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    Feb 26, 2006 11:09:14 PM

    pro2
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    Exterior color match with Cocoa

    Has anyone seen Midnight Blue or Basalt Black with Cocoa interior on a coupe? Any opinions on which would be a better match would be appreciated.

    Feb 26, 2006 11:11:18 PM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    The closest thing to that I can recall is Lapis and natural brown (I think!)...IIRC, Matt the Car Nut from here in Texas had that combo for his mom...and it was really beautiful.

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    Feb 27, 2006 12:29:14 AM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    From what I've seen?... Blue. Cocoa needs (and goes with) colors better than gray shades. Except GT Silver which has a little color in it. GT Silver & Cocoa look great. IMO.

    Feb 27, 2006 1:04:48 AM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    Agreed, GT Silver or Arctic Silver and Cocoa are great combinations. I saw Atlas Grey and Cocoa and did not like it. Should've taken a picture.

    Feb 27, 2006 1:22:06 AM

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    looks great with Basalt

    I vaccilated between Basalt/cocoa and Atlas/2 tone black-grey. I liked the cocoa interior best, but the Atlas exterior won. I took a 3'x3' swatch of cocoa and laid it all over a Basalt coupe - it was stunning. Cocoa is probably best with GT silver, but looks pretty good with seal and, of course, white.

    ...and I concur, Atlas and cocoa is not a good combo

    Feb 27, 2006 1:57:48 AM

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    Re: looks great with Basalt

    GT Silver/cocoa

    Feb 27, 2006 7:12:58 PM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    Hey! I've got Atlas and Cocao and like it.

    Subtle - but no clash IMHO - although Seal Grey (with the hint of brown rather than blue in Atlas) would also be good IMHO. White may not be bad, I reckon - kind of coffee and cream look...

    Each to his own, though. I'll post a few pics later tonight when I finally drag myself home from the office. I washed the car yesterday, so I took a few photos before putting her back to bed.

    SoS.

    Feb 27, 2006 8:35:48 PM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    No insults intended! In my eye the bluish tinge of the Atlas doesn't do the Cocoa justice. Oddly, there was a Speed Yellow/Cocoa C4S cab parked in Newport Beach CA yesterday that was really quite attractive - I think it had a cocoa top too, but it was down.

    Feb 27, 2006 10:58:59 PM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    I think a white exterior would go well with cocoa...

    Feb 27, 2006 11:08:20 PM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    Quote:
    dkreidel said:
    Oddly, there was a Speed Yellow/Cocoa C4S cab parked in Newport Beach CA yesterday that was really quite attractive - I think it had a cocoa top too, but it was down.



    Rotten banana?

    Seal, GT Silver, Slate, and White all look great with Cocoa! I think the greens would probably work, but I haven't seen many greens (Dark Olive Metallic/Cocoa, anyone?) And, if you like rotting fruit, Speed Yellow.

    Feb 28, 2006 12:04:02 AM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    Here's some pics of my Atlas 'S. Quite clean for a change - although a bit blurred here. Unfortunately interior not so visible. But, just imagine a very dark and understated brown through the tinted glass...

    Feb 28, 2006 12:05:10 AM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    And another:

    Feb 28, 2006 12:06:10 AM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    Annnnnnnd finally:

    Feb 28, 2006 12:27:21 AM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    OK one more...

    Feb 28, 2006 12:51:18 AM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    No offense intendend, of course. It just goes to show you that it is hard to ask for one's opinion on a purely subjective topic. Hell, my last car was Speed Yellow, so what does that tell you about my color choices?

    Feb 28, 2006 1:13:17 AM

    ArthurY
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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

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    pro2 said:
    Any opinions



    Cocoa interior: white, slate grey, green, or go with one of the Cayenne gold-like colors as a special paint job. The silvers and other greys, while beautiful, need a black interior; they don't "match" with the cocoa brown.

    Feb 28, 2006 1:17:42 AM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    I think atlas with cocoa looks fine, if not even quite classy... think darker shades whilst not highlighting the cocoa colour suits it perfectly IMO.

    Feb 28, 2006 3:48:13 PM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    No offense taken. Key thing is to be happy with your own selection.... and if you end up with a 997, you should be - whatever the colour!

    SoS.

    Mar 3, 2006 3:47:46 PM

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    Re: Exterior color match with Cocoa

    Porsche showed a seal grey/cocoa 4S cab at the Geneva show. Looked very good...
     
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