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View Poll Results: What is the exterior color of your 997?
Black
39
13.40%
Carrera White
19
6.53%
Guards Red
16
5.50%
Speed Yellow
13
4.47%
Atlas Grey
24
8.25%
Midnight Blue
16
5.50%
Arctic Silver
44
15.12%
Basalt Black
10
3.44%
Cobalt Blue
9
3.09%
Meteor Grey
21
7.22%
Seal Grey
34
11.68%
Carmona Red
3
1.03%
Dark Teal
1
0.34%
Lapis Blue
10
3.44%
GT Silver
15
5.15%
Forest Green
0
0%
Slate Grey
9
3.09%
Dark Olive
1
0.34%
Green (GT)
1
0.34%
Orange (GT)
0
0%
Other/Custom
6
2.06%
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What color is your 997

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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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Default What color is your 997

THPorsche suggested a poll on car color. That's a fun one, too, but there are a LOT of colors. Apologies if your color isn't listed...

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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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Thanks Jakeman

Speed Yellow!
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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Speed Yellow also.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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Midnight Blue
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by InTheAir
I think only 10 options are permitted by the forum software.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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^^^ I've seen poll options that run a full page in OT.

Should be a fun poll.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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That's it for silvers?
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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Guards red.

Passe'...but aren't sports cars suppossed to be red?
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Originally Posted by The B
That's it for silvers?
Those are early returns, gentlemen. Give it a week.

Hopefully he made the poll open for longer than a week.

I'm guessing at the end of the day (figuratively), Black will come out on top in the solid colors and overall, followed by Seal Grey in the metallics.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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And it's black pulling ahead!

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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by OCBen
Those are early returns, gentlemen. Give it a week.

Hopefully he made the poll open for longer than a week.

I'm guessing at the end of the day (figuratively), Black will come out on top in the solid colors and overall, followed by Seal Grey in the metallics.
going out on a limb here ben?
black only has one variation in basalt. although dark olive looks black most of the time.
the silvers and greys have too many variations that will split their vote, although seal does seem to be the most popular of late.
my '07 is black, my '06 was seal grey, my '04 was gt silver, '03 was black again.
but i really wanted signal yellow! LINK
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paint to sample: ivory
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stupud question time : How can I tell if I have Basalt Black or just plain Black ?.. is it in my VIN ?
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Basalt Black has "gold metallic" fleck in it.
Plain Black is, well...just Black.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mzn50
stupud question time : How can I tell if I have Basalt Black or just plain Black ?.. is it in my VIN ?
A simple look should tell you. If you can't see metal flakes in the paint you've got plain ol' black. You can check the options codes either (not VIN) in your service book or on a sticker under the front hood. Look for the paint code #, but you really should be able to eyeball it.
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