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Which one is more white? 2k2 or 2k1?

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Old May 4, 2002 | 09:38 PM
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Which one is more white? 2k2 or 2k1?

you know how the 4th gens. have "real" white?

and the whites on 2k and 2k1s have that yellowish white?

Now, the question is, are 2k2 Glacier whites whiter than the 2k and 2k1 Icelandic white??

I HATE my white. When I park next to a white Camry or an Accord, it looks yellow. And when I park next to my bro's 98 SE white, the diffennce is very clear.
Old May 4, 2002 | 10:50 PM
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Thats cause your white is more of a pearly white.

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Old May 4, 2002 | 11:17 PM
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Re: Which one is more white? 2k2 or 2k1?

Originally posted by ArcticMax
you know how the 4th gens. have "real" white?

and the whites on 2k and 2k1s have that yellowish white?

Now, the question is, are 2k2 Glacier whites whiter than the 2k and 2k1 Icelandic white??

I HATE my white. When I park next to a white Camry or an Accord, it looks yellow. And when I park next to my bro's 98 SE white, the diffennce is very clear.
i like the pearl white. i've heard a lot of people made positive comments about that color.

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Old May 5, 2002 | 04:51 AM
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i might sound like an idiot case i keep recommending it, but try some clay bar on the car, might help.

oh and another thing, carnuba tends to yellow the paint (make it seem a little yellow), so maybe if your using carnuba wax, that's why.

right now, my car seems really really white, of course not as white as the camry or accord.
Old May 5, 2002 | 06:35 AM
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My girlfriend has a white 2 door Accord and it is VERY white, but the white 5th gen down the block from me is very nice as well. Relax, your car does not look yellow!
Old May 5, 2002 | 08:32 AM
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i love my icelandic pearl. when im just done washing it, its just beautiful how deep the pearl is. but other cars are a flat white. no pearl, not metallic. pretty boring.
Old May 5, 2002 | 10:19 AM
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The 2k/2k1 is more of a creamy white. A little on the beige side. I like the pearly white, it's more exciting than just "white" and everyone goes, "0ooh, it's pearl!! I like it, and here I thought it was just white." when they see it up close.
Old May 5, 2002 | 01:13 PM
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I Agree With Arcticmax

My 2001 SE is the 'white' color Nissan now puts on the Maxima. What I find amazing is that they put a whiter color on other models. Where's the logic in this?

My previous two Maximas were Arctic White, which I would have gotten on the 2001, if available.

I called Nissan and told them they were crazy for not making this available on the Maxima. Perhaps if many other Maxima owners did as well, they would reconsider.
Old May 5, 2002 | 01:36 PM
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Re: I Agree With Arcticmax

Originally posted by wpr
My 2001 SE is the 'white' color Nissan now puts on the Maxima. What I find amazing is that they put a whiter color on other models. Where's the logic in this?
i think its the same reason they dont make a maxima in a real silver. they only have sterling mist which, to me, is kind of a mix between grey and silver. i mentioned to the dealer when i was buying my car that i wish they made the maxima in siver "like that" and pointed to a silver frontier in the show room. his respose was that the sterling mist color was more refined. more classy. maybe thats the same reasoning behind not having a pure white for the maxima.
Old May 5, 2002 | 05:40 PM
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Nobody answered the question yet!

so which is LESS yellowish? 2k or 2k2?
Old May 5, 2002 | 06:44 PM
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Re: Nobody answered the question yet!

Originally posted by ArcticMax
so which is LESS yellowish? 2k or 2k2?
i have no idea. go to a nissan dealer and do a comparison.
Old May 5, 2002 | 10:04 PM
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Re: Re: Nobody answered the question yet!

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i have no idea. go to a nissan dealer and do a comparison.

Old May 5, 2002 | 10:09 PM
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I love my Glacier White !
Old May 6, 2002 | 01:05 AM
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Re: Nobody answered the question yet!

Originally posted by ArcticMax
so which is LESS yellowish? 2k or 2k2?
well, when i parked next to Irvine78's 2k, mine looked more pearlish/yellowish.

Charlie
Old May 6, 2002 | 07:40 AM
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Re: Re: Nobody answered the question yet!

Originally posted by CharlieNewbieMax


well, when i parked next to Irvine78's 2k, mine looked more pearlish/yellowish.

Charlie
so we have our final answer! so now onto the Grey Lustre color..which is more grey, the 2k or 2K2?
Old May 6, 2002 | 10:01 AM
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Pearl white is better than refrigerator white...
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