Shift lever color advice
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69camperspecial390
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Shift lever color advice
I have a 69 F250 CS, with a T-18 4spd. I'm thinking about having the floor shifter lever powder coated or chromed just so it stands out. The truck is Wimbledon White and the interior is the same white and burgundy. What color would you suggest so it stands out but doesn't clash?
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70_F100
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Re: Shift lever color advice
Originally, it would have been black.
Personally, I think that either leaving it black or having it chromed would be the way to go, with your color scheme.
Personally, I think that either leaving it black or having it chromed would be the way to go, with your color scheme.
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Re: Shift lever color advice
when i got my 90 fld120 it had a shifter cover kinda like this, but it was brown leather and laced up. it was kind of cool.
http://www.empirechromeshop.com/p-5136- ... ipper.aspx
http://www.empirechromeshop.com/p-5136- ... ipper.aspx
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ezernut9mm
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Re: Shift lever color advice
or maybe something like this?
http://store.headspinnerchrome.com/shiftknobsshaft.aspx
just throwing ideas out there.
http://store.headspinnerchrome.com/shiftknobsshaft.aspx
just throwing ideas out there.
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Re: Shift lever color advice
i was unimpressed with chrome powder coat. it looks like silver to me. and not chrome.
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Re: Shift lever color advice
the stuff we did didn't look like a good chrome job,but you could see your reflection in it & it didn't look silver
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