only chage 2 colours and dont look as good). http://www.nokternl.com/mesmerize/ But I did see a MGB painted with similar paint (was the cheaper 2 colour paint), and its looked really crap. I dont think that style of paint suits an older car like a 240 or 260, but its got the right curves so it might be able to pull it off. Would be interesting to see though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toecutter Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Going back some time I saw a 260 2 seater painted in that multi colour paint. Personally I thought it looked bad. I believe the guy was having trouble selling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedoeslife Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I think I'd go a nice metallic blue, right in between dark and light, OR I'd go for matte black. Really depends on your dedication to keeping it clean, because matte black can be a bitch for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natez Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 old thread but stilla worthy topic... i still havn;t decided my color yet and with around 3-4 days to choose it, its coming down to either pewter,... which is a gunmetal grey/silver... or basically a chilli red... both look great... I love white as well, and id love to paint mine white... but for some reason i feel its a little bland... and you can't see the lines as much.... but id love to see a white one that has pearl paint thou it... would look really nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZeder Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I car painter mate and my brother (a panel beater) both reckin a dark colour is the way to go. They say dark cars don't rust out as bad due to the extra drying they get from the heat the colour generates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeddophile Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I want to get a white with a blue tinge to it, but not pearled (too expensive)... Dunno if thats gonna be possible, but it should be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiprZ Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 If you are after an original z colour from the 70's i have come upon a list of the original colours and the years they were used. Datsun number and colour, followed by dates used (if recorded)- then name and ditzler number (# denotes clear-coat) 901 Light Metalic Grey- (Lt. Grey Poly:32910) 903 Blue to 8-71 (poly Blue:14239) 904 White to 7-75 (Ivory:8879) 905 Red to 8-71 (Cherry Red:71899) 907 Green to 8-71 (green:44403) 918 Orange (Mexican Orange 60636F) 919 Yellow to 8-71 (Yellow:81908) 920 Gold (Gold:23576) 110 Red from 9-71 (Persimmon:72000) 112 Yellow from 9-71 (Lime:82040) 113 Green Metallic from 9-71 (AvocadoPoly: 44681) 114 Brown Metallic from 9-71 (Bronze Poly: 23750) 115 Blue Metallic from 9-71 (Blue Poly: 14467) 215 White from 8-75 214 Dark Brown from 8-73 to 7-76 (Cocoa Poly: 24062#) 240 Green Metallic from 8-75 (Racing Gr. Poly: 45208#) 301 Brown Metallic from 8-73 (Lt. Poly: 24062) 302 Leaf Green Metallic from 8-73 (Leaf Poly: 44967#) 303 Green Metallic from 8-73 to 7-75 (Emerald Green: 44968#) 304 Gold Metallic from 8-73 to 7-76 (Deep Poly: 24097#) 305 Light Blue Metallic from 8-73 (Lt. Poly: 15748#) 306 Silver Metallic from 8-73 (Sterling Poly: 33143#) 307 Blue Metallic from 8-73 (Pacific Poly: 14749#) 362 Dark Purple Metallic from 8-75 517 Beige Metallic from 8-76 (Lt. Gold Poly: 24459#) 611 Wine Red Metallic from 8-76 (Burgandy Poly: 51013#) 901 Silver Metallic I dont know how accurate this is it was sourced from Wick Humble: How to restore your Datsun Z car. Also these numbers may not match up with current paint suppliers but hopefully it can give you a base idea and maybe some inspiration for a choice of colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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