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Old 07-17-2007, 11:45 PM   #1
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What do you think of this combo??

Just picked up a used hardtop but it was a different color than my car but couldn't pass up the price....i kinda like the contrast a bit and doesn't look to bad... don't know if i should paint it the color of the car or just leave it like that... got the hardtop just in time as i was lowering the top to place the hardtop on the soft top broke... i think its the cable and ball joints so that needs to be repaired. also do you guys think i should paint the wheels black... thanks for your opinions...

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Old 07-18-2007, 12:17 AM   #2
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Looks nice! Not black,perhaps gunmetal wheels.
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Old 07-18-2007, 12:22 AM   #3
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Yea, looks really good -- I'd rather have it this way than having both top and body the same color.

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Old 07-18-2007, 04:30 AM   #4
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Looks pretty good.
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Old 07-18-2007, 08:25 AM   #5
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Previously, I had a red hardtop on a white Miata and I liked it. I eventually swapped tops with someone who had a red Miata with a white top - just because I wanted a change.

Your car looks good with a black top, and if you like it I think you should keep it. However, from certain angles the matching hardtop enhances the looks of the car in a way that a contrasting top doesn't.
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Old 07-18-2007, 08:52 AM   #6
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I like it a lot. No black wheels IMO, (sorry DJ) I think black wheels are so overdone these days.
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Old 07-18-2007, 09:27 AM   #7
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like i said on renntech, i would go and color match the wheels to the hardtop, and then you got urself something there
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Old 07-18-2007, 09:31 AM   #8
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I will be the dissenting opinion.
It looks ok now... while you wait to have it painted Silver.
add a *Slight* tint to windows, slap on some replica 18" wheels and skirting and your car will look $20K more expensive. There's a guy down the block who keeps the hard top on his Silver Boxster on year round, I don't blame him it looks nice.
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