how many shades of red does mr2 mk1 come in

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turtle3

how many shades of red does mr2 mk1 come in

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I thought there was only 2 red colours Toyota 3e5 and super red but was wathching that programme Wheeler dealers the other day and the bloke on there said there was five different shades on the mk1??? . Did anyone see this???on this episode they purchased a T bar for£500 and done it up eventually selling for £1900, It seemed a bit far fetched especially when they were looking for a replacement front wing, which they eventually found in a breakers yard (well suspicious) as all the other wings were chucked in a pile and this one was standing up on its own and immaculate when he found it and ohh its the same colour as he needed, what a surprise. If you look carefully it looks as if its just been painted...
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That very car is for sale on the mk1 uk club.....needs MoT work done to it.
IIRC (having watched that vid loads of times) he didnt say how many shades of red there were....think he was guessing.....a figure of speech....anyone on here confirm how many shades of red there was?
turtle3

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just checked the ad out, the guy is open to offers over £500, was that show for real or what??? had a few good tips on there though.
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turtle3 wrote:just checked the ad out, the guy is open to offers over £500, was that show for real or what??? had a few good tips on there though.


Its TV. Don't take everything said as gospel and necessarily accurate.
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I reckon that program is a pack old lies.

The prospective buyers are not for real thats for sure.

I still like watching it though, but haven't seen the one about the mk1 yet, will have to keep my eyes peeled.

I know super red 2 comes in at least 3 different shades, cause when I had some mixed up a while back, I ended up having the one tin slightly darker and one tin slightly lighter, and mixing em myself by trial and error.
Still a bu88er to match up red though.
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Doesn't the shade of red depend on the amount of time the cars been in the sun an the strength of the sun in the part of the world the cars been in :lol: :lol: i'll get me coat :silent:
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