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That said, to me it looks darker and shinier than what I see on the road out there or even on a new car lot. The guys who did the painting said that it looks different because modern trucks have flatter panels, fenders etc. The F-1 is a curvier truck (and what guy doesn't like curves, right?!) so the light reflects differently off it than off a modern truck. The other thing I thought about was that maybe they used a different primer than what they use on the Ford line in Detroit.
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That is looking great. always enjoy getting to the point you are at now, for me that's where the fun part starts. Glad to see that SBF under the hood.
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Hey Marauder, yeah the color is the standard current year F-150 (and several other Ford vehicles) dark blue. They call it dark blue pearl metallic. The code is DX.
That said, to me it looks darker and shinier than what I see on the road out there or even on a new car lot. The guys who did the painting said that it looks different because modern trucks have flatter panels, fenders etc. The F-1 is a curvier truck (and what guy doesn't like curves, right?!) so the light reflects differently off it than off a modern truck. The other thing I thought about was that maybe they used a different primer than what they use on the Ford line in Detroit.
Best, Tyler
That said, to me it looks darker and shinier than what I see on the road out there or even on a new car lot. The guys who did the painting said that it looks different because modern trucks have flatter panels, fenders etc. The F-1 is a curvier truck (and what guy doesn't like curves, right?!) so the light reflects differently off it than off a modern truck. The other thing I thought about was that maybe they used a different primer than what they use on the Ford line in Detroit.
Best, Tyler
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Hey Tyler,
Oooooohhh that looks nice. I see a problem though - Your son doesn't drive stick.... I guess that nice truck will have to stay at your house when he goes off to college...
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Oooooohhh that looks nice. I see a problem though - Your son doesn't drive stick.... I guess that nice truck will have to stay at your house when he goes off to college...
Ben in Austin
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