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Need help deciding what color to paint hardtop

HyeBronco

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Apr 5, 2012
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45
I'm a relatively new user and need some help deciding what color to paint the hardtop for my 68" Bronco. The Body and Flares are red and the interior is black. My under carriage is powder coated Cardinal Silver so I first thought about painting it Cardinal Silver. My painter wants to paint it Red, but I think that's overkill. Black would be nice, but all the trim is either chrome or polished aluminum. I'm not sure if there is one correct answer but would love any feedback from all of you. I am trying to upload pictures but haven't figured out how. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

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Crush

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Bronco Guru
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May 30, 2007
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Greenbottom, WV
I'd do the silver. Nothing else is white. And I hate b lack hard tops except on. BLack broncos
 

blubuckaroo

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Jun 11, 2007
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11,796
Loc.
Ridgefield WA
White would look best, but not Wimbledon White. It looks almost like caramel with red. Bright white like Chevy or Toyota white would look better.
 

Firedog67

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May 2, 2013
Messages
324
I ended up Black with my top. Just installed my cage and painted that silver to offset the darker colors.
 

Dbarnes72

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Joined
Mar 18, 2009
Messages
643
Loc.
Eastern Wa.
I'll vote for red. I've seen one done that way and it looked awesome. Didn't hit the overkill mark in my estimation.
 

dao1980

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Dec 5, 2013
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Loc.
Chattanooga
Silver would look rad on that Bronco. My hardtop was white (on red) and then I painted it black. I think I liked the white better between the two on mine..
 

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matts460

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Feb 3, 2013
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Hmmmm well I almost agree that red COULD be overkill just as I think Orange is overkill too so we painted our top black. Our Bronco is hugger orange and the black top looks nice with chrome window trim. But I wonder if red top with a matching upper silver stripe mite break up the red! Think Special décor group stripe? Chrome trim around the top glass too. Could look really sharp. But it think the easy route that most would pick would be silver top to match. Blck or white top is a 50/50 toss. lol
 

Rustytruck

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Feb 24, 2002
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10,872
Red on the sides and white on top. You dont want to add any more heat to a already hot riding truck.
 
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