Can't decide on a colour...PG/SG or Mango

flemcadiddlehopper

I am fairly new to the Samba site, but it does not take long to notice the strong opinionated presences of a couple of groups. Both are loud and proud of their side and while they can see other peoples views they do see them as wrong. Nothing wrong with that at all. These groups would be the PG/SG crowd and the Mango bunch.
Now I love both looks, and i would have a tough time choosing between them....so, I thought why choose?

How about a Mango over Sand Green Bus?

Any thoughts? Does anyone have enough photoshop skills to put that together? Or is this like the Brits and the French...need to keep them at opposite ends of the Country ( or car show, in this case)?

Gordo.

Sancho · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:41 am Post subject:

for me: pressed bumper => PGSG
later busses => mango

LJay · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:35 am Post subject:

Paint it whatever colour it was stock Wink

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SingleWheel · Samba Member Joined: April 08, 2004 Posts: 184

why not go to busselecta.com, play around for a while with whatever hideous color combinations you want, and eventually come to the realization that the color on your Mcode plate is the color your bus should be. Then you can join that opinionated group. Very Happy

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left_coast*9 · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:38 am Post subject:

^^^LOL, that is some funny scheit right there.... Laughing

Have to agree tho....if you mix and match those colors it would be....just wierd
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dmuis · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:14 am Post subject:

Opinions on mixing the combinations of stock colours will get the expected response, as you allude to in your first post.
It is your bus. If you think that they would be a neat combo, check the match to be sure they don't clash and pull the trigger. Whether you use the VW palette, the Ferrari palette, or specially mix it for your own colour choice, make sure you are happy with it.
If you plan on selling it in the near future, you may consider a stock combo for the year. That is, if you want the stock paint crowd to be top of the list of buyers.

Looking forward to further progress on this thread.

Z · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:17 am Post subject:

FWIW, I always find it odd when a bus is painted in a color scheme outside its era. Fried egg busses just never look right when painted bullet colors. I'm sure this is mostly an ingrained sense of what looks 'right', but that's how i always see them.

And mango over sand green sounds really odd.

Dave24 · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:35 am Post subject:

^^^^^ X 2 ^^^^^

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flemcadiddlehopper · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject:

To be honest I am just stirring the pot. I enjoy seeing the responses from people when asked an opinion about something that they feel strongly about. Actually this site has the most polite member of any of the other forums, and thank you for that.
I really do like the look of the pg/sg busses, but there are only a few of us in town with splits and one of them already is pg/sg ish. I feel the need to stand out more than that.
After driving it for years with white over mint green, I also feel the need to stray away from the cute colors. The OG paint is very cool but not an option for me as the bodywork has been done once before (badly) and OG paint is nearly nowhere to be found.
I really like the look of the busses with Black on top and I think that is what I will do. The bottom color is where I am really stuck. Like the look of the Mexico beige or perhaps the earlier stone grey. I want a color that still looks period correct but fresh, not just what my tag says it should be. Because if I was to have bought this new, I wouldn't have chose the colors on the tag.
thanks for the input so far people.

Gordo.

61TXghia · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:25 pm Post subject:

That's the color I am, Mexico Beige!! LOL
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Z · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:47 pm Post subject:

If you like black on top, there is a bus in the gallery somewhere that is black over something very similar to stone grey/beige, and it looks great on a bus. I'll see if I can dig up the pic.

sventinker · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:12 pm Post subject:

Just out of curiosity what is the og paint for your bus?
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dmuis · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:56 pm Post subject:

His original is Titian red under Beige grey. He mentioned it in his build thread, and, is not a fan. It wouldn't be my first choice either....

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mr white · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:05 pm Post subject:

Pg-sg it is!!! No joke,put it back to original.Follow the law of restoration. Very Happy

flemcadiddlehopper · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:58 pm Post subject:

Can I buy an M-code plate that is for a '67 standard seven seater in PG/SG with Platinum/platinum mesh interior then?

Scooterboyd · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:27 am Post subject:

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LAGrunthaner · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:52 am Post subject:

I prefer the color the bus was painted at the factory but it is your bus so do what makes you happy, never think of resale Wink

But that is a nice looking bus combo thanks Scooterboyd.

jeffff · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:24 pm Post subject:

Color is funny thing and everyone has their own opinion.

To me its a matter of taste, some people have it, some don't. Nice is nice even a die hard OG guy will appreciate a nicely done bus. Even if its not his cup of tea. The above posted white/green bus is very nice and tastefully done. That exact same bus painted pink/yellow would be gross.

The style of the bus has to match too. If you decide to go a custom color, the bus should be lowered, probably wheels etc. Non stock colors on a stock bus look funny. Same applies to other cars as well. A classic 57 Chevy conv painted pearl orange yet appears stock is alot different than a pearl orange 57 with 20 inch wheels, slammed to the ground.

With regards to buses I agree that late colors on late buses or early on early. Color is a way to distinguish different years of VWs. Welding bullet lenses on a fat hatch bus is....kinda yucky Very Happy

Like others have said, its is your bus. Paint it the way you want, you can always buy another and have 1 OG and 1 not. The hobby is about owing, enjoying and most importantly...driving. Whether it's a POS or big dollar bus, or painted pink/yellow Very Happy

.....it doesn't matter.


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