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Old Aug 4th, 2006, 06:52 PM
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Astro Black MINI GP............



In the "If you bought a GP what you modify?" thread; there are a few comments regarding a Black GP, In the following article there are two pictures of a black GP.

http://mph-online.com/web/spyphotos/0032

You have to scroll down the page and the last two pictures at the bottom are GP's in testing.

I agree with the comments in the above thread saying that a black GP would be better. One of my main niggles on the production GP is the way the black trim on the arches and bumpers looks like a bit of an after-thought; whereas on the black Gp it looks a lot more coherant.
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Old Aug 4th, 2006, 06:55 PM
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Also I know there are a few Photoshop experts on here, I think the GP would look best in black with a pure silver roof (as on the current car), with chromed mirror caps; plus the pure silver touches on the front (fake) air inlets, and the rear bumper inserts.

If someone could have a go at that; i'd love to see what that looks like.
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Old Aug 4th, 2006, 07:22 PM
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Does look good in black, but a solid black would've been even better than AB on the GP (in my opinion). If it had been black, with no silver trim... I might have been more tempted to buy one from the start!
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Old Aug 4th, 2006, 08:24 PM
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It looks great! It would look even better with the red mirror caps and red vipers!

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Red caps, Yeah that would look good also; I'm still trying to gather the last couple of coins to make up the 20k I need to pay in september when i collect the car; maybye someone with more funding than me may re-spray thier car black?!?.....................it would have to be someone very brave though!
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maybye someone with more funding than me may re-spray thier car black?!?.....................it would have to be someone very brave though!

And someone with no regard for the resale value
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Old Aug 4th, 2006, 09:05 PM
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......................that also
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sure that isn't the JCW test mule?
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now this is the colour it should be...




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...there goes the resale values.

...or maybe I just didn't understand the question...
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When you see it in the flesh you realise the colour is spot on.

Craig...brilliant as ever.
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Old Aug 4th, 2006, 10:23 PM
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yum, yum............im liking the white/silver one
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When you see it in the flesh you realise the colour is spot on.

Craig...brilliant as ever.

We talking thunder blue here??
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Old Aug 4th, 2006, 10:29 PM
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We talking thunder blue here??

Aye.
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Old Aug 4th, 2006, 10:50 PM
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Aye.

I was hoping that would be the case, hope it blows me away when i see it in the metal

Roll on september.....................................
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