Camper shell color opinions please-Update! (1 Viewer)

[40Man]

Picked up a cap off a 90 that was painted green.
Great for Christmas with my red, I'd appreciate others opinions.

-Matching red?
-Black?
-Cygnus white (color of my fj40 roof, which I already have about a pint of paint so would only have to buy a pt. instead of qt.)?
Different color?

 

[joseywales]

I always look at non color matched caps like you couldn’t afford to do it right. If you are painting it, paint it right!

 

[Godzirra]

I have always thought a matching color looked best as well. Post up a pic of the red and green combo and let's see how it looks. Here's my matching top on my 81

 

[40Man]

Here is an early morning pic of the green red (bad lighting).

Normally I'd completely agree to color match, but a lot of 80s Toy pickups had white caps, and I think they look pretty good.

My truck was painted 5 years ago using the original color code 3f3 red but I have had trouble getting in contact with the body shop to see what manufacturer paint they used. If I go red, I want a pretty exact match, which will be hard with 5 year old paint, especially as there are differences between batches and manufacturers, and red fades. This is what made me think that the cygnus white may be a good option.

 

[Manhattan]

What color are your wheels? I think the Cygnus White would look great on a red truck - unless the wheels are already a white other than Cygnus... then go with that white.

 

[40Man]

What color are your wheels? I think the Cygnus White would look great on a red truck - unless the wheels are already a white other than Cygnus... then go with that white.

Wheels are silver. (Pic with old cracked shell I got rid of). I may put a set of fj40 cygnus white wheels on it if I can track some down.

 

[Godzirra]

I think the white wheels and white cap would look great on that truck. That's a good Toyota color combination as you mentioned.

 

[yotadude520]

I would go with a white top personally. Always loved the contrast and red is hard to color match.

 

[40Man]

I would go with a white top personally. Always loved the contrast and red is hard to color match.

Yeah, I think white is the way I am leaning. I just painted new half doors and a tailgate for my FJ40 a couple weeks ago, and while it turned out decent, the color is just slightly off (matches better in the sun). I know more skilled painters can blend, but I'm just happy if I can avoid a lot of orange peel! I may talk to a couple shops to see if they think they can make it match before I decide what to do, and then try to find some time to get it painted.

 

[40Man]

Decided on the white. Think it turned out pretty good. Once I get some cygnus white fj40 wheels on it, it should look great.

 

[jakey poo]

I like it!

 

[Manhattan]

Looks great!

 

[G-Cat]

Wheels are key...white 40 Series wagons or steelies with caps will finish that truck nicely.

 

[40Man]

Wheels are key...white 40 Series wagons or steelies with caps will finish that truck nicely.

Waiting on the UPS man for a set of 40 series wagon wheels I just purchased. They are currently powder coated grey. I should have enough paint left over from painting the camper shell to do the wheels, or I may powder coat them like I did with the wheels on my FJ40. The beige color Les Schwab offers is a very close match to the Cygnus white, and at $30 a wheel it is a bargain for powder coating. Will send updates when I get around to having them powdered/painted and installed.