Best colour for a mk1

Started by .:Ross, June 17, 2012, 08:55:19 PM

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.:Ross

Been thinking about getting the Mk1 sorted out over winter and my biggest decision is....what colour I want it to be. Its a faded shade of Mars red at the moment and I'm not 100% sure on respraying it in its original shade as the samples I've made up look to orange for my taste.

So after a beer the other day, conversation turned again to what colour I want to go when the big question reared its ugly head....whats the best colour on a Mk1?? So I thought why not ask everybody....

Whats your favourite colour on a Mk1??

00quattro00

Ill be repainting mine its original miami blue, its quite alot of work changing colors

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.:Ross

Is the Miami blue one on the left?? I like that alot actually, is it an original VW colour? I thought you sold all your Mk1's??  :laugh: :laugh:

00quattro00

Quote from: ScottishRoss on June 17, 2012, 09:06:22 PM
Is the Miami blue one on the left?? I like that alot actually, is it an original VW colour? I thought you sold all your Mk1's??  :laugh: :laugh:

yep original color, I only have the one golf, mk1 3door diesel
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sifty

Miami Blue is one of my favorites and there are a couple of cool greens too. But changing colours is a bitch...

Mine is staying black.

.:Ross

Quote from: 00quattro00 on June 17, 2012, 09:09:09 PM
yep original color, I only have the one golf, mk1 3door diesel

Forgot you had the diesel one, you got any photos of it??
Have seen a few pastel blue mk1's over the years, never seen the Miami blue before. Real nice.

Quote from: sifty on June 17, 2012, 09:13:49 PM
Miami Blue is one of my favorites and there are a couple of cool greens too. But changing colours is a bitch...

Mine is staying black.

Have some useful friends when it comes to the paint work  ;) ;)

.:Ross

After a cheeky google search I've realised I have seen the colour before...just always thought it was a custom colour rather than a vw shade.

nacnud

Damn that Miami blue is nice!
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00quattro00

Quote from: ScottishRoss on June 17, 2012, 09:24:16 PM
Forgot you had the diesel one, you got any photos of it??
Have seen a few pastel blue mk1's over the years, never seen the Miami blue before. Real nice.

Have some useful friends when it comes to the paint work  ;) ;)

I do but it has been repainted an ugly shade of blue, currently getting stripped for body work and paint
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dubsub

That blue looks great! ...
I was tempted to go to brown on my mk1 recently but never got round to it.

.. although my next project is going brown  ;D
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Toby

Original all the way!!!! you know it is the best - if you must change it - Audi Atlas grey is pretty dope!!!  :)
.....the best way to spoil a good walk!!

spooln

Great range of colors used overseas. Maimi blue and flat green look good. What color is your interior as that should be a consideration.
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Toby

Quote from: RS ZWEI on June 18, 2012, 09:33:27 AM
Mars red is where its at ;)

Listen to the people Ross..... Mars red is one of the coolest colours a Mk1 GTI came in...... and you have a red interior!!!
.....the best way to spoil a good walk!!

RS ZWEI

You woul were to ever resell the car you would get more money for it is its original hue.
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1995 Audi RS2
2003 Mini Cooper S (Written off - rear ended)
2005 Mini Cooper S
2006 Skoda Octavia vRS Combi
2009 Renault Megane 230 R26 (Written off - rear ended)
2013 Renault Megane RS265 Redbull RB8

Toby

He is only allowed to sell it to me..... and I want it in original Mars Red!!! Hehehehe  ;D
.....the best way to spoil a good walk!!

.:Ross

We're not choosing a colour for my mk1, just wondering whats everybody's favourite....and yes Toby you have first refusal on the mk1....but paint might put you off  :P :P

dave

anyone happen to know the original yellow colour/code of mk1s,


like this one

.:Ross

No sure but have been reading through this for the last few days. Good info.

http://www.mk1vw.info/paint1.php