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Is it me, or is there a difference between the Light Pewter paint on the F-Body vs. the Vette?
I've seen 'Vettes with Light Pewter and they look fantastic. But the other day when I went to check out new SS's at a dealership the F-Body Light Pewter seemed to be a little bit lighter, and a little bit more "sparkly."
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I think the pewter on the vette is a little more like a champaign color and on the SS's its more of a goldish silver. I'd have to see both of them next to each other and they would have to be clean though.
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The appearance of the pewter paint changes *a lot* with differences in the ambient light. At times, mine looks almost silver - at others it's very bronze.
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quote:Originally posted by John97RS: Is it me, or is there a difference between the Light Pewter paint on the F-Body vs. the Vette?
I've seen 'Vettes with Light Pewter and they look fantastic. But the other day when I went to check out new SS's at a dealership the F-Body Light Pewter seemed to be a little bit lighter, and a little bit more "sparkly."
Any Pewter SS owners care to comment?
- John97RS
Let me guess, now you want a C5, right?? lol...
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I like the pewter color, but it's kinda hard explaining to folks what the color is. Some call it gold, some call it silver. To me, it's a "pale gold" color.
The only problem is, it's getting as common as dirt. It semms that a quarter of the cars on the road are very similar in color.
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Well, the thing is I almost bought a vette, but I could not justify the money for it. My Hawk has almost the same power, looks just as good, and is more rare.....
I love the vettes, but the price s too high.
I love my Hawk, even though she's been put up for the winter.
I saw a pewter SS & C5 next to each other and they looked the same to me.
quote:Originally posted by John97RS: Yah right...If I had $50,000 to plunk down on a C5 I wouldn't want one...I'd already **HAVE** one!!!
Nope...it's gonna be an SS for me!!
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I think they are the same color and tone. It all depends on when you see them(lighting). The store director at the store I work at has a pewter 99 C5 and I've parked near him before. Looked the same to me.
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