brittneynicole
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Hey! Looking at a 2019 midnight black metallic off road premium. Do you guys have pictures of the flake? Any pictures of black 4runners welcome! Thanks!
Midnight black metallic
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Mutant138
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Pics won't do justice. Go to any parking lot and find any new model toyota in MGM. Even better go to the dealer.
Horsethief
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Have you ever owned a black vehicle? They look nice on the lot when they are clean, but they are an absolute nightmare to keep clean, and the slightest imperfection sticks out like a sore thumb.
Every little chip, scratch, and swirl mark is going to be super visible and drive you crazy.
Every little chip, scratch, and swirl mark is going to be super visible and drive you crazy.
stay_tuned
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THIS^
first time owning a black vehicle,
would definitely have gone with red if i knew the headache of black vehicle ownership
Matze
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Black is for sure a unforgiving color!
On the other hand the color options on the 4Runner are pretty bad anyways - only ONE non metallic color available except from the army green but that’s only for the pro!
I mean really, the 4Runner is a off road capable SUV so I would really appreciate the opportunity to do repairs to the paint. Sure I could repaint her directly in a nice flat tan and keep always are can for a immediate quick repair but I guess I can’t afford the amount of diamonds that I have to buy after that to make my wife calm down
On the other hand the color options on the 4Runner are pretty bad anyways - only ONE non metallic color available except from the army green but that’s only for the pro!
I mean really, the 4Runner is a off road capable SUV so I would really appreciate the opportunity to do repairs to the paint. Sure I could repaint her directly in a nice flat tan and keep always are can for a immediate quick repair but I guess I can’t afford the amount of diamonds that I have to buy after that to make my wife calm down
patkelly4370
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Bought my 2017 in Midnight Black on Monday.
Color is one of the least important things to me. This one just happens to be black.
It's always going to be dirty because I live in rural AZ.
Last night it had a thick coat of dust on it, after the dealer had just detailed it. This morning it rained and washes the dust off. Now it's covered in mud because our dirt roads wash out.
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Color is one of the least important things to me. This one just happens to be black.
It's always going to be dirty because I live in rural AZ.
Last night it had a thick coat of dust on it, after the dealer had just detailed it. This morning it rained and washes the dust off. Now it's covered in mud because our dirt roads wash out.
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Matze
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Bought my 2017 in Midnight Black on Monday.
Color is one of the least important things to me. This one just happens to be black.
It's always going to be dirty because I live in rural AZ.
Last night it had a thick coat of dust on it, after the dealer had just detailed it. This morning it rained and washes the dust off. Now it's covered in mud because our dirt roads wash out.
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Mud and dust is something that suits a 4runner really good, wasn’t designed to be shiny queen.
Anyways, nice rig!
never been a fan of toyota's black paint.... even clean its hard to get that deep wet black because of the metallic flakes... it just looks like a dusty black color.. intentional? probably to minimize severity of scratches, swirls, dings, etc etc
its called midnight because it has a bluish tint at certain angles too
its called midnight because it has a bluish tint at certain angles too
have 20 model in black. It is hard to keep clean, but IMO was the best color available at the lot. Grey/silver looked dull, not a fan of regular blue or red. Always like black cars, and 4 runner looks stunning in that color. Mine came with front protection film, so hopefully it will protect from paint chips.
One thing I am not a fan of is blue flakes they have, and no pure black option available. I wish they would have offered it voodoo blue or cement. Sucks that they offer it on taco but not 4runner.
One thing I am not a fan of is blue flakes they have, and no pure black option available. I wish they would have offered it voodoo blue or cement. Sucks that they offer it on taco but not 4runner.
mteolus
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Blue and red are non-metallic. They usually use colored mica.
Matze
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I did not know that but as far as my research went, the spot repair on this mica painting isn’t easier to match
mteolus
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It's very difficult. A paint gun will lay down metallic or mica differently than if you just use a brush (touch-up) and will differ depending on the volume and air pressure from the gun. Mica will change color as you move around the car especially if they use more than one color of mica. The Limited with the tri-coat paint is even more difficult. First coat is white, second coat contains clear and mica, 3rd coat is just the clear.
My first 4Runner was Nautical Blue. I liked it, but the color seemed to be invisible to other drivers. my current one is Black, and IMHO, they are equally hard to keep clean, but the blue looked worse when it was dirty than the black does.
Black with a beige interior, the classiest of 4Runner color combos.
Black with a beige interior, the classiest of 4Runner color combos.
To add to that, it's a tri-coat paint, and the pearlcoat is faintly blue. In certain lights or angles it'll look deep navy, and jet black from others.
ehcanadian
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The flake in the paint is pretty subtle, unless you are pretty close then it will pop in the right light. If you look in the bottom left corner you can see the flake pretty well. But as you get farther away from that point the flake blends and is very hard to see, but it gives one hell of a mirror finish.
If your set on black I highly and I mean highly recommend getting a ceramic coat done right after you purchase it. It encloses your paint underneath the coating providing solid protection. Doing it sooner then later will mean less paint correction needed since anything not corrected is stuck under the coating. I detail professionally as a side business and a majority of the cost to do ceramic coat job comes from paint correction, the less paint work needed the cheaper the bill
Side note - if the vehicle is new on the lot with the paint protecting adhesive on it, ask the dealer not to "prep" the exterior, 99% of the time you can guarantee they'll add swirls from improper washing methods.
If your set on black I highly and I mean highly recommend getting a ceramic coat done right after you purchase it. It encloses your paint underneath the coating providing solid protection. Doing it sooner then later will mean less paint correction needed since anything not corrected is stuck under the coating. I detail professionally as a side business and a majority of the cost to do ceramic coat job comes from paint correction, the less paint work needed the cheaper the bill
Side note - if the vehicle is new on the lot with the paint protecting adhesive on it, ask the dealer not to "prep" the exterior, 99% of the time you can guarantee they'll add swirls from improper washing methods.
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blackened_offroad
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I got the MBM because I didn't care for the red or silver or grey colors. I usually buy everything black. my clothes, my motorycles, my dog, my outdoor gear, you name it. For some reason I'm not real stoked on the black on my T4R. Would have much rather had the cement grey or one of the TRD Pro blue colors. and I don't even like blue. I just like those flat colors. considering getting it wrapped or maybe painted because I'm not super into the color.
