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Old 05-05-2013, 03:02 PM
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Thanks, any commentary on how to use this dang windows eight mess? lol.
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Thanks, any commentary on how to use this dang windows eight mess? lol.
LOL, sorry no. I'm using my iPad and it is just a couple of touches to do it. No experience yet with Windows 8 devices.
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Night Race Blue makes the Carbon Flash Metallic look green/yellow.
Old 05-05-2013, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by talon90
Thanks to all! LOVE the color!
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its one of those colors that is really hard to see and like in photos. if you like the idea of a dark color, changing shades which sortof follow the sun, and lots of sparklies in the right light, it looks good. I wasn't sold on it looking at pictures on the web, but when I went to kerbeck to pick out my car, it just jumped out at me, and that was in late fall. it isn't for everyone, and honestly I wanted the orange but couldn't find one.
Old 05-05-2013, 07:37 PM
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This is one color you really need to investigate. You need to see it in as many situations conditions as you can.

I have 13 GS NRB since November and every time I see the car it seems to have a different look.

One thing for sure there is a lot of flake in it. In the bright sun there is not a prettier color. I think it more forgiving then black and at times it does really look black especially if it gets dirty.
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What would you think about NRB with Kalahari interior? I think it would be a great contrast. Even better thann Brown.
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I think that would be a great, rich-looking combination.
Old 05-26-2013, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by speedlink
What would you think about NRB with Kalahari interior? I think it would be a great contrast. Even better thann Brown.
That's what my wife is looking at for her vert.
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Originally Posted by flange
Thanks, any commentary on how to use this dang windows eight mess? lol.
I ain't saying nutting.
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NRB with Kalahari interior is what I was thinking of ordering and I really wanted to love the colour but I went to a dealer and saw the same paint code on a Cruze and was certainly not wowed by it. Now I see this thread and it looks great! ... Could it be that it's the same paint code, but not the same paint process, that gives a duller look to the Cruze? I have always read that NRB really pops in direct sun but it just didn't do that when I saw it in person on the Cruze. Does anyone know if the Corvette gets a better paint process, that results in the Corvette version of NRB "coming alive" more than on the Cruze.
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I cannot comment on the paint methods, but I can comment on the NRB changing colors. In a non well lit environment it often looks like just dark blue or black. In better light it looks like carbon flash metallic, and in good sunlight it looks like a really nice metallic blue.
Since we all only drive our cars on nice weekends days, it will show best at those times. Sitting in the garage, not soo much.
You really should see it in person before deciding on this particular color.
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Thats what I ordered on my vert, NRB blue top and brownstone interior LT3.
Red calipers and black wheels, oh and NPP.
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Originally Posted by curvesman
on the edge about putting an order in and the night race blue looks pretty interesting! When I was at the Auto show in NYC they had many cars with a dull flat finish that I did not like. Hope the night race blue is not like that.


We ordered the C7 Night Race Blue LT3 with the Kalahari Interior Package.. Counting down the days until Built and Delivered...
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It definitely has a character that changes with the type and amount of light that hits it. It sure doesn't look flat though.

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Here's mine, love the color and the way it changes with the lighting. Mine was the first I saw in person and so I really didn't know how much I'd like the color till I saw her at the museum.
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We ordered the C7 Night Race Blue LT3 with the Kalahari Interior Package.. Counting down the days until Built and Delivered...
Would love to see pics of that color combo. That's exactly what I would get but would like to see it first.
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Originally Posted by Blue Dragon


We ordered the C7 Night Race Blue LT3 with the Kalahari Interior Package.. Counting down the days until Built and Delivered...
You actually ordered a 3LT.
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Originally Posted by C7Joy
It definitely has a character that changes with the type and amount of light that hits it.
Yup, just like every other metallic paint color.



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