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Offline FroGTI

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Re: Colour choice - What do you think of Steel Grey?
« Reply #30 on: 03 April 2010, 09:42 »
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Welcome to the board. Very nice car, but I suggest you post your pix in a new thread, so everyone can see them. Especially as this is the Steel Grey thread and your GTI is Carbon Grey (like mine) :smiley:


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Re: Colour choice - What do you think of Steel Grey?
« Reply #31 on: 03 April 2010, 14:55 »
Just got back from the Big Apple and i saw a Steel Carbon Grey gti driving through Times Sq looked really  :cool:
Really stood out amoung all the yellow cabs and was turning a lot of heads, it would of been a great pic but my bloody camera was full  :angry:

Looks a really nice colour in the flesh
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Re: Colour choice - What do you think of Steel Grey?
« Reply #32 on: 03 April 2010, 15:05 »
(1) Grey. :rolleyes:
(2) High quality undercoat. :rolleyes: Sorry Snoops!
(3) Suits our weather. :rolleyes:

Now, Carbon Grey is a much better colour. :smiley:
« Last Edit: 03 April 2010, 15:23 by am1w »
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Re: Colour choice - What do you think of Steel Grey?
« Reply #33 on: 03 April 2010, 15:45 »
Just got back from the Big Apple and i saw a Steel Carbon Grey gti driving through Times Sq looked really  :cool:
Really stood out amoung all the yellow cabs and was turning a lot of heads, it would of been a great pic but my bloody camera was full  :angry:

Looks a really nice colour in the flesh
Cool, New York is great, hope you had a good time there.
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I think in some markets Carbon Grey is marketed as Carbon Steel? In the UK Steel Grey is the equivalent to United Grey.
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Re: Colour choice - What do you think of Steel Grey?
« Reply #34 on: 03 April 2010, 18:08 »
Exonian - here in Dubai carbon grey is carbon steel grey and the steel grey in the pictures (in the earlier pages of this thread) is called united grey.. :smiley:

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Re: Colour choice - What do you think of Steel Grey?
« Reply #35 on: 05 April 2010, 20:44 »
I like carbon grey but although the car from Sydney looks great I do think the 17" wheels do it an injustice.  Somehow the shadows make the car look bigger and suit it better, just an opinion so sorry to all those with 17s.

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Re: Colour choice - What do you think of Steel Grey?
« Reply #36 on: 05 April 2010, 20:48 »
IMO, that inch makes all the difference! :smiley:
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Re: Colour choice - What do you think of Steel Grey?
« Reply #37 on: 05 April 2010, 20:49 »
The funny thing is i don't like any photos of the mk6 with the 17s on but in real life some colours i don't mind them on as to me in real life the 17s and 18s look bigger again.

(1) Grey. :rolleyes:
(2) High quality undercoat. :rolleyes: Sorry Snoops!
(3) Suits our weather. :rolleyes:

Now, Carbon Grey is a much better colour. :smiley:
You know Karma? I think me making undercoat coments a while back just came round and bit me on the ass!
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Re: Colour choice - What do you think of Steel Grey?
« Reply #38 on: 05 April 2010, 21:00 »
IMO, that inch makes all the difference! :smiley:

Hee hee hee :laugh: Your wife is a very lucky woman!! :wink:

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Re: Colour choice - What do you think of Steel Grey?
« Reply #39 on: 05 April 2010, 21:10 »
IMO, that inch makes all the difference! :smiley:
Hee hee hee :laugh: Your wife is a very lucky woman!! :wink:
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