Ed Hall Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Painted using Photoshop!!!! What do you think? Before After Some other colors I’m considering Bbobynski, Did the test “color car” Allante (pearl white) look like the following? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazglenn3 Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 I like the White Diamond/Grey combination the best. Just my $.02 Charles Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 The black looks great to me, hard to keep clean but nice. The pearl is nice, but personally I dont like two-tone. Your original color is nice also. What year is it? I recall they had problems with the convertible top leaking was that resolved? I would love one of those! Is is quick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazglenn3 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 You're right, Mike...nothing looks nicer than a black vehicle when it is taken care of. I had a 1972 Cutlass Supreme that was painted with 5 coats of Sikkens True Black paint, and 9 coats of clear. Looked like you could stick your hand right in the paint. Of course it was a sunny Sunday driver. The problem with black cars is fine scratches that make the finish look dull, or even worse swirls. Of course these come from improper care of the paint, but you see it 99% of the time. Charles Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
639398 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 I HAVE A `93 ALLANTE AND A `98 ETC, BASICLY THE SAME MOTOR. THE ALLANTE IS A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS LIGHTER AND IT IS NOTICEABLY QUICKER THAN MY ETC. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE TORQUE STEER IN YOUR NORTHSTAR POWERED CADDIES, ITS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE NORTHSTAR POWERED ALLANTE WHEN YOU WOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 I vote black, but it may cost too much to warrant the changeover. The silver you have would be my second choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hall Posted December 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 I would be the person painting it so changing the color would be no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an01sts Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 The pearl white always captured me, and I thought about pearl white, rather than the crimson pearl for my choice when buying the STS. There is just something about the Allante's lines and pearl white, and I do not like white cars. Unlike the rest of the Caddy techs, I loved doing warrenty work on the Allante. (Heck! I loved doing all warrenty glasswork because I could beat the clock on all of it.) The Allante, however, was my favorite car by far, unmatched by anything on the market. GM warrenty paid 5.4 or 5.9 on the windsheild. I could do the w/s in a little over 30 minutes, working at $16.50 a flat-rate hour. That's about $195 an hour and, because GM required us to clock in and out on warrenty jobs, I had to do some major bench warming and filter in some cash paid's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupillac Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 The black looks really nice, I'm repainting my Caddy this spring black again.....gonna dread cleaning it so much harder. "Cadillac, it's not a car, it's an obsession" -W.Kingdon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadillac_caddy_sts Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Is there a reason why the wheels are like that? Or is that a dumb question!!! LOL Defending Northstar perf a qtr mile at a time!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Collaziano Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I'm a white diamond freak myself, but the blue doesn't look bad.. Sal Collaziano Cadillac Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67coupedeville Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 The black looks super sporty, the white and gray looks very swell also, but I vote black. Looks super hot! Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Red Carmine should look cool. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Ed, the silver looks pretty sharp and is my #2 vote. I think the black would put it over the top and gets my vote for the #1 spot. Definitely a winner. In my humble opinion 2 tones have a dated look as well as fashion colors like that school bus yellow and teal from the 80's (good god that was an ugly color). But I think any color looks good or decent with a nice shine......except teal. adallak's red suggestion would look sharp too. "Burns" rubber " I've never considered myself to be all that conservative, but it seems the more liberal some people get the more conservative I become. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hall Posted February 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Thanks for all the replies. I'm most likely going to keep my Allante the original color and paint the bottom black panels the same color as the rest of the car. It is much easier to keep it the original color and silver seems to be the style now. Before I paint the car, I'm going to tackle the interior. The leather is in bad condition so I bought some burgundy leather to redue the seats and other miscellaneous parts. I'm going to sew the seats with black leather in the middle and burgundy along the sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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