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85fieroguy
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SEP 26, 05:23 PM
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Want to clean up and spray paint some items. Anyone know what paint color or brand of red is the same or close to the original color of the stock upper manifold plenum ?? Reply please, and thank you.
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IMSA GT
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SEP 26, 05:31 PM
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bkw88
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SEP 26, 06:33 PM
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Hey IMSA GT......I just used that on one of my formula's when I redid the entire drivetrain. It is darker than the factory color.
I used the VHT caliper red. Was a lot closer color to factory. Either one is close, will take a good eye to tell either is not stock.
Whichever one you choose, rou might want to do the ennum and valve covers so they all match. I have yet to find a exact match to the factory color. Both are very close
Hope this helps
Brian
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IMSA GT
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SEP 26, 06:51 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by bkw88:
Hey IMSA GT......I just used that on one of my formula's when I redid the entire drivetrain. It is darker than the factory color.
I used the VHT caliper red. Was a lot closer color to factory. Either one is close, will take a good eye to tell either is not stock.
Whichever one you choose, rou might want to do the ennum and valve covers so they all match. I have yet to find a exact match to the factory color. Both are very close
Hope this helps
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Thats the issue. No one seems to know the exact color code. I know some have powdercoated their intake also.
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bkw88
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SEP 26, 07:32 PM
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Ok....cool.....wasnt sure if u knew that...lol
Has anyone thought about going to a paint shop and having them mix the color off of a original intake. I have seen them match some odd colors over the years. Just a idea if someone wants it exact.
Brian[This message has been edited by bkw88 (edited 09-26-2015).]
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IMSA GT
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SEP 26, 09:01 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by bkw88:
Has anyone thought about going to a paint shop and having them mix the color off of a original intake.
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Thats the other issue. I'm pretty sure that the color on all of the existing intakes and valve covers has slightly faded so they may have actually started out as a slightly darker color. The only real way to tell and be as close to original is to find one of these rare low mile Fiero's and do a color analysis from it's intake color.
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fierosound
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SEP 26, 09:16 PM
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The closest thing to original I could find here to repaint the upper plenum is Duplicolor Ford Red CDE1605
Duplicolor still lists Chrysler Industrial Red DE1632 - BUT not available in Canada anywhere - and hard to find in the US I hear.
The valve covers on the engine are new NOS from the box (had these on the shelf for a few years)
You can see how closely the Ford Red matches them. (Chevy orange-red is too orange by the way).
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hyperv6
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SEP 26, 09:41 PM
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I second the Chrysler Industrial Red.
You do not want the Chevy Orange as it is really Orange but the Chrysler Industrial is a redish Orange just as the Factory Powder coat.
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TopNotch
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SEP 27, 01:44 PM
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I found a Chrysler engine red at a parts store that was close to the engine in my car. But the red on Fiero engines is not constant, and what matches in one car may not match in another. So test what you buy first.
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2.5
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SEP 28, 11:02 AM
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The origal factory red had variations thru the years I would test a few recommendations.
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