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Major Clod · 06-26-2012, 09:56 PM

I was at the Tokyo Auto Salon this year - the Pearl White TRD they had on display was glossy as far as I can remember - just like any other pearl white Subaru/Toyota.

Sambalam · 06-26-2012, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Nardi330

great! blue is a great colour. if my other car isn't blue i would have picked it too.

My local Dealer has a blue GTS and it looks great, but I've always wanted a Pearl White Car

Toy86 · 06-26-2012, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Nardi330

great! blue is a great colour. if my other car isn't blue i would have picked it too.

Only reason i'm going with White is it highlights the curves and bumps of the body shape, where as the the dark colours dont.

it makes the car look so much more aggresive.

Varvs · 06-26-2012, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Nezz

Right. I'm convinced Toyota dealerships are doing something a bit wrong here. Having seen Satin White Pearl examples in Japan, I'm wondering why on earth some of the local cars seem to be gloss-- the paint code is the same. Could this be done wrong when the car is detailed?

The only reason I ordered the white is because I wanted that milky-quartz satin pearl. Anybody with one in Australia happy to do a shot where these cars don't get detailed, say under the boot or whatever, with plenty of light? Maybe someone who got one in pearl care to doublecheck their paint code?

If they're just fucking it up that's fine, I'll tell them not to detail the paint. If it's the local colour I might as well go to silver.

There has never been a production model in satin white. there was one BRZ shown in germany and maybe an 86 too, but it was just that, for show.

Jeff Lange · 06-26-2012, 11:00 PM

I've seen a few Canada-spec cars, never touched, and they are gloss from the factory.

Not sure what they did to the cars you saw in Japan.

Jeff

spiller · 06-26-2012, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy86

Only reason i'm going with White is it highlights the curves and bumps of the body shape, where as the the dark colours dont.

it makes the car look so much more aggresive.

This!

Plus white is timless and the pearl makes the car look more expesive

Nezz · 06-27-2012, 04:04 AM

Comes up a lot brighter in direct sunlight. I blame victorian winters. Went and saw the demo today and I'm a lot happier.

Maybe they're better prepped, glossier? Not sure. But ones I spotted in .JP came up with a flatter satin. However! The satin flare is there and that's what I was worried about. Thank christ that's over.

...now back to waiting until November/December.

crouchy35 · 06-27-2012, 09:23 AM

Well that was painful

Nafe · 06-27-2012, 09:26 AM

LOL agreed. new member, 7 posts, most with attitude and all in one thread...
Welcome to the forum haha

Nezz · 06-28-2012, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Nafe

LOL agreed. new member, 7 posts, most with attitude and all in one thread...
Welcome to the forum haha

Not my finest hour, I'll admit. I'll be around a bit more but I'll try and contribute a liiittle more usefully in future. Probably going to have this rig a while. ... well, that rig.

That rig which apparently I won't get until October (at the earliest).

06-26-2012, 11:00 PM	#19
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06-26-2012, 09:56 PM	#15
Major Clod Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: RA23 Celica Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was at the Tokyo Auto Salon this year - the Pearl White TRD they had on display was glossy as far as I can remember - just like any other pearl white Subaru/Toyota.

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Nezz 86DESU Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86 GTS, S13, CB9 Location: Victoria Posts: 294 Thanks: 25 Thanked 69 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Comes up a lot brighter in direct sunlight. I blame victorian winters. Went and saw the demo today and I'm a lot happier. Maybe they're better prepped, glossier? Not sure. But ones I spotted in .JP came up with a flatter satin. However! The satin flare is there and that's what I was worried about. Thank christ that's over. ...now back to waiting until November/December.

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crouchy35 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Mt Fuji Red 86 GTS (MT) Location: Adelaide Posts: 90 Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well that was painful

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Nafe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Mt Fuji Red 86 GT Location: Brisbane Posts: 888 Thanks: 9 Thanked 109 Times in 86 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	LOL agreed. new member, 7 posts, most with attitude and all in one thread... Welcome to the forum haha

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