To each there own. Lava wasn't my first choice but its definitely grown on me and I love it! Get lots of compliments on the color. And it stays clean!

actually i was there alittle late with my raven frs and saw motos whiteout and ohhh man it looks amazing.lol

that sounded weird lmfao:lol:

I've had a lot of black cars, and detail many for customers. No color outside of some white pearls make a car look "expensive and classy" like black. When clean, it's captivating. Keeping it clean, is tough. It'll show flaws the easiest, like swirls, so it's very-very important to know how to wash the car right, and putting a good product on to keep it protected. If you wash a lot, and drive a lot. Or live in adverse climates, or near industrial parks, product is key as much as the process to clean it, and a sealant is much better of a choice. I'd give Wolfgang 3.0 a shot, some of the best I've used to date. Pick it up on autogeek.net and give it a shot.

Black is the biggest pain, but when it's clean and done right, it's 2nd to none.

Wrap it
 

I was in for an Ashphalt but I took a Raven b/c I was going to wrap it anyway and black is the best base for wraping and great for resale as well especially with the black interior.

Sorry about the image quality. Its 3M Dark matte grey

I was just being cheeky... I aint seen lava in the flesh so i cant really judge anyway...... :happy0180:

That matte will look awesome but not until its got some aftermarket rims IMO..........

thank you so much for your opinion and advice.:w00t:

I've had two black cars so far. I wouldn't worry too much about it. If it's primarily dust that you're getting, use a "california duster" type of product instead of washing, but don't make the mistake of using pressure. The duster will pick up the dirt on its own.

However, if it's bugs, moist road grime, etc. I feel your pain. While I love my Firestorm FR-S, I like how the Raven looks too.

I have two little boys that love putting fingerprints on cars regularly. If it was just me and my wife, I'd have a Raven FR-S.

:thumbsup:

how much you paid for this ??

Looks like 1 sq ft is about 7-9 US. I would guess a few hundred to do this job yourself, maybe like 3-4 hours of labor. Not sure though, I will be interested to hear what Lawnik payed.

Raven is a sweet color. The red interior POPS against the black shell. The car looks straight mean. The highest up at Toyota USA is driving a 5 axis Raven FRS and it's siiick. I had some regrets about not going with white too. But I had a white sporty car for 5 years and wanted to make a different statement. With a black car you can do allot of special looks with it, like murdering it out.

Once you have your car for awhile and take it to car shows and FRS meets I think you will be pleasantly surprised that Raven is a pretty rare color.

The more I drive the car and receive looks and praise the happier I am with my color choice. And for the record, after Firestorm it was a toss up between white and black. :)

I bought the vinyl off ebay for $480, prep and supplies cost about $150 more. 40-50hrs of install time with a helper for about half of it.

I was quoted $4K for the job at a pro installer who gave me some tips to do it myself. When I showed him he said his work would have only been slighly but probably not noticeably better.

If you have the time, try it yourself.

Luke

please share it on DIY.

product name and may be steps. and things to look out?

many thanz

I live in an apartment complex and only have a carport (well, at least I have that). Every Monday the gardeners come around with their leaf blowers....

I still love Raven... despite the challenges :)