MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Cosmetic/Interior Modifications => Topic started by: Panthera on March 07, 2013, 08:13:01 pm

Title: Anthracite Monza on Blue Graphite
Post by: Panthera on March 07, 2013, 08:13:01 pm
My 17" Monza are in need of a refurbishment and I fancy the idea of having them done in anthracite/new anthracite colour. But I was thinking it might look too heavy looking/too dark?

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GTi Anthracite1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/djmhughesuk/8537835664/) by djmhughesuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/djmhughesuk/), on Flickr

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GTI -antharcite2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/djmhughesuk/8537836906/) by djmhughesuk (http://www.flickr.com/people/djmhughesuk/), on Flickr


What is the difference between Anthracite and New Anthracite which I see "arthur" has on his red GTi?

Cheers
Title: Re: Anthracite Monza on Blue Graphite
Post by: MC71 on March 07, 2013, 08:47:41 pm
How about a smoked chrome with darker inserts? Will look less "heavy" but still a touch darker. Find a pic of RedRobin's old Monza's (somewhere on here)

 :happy2:
Title: Re: Anthracite Monza on Blue Graphite
Post by: Panthera on March 08, 2013, 12:21:14 pm
Quote from: MC71 on March 07, 2013, 08:47:41 pm
How about a smoked chrome with darker inserts? Will look less "heavy" but still a touch darker. Find a pic of RedRobin's old Monza's (somewhere on here)

 :happy2:

I have PM'ed RR about this. Thanks for the idea, just need to see a picture of it.
Title: Re: Anthracite Monza on Blue Graphite
Post by: arthur on March 08, 2013, 09:31:22 pm
I'm still really happy with my "New Anthracite" refurb.  I'm not really sure what is "new" about the colour but it is darker than your image and has a bit of a metallic effect in there!  One thing is they really match the colour of the plastic of the lower bumper and the sideskirts!
Title: Re: Anthracite Monza on Blue Graphite
Post by: Panthera on March 09, 2013, 12:18:32 pm
Quote from: arthur on March 08, 2013, 09:31:22 pm
I'm still really happy with my "New Anthracite" refurb.  I'm not really sure what is "new" about the colour but it is darker than your image and has a bit of a metallic effect in there!  One thing is they really match the colour of the plastic of the lower bumper and the sideskirts!

Arthur, thats what I was thinking - the anthracite colour match the unpainted dark grey plastics. And I also thought that as my GTi's colour is blue graphite, the alloys would bring more of that graphite out - if you see what I mean?

I have just got to find another set of wheels to use whilst the monza's are at Pristine.  Any ideas?
Title: Re: Anthracite Monza on Blue Graphite
Post by: JoeDarKa on March 09, 2013, 03:49:53 pm
My painter mixed subaru grey with reflex silver and got a nice light anthracite colour

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Title: Re: Anthracite Monza on Blue Graphite
Post by: wheelygood on April 10, 2013, 01:49:22 am
anthracite always looks good on blue cars