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Merian Samba Member
Joined: January 04, 2014 Posts: 5212 Location: Orygun
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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DwarfVader wrote: |
It is entirely possible that I am about to end up with a westy in a color that I know will offend at least half of you, and will probably make it end up in the Hall of Shame thread at least once. (Waiting to hear back from the mechanic doing the PPI today.)
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or turn that stripe Gold and Geaux Tigers! |
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12103 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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Venture Bros. |
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DwarfVader Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2015 Posts: 646 Location: Missoula, MT
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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Merian wrote: |
or turn that stripe Gold and Geaux Tigers! |
or with any one of various changes to the stripe....
The Lakers (NBA)
Northwestern (NCAA)
Texas Christian (NCAA)
Ravens (NFL)
Vikings (NFL)
Rockies (MLB)
Perth Glory (Soccer)
Hakoah Ramat Gan (Soccer)
Real Valladolid (Soccer)
LA Kings (NHL)
Phoenix Suns (NBA)
Clemson (NCAA)
East Carolina (NCAA)
and a few others I can't think of off the top of my head at the moment...
I live in a place where the sports colors are either Maroon/Silver, or Copper/Gold/Silver...
I think instead, if this van is to be mine, it is going to be a super villain... Or rather this particular super villain:
_________________ - oderint dum metuant -
I'll find my van someday, or it will find me. |
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DwarfVader Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2015 Posts: 646 Location: Missoula, MT
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
Venture Bros. |
Right on the nose! _________________ - oderint dum metuant -
I'll find my van someday, or it will find me. |
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raoul mitgong Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2009 Posts: 1338 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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Right on Dwarf! Hope you've found the one!
Thanks, I'll PM you the name of that color since you'll be needing a respray soon. I don't want to post it because I'm sure everyone will want to copy it.
-d _________________ 84 Westy with a 2.1 (Groover)
86 Tintop Syncro (Crow)
86 Tintop Syncro to Westy project (Tom Servo)
91 Westy (Only the top 12 inches of this van (a burn victim)) |
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Farfrumwork Samba Member
Joined: October 10, 2008 Posts: 692 Location: Mile High
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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I'll echo the disdain for Blue interiors (and really, Blue exteriors as well... except Wolfram grey) but opinions are a plenty!
Personally, I LIKE the tan interior (not only because I have one ) - they hide dust and dirt very well, and it matches my Nevada Beige paint.
looks sooo good in its natural environment
ps - I like that door panel a LOT Casey. _________________ sold -> '85 Wolfsburg Syncro / 'Built' DOHC EJ25 (a great machine!)
'07 Legacy spec.B, road tuned stgII
'17 4x4 Sprinter, stone grey, SMB pop-top, on 33"s
"Blood stains, speed kills - Fast cars, cheap thrills - Rich girls, fine wine - I've lost my sense, I've lost control, I've lost my mind" |
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SyncroButter Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2016 Posts: 383 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 7:58 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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Farfrumwork wrote: |
I'll echo the disdain for Blue interiors (and really, Blue exteriors as well... except Wolfram grey) but opinions are a plenty!
Personally, I LIKE the tan interior (not only because I have one ) - they hide dust and dirt very well, and it matches my Nevada Beige paint.
looks sooo good in its natural environment
ps - I like that door panel a LOT Casey. |
What is this paint code? Looks a lot like my "bast beige" 86 syncro paint code LL1M down to the brown stripe at the belt
_________________ Grant
In the stable: 1986 Syncro Westfalia/Bostig, 1989 Doka Tristar, 1974 Vespa Rally 200, 1973 Vespa Primavera 125, 1963 Solex 2200, 1938 Buick Special
Gone but not forgotten: 1989 Porsche 944, 1973 Standard Beetle |
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canasync Samba Member
Joined: June 28, 2010 Posts: 656 Location: BC
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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Farfrumwork wrote: |
I'll echo the disdain for Blue interiors (and really, Blue exteriors as well... |
Ready for a laugh? I agree with this, HOWEVER, look what I bought today!
It's getting lowered, 17's and a 2.5L Subaru, that should help as will getting rid of the purple tint
May also convert to a grey interior.
Excuse the poor quality pics.
_________________ 1987 Syncro
3 knobs
PumpeDüse TDI (17mm Garret Turbo, bigger injectors, stage 4 malone tune, intercooled)
Cruise Control
Remote Start/locks
Custom Lift
Custom Bumpers with receivers
Coast Mountain Hightop - Comming Soon
1985 2wd Vanagon Pre-runner in the making
soon to be powered by 2.5L Subaru
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outcaststudios Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2015 Posts: 1728 Location: Maine
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 8:46 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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as a color expert and having more experience with color than most people i say 'merian' is the worst color ever made. artists study color and most people roll their eyes but its something that has a science behind it. just like arguing with your baker about bread,your lawyer about the law you shoudlnt argue with your artists about color! obviously everyone has their opinions but color theory is based on science. cars that are unnatural colors that arent found in nature in great abundance are highly offensive. :fist: blue is cool, black is not real, white is everything,red is horrible,yellow is ok and so is green but brown is poop and dead trees and dirt. :2gunfire: _________________ '88Doka JX td
'69 westy
(rip)couple bugs
(rip)three type III"s
(rip) '81 vanagon
a bunch of french stuff,and 9 motorcycles.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2573791 |
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DwarfVader Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2015 Posts: 646 Location: Missoula, MT
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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So... what about purple? _________________ - oderint dum metuant -
I'll find my van someday, or it will find me. |
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outcaststudios Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2015 Posts: 1728 Location: Maine
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:04 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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its one of my favorite colors actually but its not always great on a car. purple is roadkill guts and the sky at the right time or really cool flowers. _________________ '88Doka JX td
'69 westy
(rip)couple bugs
(rip)three type III"s
(rip) '81 vanagon
a bunch of french stuff,and 9 motorcycles.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2573791 |
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ThankYouJerry Samba Member
Joined: September 01, 2012 Posts: 2271 Location: Shakedown Street
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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DwarfVader wrote: |
So... what about purple? |
I think it looks GREAT on a Westy... but it's gonna be extra HOT in the summertime . _________________ 1990 Multivan - "Ohana"
1.8T, Auto w/3.27 R&P + Peloquin TBD |
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Synkraut Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2014 Posts: 16 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:06 am Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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IIRC black was only done on some Tristars. I like it there but otherwise I'm not a great fan of black vanagons. Maybe that's because there are so many black cars out there and the vanagon is one of the few vehicles that actually look nice in almost any colour.
We also have a (black) Audi A6, now imagine one of those in bright green, baby bleu, orange, yellow, beige,... that would really suck!
Cheers, André _________________ '89 Caravelle GL 14" Syncro 2.1 MV
'91 Doka 14" Syncro 2.1 MV
'97 T4 Caravelle Syncro 2.5 LPG Conversion
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?Waldo? Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2006 Posts: 9752 Location: Where?
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:50 am Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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outcaststudios wrote: |
as a color expert and having more experience with color than most people i say 'merian' is the worst color ever made. artists study color and most people roll their eyes but its something that has a science behind it. just like arguing with your baker about bread,your lawyer about the law you shoudlnt argue with your artists about color! obviously everyone has their opinions but color theory is based on science. cars that are unnatural colors that arent found in nature in great abundance are highly offensive. :fist: blue is cool, black is not real, white is everything,red is horrible,yellow is ok and so is green but brown is poop and dead trees and dirt. :2gunfire: |
It's rare to see so much utter nonsense packed into a single short post. Impressive. |
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raoul mitgong Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2009 Posts: 1338 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:23 am Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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Andrew A. Libby wrote: |
outcaststudios wrote: |
as a color expert and having more experience with color than most people i say 'merian' is the worst color ever made. artists study color and most people roll their eyes but its something that has a science behind it. just like arguing with your baker about bread,your lawyer about the law you shoudlnt argue with your artists about color! obviously everyone has their opinions but color theory is based on science. cars that are unnatural colors that arent found in nature in great abundance are highly offensive. :fist: blue is cool, black is not real, white is everything,red is horrible,yellow is ok and so is green but brown is poop and dead trees and dirt. :2gunfire: |
It's rare to see so much utter nonsense packed into a single short post. Impressive. |
Right on Andrew! I think bright colors work fine on some cars but I don't want my camper "yelling" at nature at the campsite. Bright colors on my ww kayak so I can find it downstream from a swim, sure. Climbing gear so I don't leave a cam in the dirt at dusk, sure. A ski jacket so my kid can spot me on the slope, sure. In an art gallery, sure. My camper, not so much. Earth, dirt, wood, that's about right. To each his own. (no offense to Dwarf's potential purple people eater)
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-d _________________ 84 Westy with a 2.1 (Groover)
86 Tintop Syncro (Crow)
86 Tintop Syncro to Westy project (Tom Servo)
91 Westy (Only the top 12 inches of this van (a burn victim)) |
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12103 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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How does one become a color expert? Is there an app for that, or some kind of online course I can take? Inquiring minds want to know |
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DwarfVader Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2015 Posts: 646 Location: Missoula, MT
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
How does one become a color expert? Is there an app for that, or some kind of online course I can take? Inquiring minds want to know |
I can't speak for him... but my wife is a color expert...
To answer your question... art school with an emphasis on color studies, and her postgrad thesis was on color.
She is my color czar _________________ - oderint dum metuant -
I'll find my van someday, or it will find me. |
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12103 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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Holy shit...my grad school thesis was boring as hell in comparison.
What does she think of the purple box? |
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DenverB Samba Member
Joined: July 23, 2012 Posts: 704 Location: Denver, Colorado
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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DwarfVader wrote: |
It is entirely possible that I am about to end up with a westy in a color that I know will offend at least half of you, and will probably make it end up in the Hall of Shame thread at least once. (Waiting to hear back from the mechanic doing the PPI today.)
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is this one in denver? There's a similar purple van here with a tan stripe partially covered in mosaic tile... i see it around cap hill all the time. it's so ugly that it has partially crossed the boundary back into being good looking again. _________________ -------
'77 Transporter/camper (Bussy - Reef Blue/Pastel White)
'67 bug (Santos - VW Blue)
'84 Vanagon Westfalia (Pink Flamingo - Pastel White/Pink)
'88 Vanagon GL Westfalia (Frankie Says - Wolfram Gray)
'02 Eurovan Weekender (Green Apple)
'95-'03 Eurovan full campers and weekenders (rental fleet)
'84 -'91 Vanagon full campers and weekenders (rental fleet)
'72 Porsche 914 (Greta - RIP)
www.RockyMountainCampervans.com |
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5068 Location: denver
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: What is the Worst Vanagon Color? |
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Merian wrote: |
or turn that stripe Gold and Geaux Tigers! |
YEAH YOU RIGHT!
Mine would look like this if I had my way, but then my loved ones would never ride in it.
And to the color expert, purple kicks ass. It's widely accepted that people who don't like purple generally have no taste, no sense of humor, or just don't look good in it. _________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
www.josephtrussell.com |
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