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Am i crazy? purple tacoma?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by bigrooster, Aug 9, 2011.

  1. Aug 9, 2011 at 3:17 PM
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    bigrooster

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    is 8N1 = blue horizon metallic. does it look purple. i swear it looks light blue. but friends tell me it looks purple its v6 5speed xtra cab. but the color keeps fucking with me. tell me if its purple. i feel sick to have a purple fucking truck.tell me if im seeing things.
     
  2. Aug 9, 2011 at 3:22 PM
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    Jester243

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    some of this, a little of that
    post a pic
     
  3. Aug 9, 2011 at 3:26 PM
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    I think it looks purple as well and not just on the tacoma's either. Several people have told me I'm somewhat color blind when it comes to dark blues / purples .. ./shrug
     
  4. Aug 9, 2011 at 3:31 PM
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    horwitzs

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    That's periwinkle dude.
     
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  5. Aug 9, 2011 at 3:32 PM
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    PcBuilder14

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    Seems to have a purplish hue to me?
     
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    BmanDad

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    Its purple.
     
  7. Aug 9, 2011 at 3:34 PM
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    ronman737

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    Its periwinkle. Rattle can it black
     
  8. Aug 9, 2011 at 3:34 PM
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    purnurple........least thats what it looks like in a picture
     
  9. Aug 9, 2011 at 3:34 PM
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    its blue but maybe with purple flakes:notsure:
     
  10. Aug 9, 2011 at 3:35 PM
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    Simon's Mom

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    totally a LL Bean color...periwinkle for sure.
    Toyota did make a dark purple in 1GEN, a guy at work had one. That is what I thought the pic would be.
     
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    bamma

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    My first Taco was that color. It is light blue. There were earlier year tacos that looked much more purple.

    I've always liked black or silver best, but that color is pretty cool.
     
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    It looks light blue to me too. I think its just your buddies giving you shit. You need to cover it in mud then it wont matter. Btw what do you see? 58, 18, E, 17?
     
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    oh boy is it bad if this^is crazy hard lol
     
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    It just means that you are colorblind in one way or another.
     
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    its red
     
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    THIS.
     
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    Plati-dip ... But yea it's purwinkle
     
  18. Aug 9, 2011 at 4:36 PM
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    TacoMatt02

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    its blue but as the years go by and it fades a little, i can see why people call your truck purple
     
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    allmotorrex

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    i gotta be honest . . . . . . . that color is one of the gayest colors ive ever seen on a taco!
    and its def purpleish
     
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    That's Burple...
     

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