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Old 04-02-2010, 03:47 PM
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looks like the gunmetal blue from the Silverado a few years back...but I'm color blind so what the heck to I know.
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:o Thats fugly! Why wax the dull finish
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Take the Black wheels, Decals, off the doors and black mirrors off and i think the car will look a lot better anyway. A nice set of polished wheels would probably compliment the paint much better.
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I don't care for it. There are so many other colors they could have gone with rather than having two shades of blue.
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Originally Posted by AirBusPilot
Once the newness wears off, it would be safe to say that is the ugliest blue I've ever seen. It's a color that will only be appreciated by BJ at auction in 40 years, and only so because of how few they'll produce.
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Originally Posted by IndyPacer
I saw a new 2011 Carbon ZO6 in that color at Barrett-Jackson in Palm Beach yesterday in that color and I thought is was Fulgy! JSB or LMB are nice colors, this one is drab IMO
I wouldn't trade my 2008 for that fugly thing. The boy racer number
and black mirror and wheels.................................
Jsb is way better.
Old 04-02-2010, 05:21 PM
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I like these lighter blue shades. They remind me of some of the cool muscle car colors in the 1960s/early 1970s.
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Originally Posted by Glennm27
I don't like it. I like colors that POP more. That's kind of bland to me.
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To be honest, I think it would have been better if the second Blue that GM offers on Corvettes was not approximately the same shade as the existing JSB.

A darker Blue would have been better IMO.
Old 04-02-2010, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MCSSLT1
Take the Black wheels, Decals, off the doors and black mirrors off and i think the car will look a lot better anyway. A nice set of polished wheels would probably compliment the paint much better.
The blue is ok but I'm not a fan of black wheels and that "colors" my opinion of it.
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I'll have to see it in person to decide, but I'm already pretty sure I won't like it as I was really hoping for a very bright blue along the lines of Electron Blue or Quazar Blue and this definitely is nowhere near that bright by the looks of things.
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I think it looks better with the powder coated wheels than it does with chrome.
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Originally Posted by IDSRVIT


Reminds me of when JSB came out and there were mixed feelings until you could see it in person and nows it's one of the best colors.
This is very true....when they first showed pics of JSB, almost everyone said they hated it and could not believe that GM could come out with such a color
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It looks nice but I prefer the brightness of the JSB color
Old 04-02-2010, 06:55 PM
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looked it over today in person @ BJ. i like it ALOT. color is always a personal choise anyway. this car looks beautiful AND the interior is what every C6 should look like! if the wheels were comp grey on this car and not black - that would be better.

if you are looking for a "LOOK AT ME" color, this is not it of course.

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I think I will pass on it.
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Originally Posted by Glennm27
I don't like it. I like colors that POP more. That's kind of bland to me.
but, I'm more and more falling into this camp, and I'm a blue kind of guy. I have an LMB, had a Quasar Blue 91, and a blue 85.

I'd have to see in person, and I'll bet it looks great in certain types of light, like the Spiral Gray '03 I had.

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Old 04-02-2010, 07:26 PM
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I'm not a fan of that color. Too dull looking. Boring.
Old 04-02-2010, 07:57 PM
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Belongs on a high end sedan (eg. BMW 7 Series, Cadillac STS), not a sports car like the Corvette. Also looks like the car is in color coat, and the factory forgot to add the clearcoat. Dull, boring.

(I saw a Mercedes at the auto show yesterday that was painted flat satin black. What a stupid way to ruin a nice car! Sports cars should be bright colored!)

Prediction? This new Corvette blue will not last as long as Daytona Sunset Orange, a WAY nicer color!
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It's not bad but like others have said, I like a color that pop's more. I had a 90 Steel Blue Metallic, looks like the same color to me.



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