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Old 03-17-2012, 07:29 PM   #1
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What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

I cant figure out what colour i should paint my 1977 GMC high sierra. If anyone has ideas it will help alot.
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Old 03-17-2012, 11:55 PM   #2
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

Welcome to the forum 77_GMC_highsierra_15. It might help us if we knew what your doing Are you doing a color change? What color is the interior? Details and pics please.
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Old 03-17-2012, 11:57 PM   #3
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

What color was it originally?
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Old 03-20-2012, 04:41 PM   #4
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What color was it originally?
Used to be black and interior is red.
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Old 03-20-2012, 04:41 PM   #5
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Welcome to the forum 77_GMC_highsierra_15. It might help us if we knew what your doing Are you doing a color change? What color is the interior? Details and pics please.
The interior is red and the exterior used to be flat black till i sanded it down. I was sort of thinking of 2 toned shiney black and white.
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Old 03-20-2012, 07:09 PM   #6
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

I'm a fan of black. My '87 also has red interior. I'm either going to go with black, maroon or gray.
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Old 03-20-2012, 10:07 PM   #7
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flat black!
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Old 03-20-2012, 10:09 PM   #8
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

Anything but flat black......
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Old 03-20-2012, 10:16 PM   #9
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

How about red with white top/side center
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Old 03-20-2012, 11:17 PM   #10
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

2 tone red/white. you knwo the pheonix on the hoods of firebirds? do that but a maple leaf
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Old 03-20-2012, 11:48 PM   #11
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2 tone red/white. you knwo the pheonix on the hoods of firebirds? do that but a maple leaf
been there done that
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Old 03-21-2012, 12:04 AM   #12
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

Since you already have a red interior...

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Old 03-21-2012, 02:09 AM   #13
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This goes with Red interior...

Or This

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Old 03-21-2012, 02:11 AM   #14
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

I bet maroon with white down the middle would look sweet. Anyone have pics of something like that?
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Old 03-21-2012, 10:20 AM   #16
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Here is the only one I have a pic of that's close to that..

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Old 04-09-2012, 01:11 PM   #17
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Nice. Yours?
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Old 04-09-2012, 02:00 PM   #18
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

Are you planning on painting the interior metal?...if not repaint it the same.

Also...does yours have the full molding upper and lower on sides or just the upper?

If just the upper then do a solid color
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Old 04-09-2012, 03:21 PM   #19
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Black on red... it came from the factory right!



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Old 04-09-2012, 03:53 PM   #20
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Black on red... it came from the factory right!
I really love your truck. It looks so clean and nice, like it just rolled off the showroom floor. The black exterior really makes the red interior pop!
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Old 04-09-2012, 05:17 PM   #21
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Black on red... it came from the factory right!



that is beautiful
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That's a very nice looking shortbed, but i wanted to know about the 3/4 tons parked at the dock.......
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:06 PM   #23
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ya that little 78 is NICE! ...black exterior red interior, that was the thing to have back in the days..(maybe the 60's) but i love that combo myself...all that truck needs is...... a mild drop,and some 8'' corvette rallys!!!
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:57 PM   #24
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

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Black on red... it came from the factory right!



I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but your truck is insanely cool. The interior colors are so crisp and the gauges meet the standard too, great attention to detail.

To the OP, with the red interior I don't see how you can go wrong with black or two-tone red/white - both are great classic looks.
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Re: What colour should i paint my 77 GMC high sierra?

Do a black and grey two tone, would look really nice, or maybe a dark metallic grey all aruond
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