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Old 01-25-2008, 12:57 PM
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Im in korea at the time being. I will be returning back to california soon and i cant decide on a color. i like black but dont want to deal with all the swirl and scratch marks. If i get black i will be doing a black and gold theme(VIP LOOK) and if i get White its going to be a White and Black Theme (doing like a Carbon fiber panda theme) i love both these colors but just cant decide... ive done a whole lot of research here and other various forums for like 5 months and gathered everything i want to do with either a white or a black Xb2 becuase everyday i switch back and forth. So i got a list for both cars on parts and Diy and etc lol like 20 pgs long total hahaha . i have alot of free time here ...


All input is helpful... And grateful for the input
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Go panda.











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do both.... cop car look!!!!
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If those were my two to decide from, I'd go black. When it's clean the metallic in it looks awesome.
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Old 01-25-2008, 04:12 PM
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lol thanks for the quick replies soo early in the morning but it seems we have a tie. 1 black 1 white and 1 do both lol. more input is appreciated.


ps. jimmbomb lol i wish i can afford 2 Xb's haha
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Originally Posted by Hyung
lol thanks for the quick replies soo early in the morning but it seems we have a tie. 1 black 1 white and 1 do both lol. more input is appreciated.


ps. jimmbomb lol i wish i can afford 2 Xb's haha
Well you kinda have 2 for the white ,panda and cop.
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Originally Posted by Hyung
lol thanks for the quick replies soo early in the morning but it seems we have a tie. 1 black 1 white and 1 do both lol. more input is appreciated.


ps. jimmbomb lol i wish i can afford 2 Xb's haha
Hyung.... what I mean was both colors on one car.. like a black & white cop car....
or you can merge the colors & go Silver........ jh
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get white!!!!!
you don't have to worry about swirls..
But I gotta admit the lack of shine after a car wash/wax makes me sad
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I used to have the same problem... Then i got white. I am glad I did, my brother got a black jeep and it takes him like 3 times longer to wash his car and it never looks as good as mine when its done, maybe thats just beacuse i drive the xB but really white is way easier i had a dark blue xB (BOP) before and it was way harder to keep clean and it every little smudge, swirl etc, was like a slap in the face.
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not to sound racist but the white is where its at
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definately white.
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http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...Nob3QtY29sb3Jz
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OK - don't want to offend anyone ,really! but - white cars look cheap to me. i personally would NEVER own a white car...I associate white cars with teenagers/college students for some reason!
my xB is black - and I absolutely LOVE it. I was torn for months about what color to get (never considered white, however) and am SO glad I went with black!
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Black.

White looks awesome, but black beats it. Extra work yes, but it is worth it.
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I second the last two replies =)

Black is the way to go, VIP =)

don't be a rebel! :]
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Old 01-26-2008, 09:24 AM
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I would try to think about what you want to do to the car what kind of wheels you like and if you want to put decals or paint somthing on it, etc. then choose a color to match what will work best for the look you are going for, and also depending on where you live, black absorbs heat more so if you live somewhere hot with white it wont be as bad. Silver is nice too, I never even considered silver before i bought mine then after words i kinda like silver, but i love my white too.
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And you can hide in the snow!
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I would pick white.
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Once you go black you cant go back ...black is so much more sharp looking and any secondary color you pick will pop...I may be bias though my box is black
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white. if you can keep it clean all the time get black
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