Rat look 480 - good idea?

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Rat look 480 - good idea?

yes thats cool!
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No thats a rubbish idea it would look poo.
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VanDerGraaf
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Post by VanDerGraaf » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:17 am

It's £100! Buy it to drive about in when the mood takes you! :lol:
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Post by robin_xr4i » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:17 pm

VanDerGraaf wrote:It's £100! Buy it to drive about in when the mood takes you! :lol:
:rofl: that made me laugh!
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Post by robin_xr4i » Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:37 am

I am not very good at photoshop but this is my attempt matt green, clear lights, dark alloys and a hefty drop!

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Told you it was shit! :rofl:
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Post by Sander » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:47 pm

The 4 step guide to screw up your 480! In stores now!
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Post by Darren » Mon May 01, 2006 9:19 pm

Rat look is cool. I'm big into the classics and theres nothing like an old ratty classic, but when it comes to more modern cars, it's a bit try-hard in my opinion.

Rat look to me isn't just some matt paint either, to me it's all about full on rust and dull, rough paintwork. ;)

If you are going to rat a 480 though, matt black with scores and chips all over the paintwork, slammed suspension, and some of them standard 5 spoke wheels split rimmed. And thats just to start; Do you want it to be road legal? :lol:
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Post by Dan the 480 Man » Tue May 02, 2006 8:45 am

Gotta agree Robin, that does look nasty...but kinda cool. Did you mock those Taurus alloys on grey yourself or were they already like it?

I like the thought of doing my Taurus grey, but couldn't get the colour/stroke right (my Photoshop skills aren't brilliant either!)...

Rat look on a 480 is a big X. Might look cool as Darren suggests-matt and rough...480 split rims from standard 480 alloys would look cool. Hiding a secret powerplant under the bonnet and looking a bit beat up would make it look really mean. Like some kind of 'Devil' car posessed!
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Post by Williewammes » Thu May 04, 2006 9:07 am

No rat look for me.
The 480 looks so nice reflecting the light. Why ruining that with matt paint?

I'll have a new paint soon. Got some rusty paris blue doors, wich will be repainted. She will be shining again :)
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