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2014/02/28 15:21:24 (permalink)
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Silver SW20's

Who else has a silver MR2?
I'm interested in seeing some pics of what you've done with your cars.
I'm still not sure if i like the silver of mine, and i'm considering a respray later.
My body and paint is in really good condition at the moment, so there's no hurry.
I originally wanted a black SW20, but it seems like everyone has them lol.
What's everyone's thought on colours, and whether i should keep mine original?
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    Peter
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/02/28 22:42:44 (permalink)
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    Hi Rick,I was passing through Ceduna, Thursday lunch Time & saw a Silver late model SW20 beside Betta Electrical & guessed it may have been yours.In my opinion the silver looks great. I wouldn't change.
    My '96 SW20 is the factory dark green, & I wouldn't change that either.
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    rikkir
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/01 00:05:50 (permalink)
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    That was definitely mine :)
    You should have dropped in to say hi.
    Are you coming back through sometime?
    There's not many MR2 enthusiasts around here lol.
     
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    rikkir
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/01 00:14:55 (permalink)
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    I nearly bought a green one ( i loved the dark green ) in Melbourne, but this 97 silver one was in great condition, totally original with only 125,000 kms on it for under $10k. I couldn't go past it lol. I had looked a several in Melbourne and Sydney before buying mine. I've got a Beams half cut on the way now :)
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/03 14:58:53 (permalink)
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    Hi Again Rick,
    Back in Perth Saturday.
    Spent yesterday cleaning up wife's car, in which we were travelling.
    Don't know if & when we will be doing the road trip again.
    My thought is to not go too drastic with mods.
    One of the AW11 people on the forum uses a by line something like "you can't improve on perfection".
    I feel like that about the SW20.
    Best Wishes
     
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/03 19:19:08 (permalink)
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    I agree with not wanting to change much. I am getting a Beams engine for it, but want to keep any changes to the car within Toyota & TRD ideals. I might change the springs to TRD ones (if i can find them) and change the shocks and wheels/tyres, but thats about it.
    I hope your trip was ok.
    There don't seem to be any silver MR2 owners around... I thought the colour might have been pretty common?
    (not as common as black or red though - seems to be a lot of them on the forum lol)
     
    Cheers
     
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/15 15:49:01 (permalink)
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    Rick,
    black Australian delivered MR2's are actually not that common. Most you see are JDM grey imports. Qld Club technical adviser (Scope) has a '96 Bathurst that's silver with black roof. This was a factory option and is really rare colour combo
    cheers
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/16 17:17:05 (permalink)
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    I've also got a sonic shadow mr2 which I bought a little while ago here in WA and seems to be pretty uncommon
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    rikkir
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/16 18:54:19 (permalink)
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    Have you got any pics ?
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/16 19:20:17 (permalink)
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    There she is. Sorry it's a quickie with the handphone. Rims are still a decision i'm working on but these handle nice compared to the stockies :) Two tone a black roof
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/16 19:35:35 (permalink)
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    Nice. Same colour as mine, but my roof is silver too. What are the rims? What size are they? I'm still running stock rims and can't decide what I want to put on it....
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/16 19:57:48 (permalink)
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    SonicShadow
    I've also got a sonic shadow mr2 which I bought a little while ago here in WA and seems to be pretty uncommon



     
    Nice Looking Car - Cant see I have seen any in Perth that colour.
     
    Is yours the Gen3 Turbo that was for sale on carsales a while ago?
     
    Edit: OP, here is a link to quite a few silver SW20's
    http://www.carpron.com/multisite/v/toyota-lexus/Toyota_MR2/Toyota_MR2_MKII/toyota_mr2_mkii_silver/
     
    My car started of life as a silver but now (unfortunately) is a mix of Silver and Blues and looks nothing like the factory silver.
     
     

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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/16 20:34:48 (permalink)
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    AVS model 7 in the 17x 8 and 9 +30  and +38 respectively. Held onto them from another car so they'll do for now. I'm in the same boat undecided. Looking for some nice concave rims in the future. These are a little bit mexican at the front though...
     
    Thanks Chase_d. Yeh I think it had been up for quite a while and coincided with my need for another car :)
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/16 22:41:42 (permalink)
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    I didn't realise that you could get AVS model 7's in a 17" size. I had looked at them myself, but the australian website only showed them in 18's and larger :(
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    Re: Silver SW20's 2014/03/17 00:20:08 (permalink)
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    The avs are now model f7s. This is an old school rim from Japan. The original model 7 whatever was before forged
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