I have the "turd brown" as well. When it comes time I'm going with a mocha
color. The interior looks fresh, so I figure I'd go with something that
would match it well.

Ryan
'82 camper van "Beethoven"

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
BJ Feddish
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 3:56 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Opinion on paint?

I'm assuming you have the turd brown.  I almost not bought my current 83
because it had that color. When I bought it the mechanic was going to have
it re-painted the original color. I asked to paint it white and they highly
recommended keeping it the original color. One major reason was you needed
to paint the inside door jams, etc. A much bigger job. As for the other
colors available at the time, the blue looks faded even when fresh and does
not match the interior. I'm not crazy about the tan either.  The Assuan
Brown that you have now (which I'm assuming) actually looks pretty good with
a fresh paint job and when it is at it's best is when you are in the woods.
The van blends right into the background and looks as if it belongs there.
The color has really grown on me as the years go by the color seems to give
it a more "vintage" bus look to it.

Just my thoughts....

Bryan

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
wayne withers
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 5:12 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Opinion on paint?

I am going to paint my Vanagon. It is an 1983 Westfalia. The original color
is not my favorite. I am trying to decide if it is a bad idea to go away
from original. If I do go away from original the next question is should I
pick an existing color option from that year? Or should I simply pick my
favorite color? I really can't decide. I am leaning toward an exising VW
color for that year. I like the two tone White/Blue. I also like the
escorial green LT6A. I got this code from
http://www.gti16v.com/vwcc1983.htm. Is this in fact a color option? I have
never seen one this color.
  Thanks
  Wayne

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