Two Tone 1988 GT (Page 2/4) RAREW66 MAY 01, 02:32 PM The U81U at the bottom of the SPI tag is the primary body paint code. The 81U RPO Code is the build option code. In MY1988, Monochrome paint was specified by the manufacturer as the paint option for GT's. 86 and 87 GT's were specified to have the silver lower accent as part of the GT option package. The 86/87 GT would have the RPO code 18L included in the build options for Medium Gray Metallic Lower Accent Color. The absence of the 18L RPO code on your pictured Spi tag would be the indicator that the car was not equipped from the factory with the lower accent painted silver. Fred Patrick MAY 01, 05:16 PM quote Originally posted by cam-a-lot: Two tone cars were stylish in the 70's and 80's, but tastes change. It doesn't make the car look "cheap" that is has one color instead of two. Just personal preference... I've always preferred the two-tone Fiero GTs. The single-tone '88 GTs always remind me of a home garage or cheap Maaco paint job where everything (except for the tires!) is painted the same color. Mythrondir MAY 03, 02:14 AM Thank you all for the assistance in confirming what I have and the opinions regarding the same. For the record, even though it isn't the "correct" paint job for the '88, I like the two tone and they did do an amazing job on it. All of the VIN's match, so at least that's still intact. Again, thank you! Patrick MAY 03, 02:34 AM quote Originally posted by Mythrondir: For the record, even though it isn't the "correct" paint job for the '88, I like the two tone and they did do an amazing job on it. Come on now... you've got to at least post a picture or two! Mythrondir MAY 03, 10:20 AM This has been a 37 year journey for me, getting my Fiero, and as such you would think I would have more pictures already. Have just had her a week, so just have the pic of her on the trailer coming home and one right after a bath, but plan on a many more. Thanks for asking! skywurz MAY 03, 11:42 AM Im actually Wondering if the vin sticker under the rear license plate is there. Good shops will replace them or at least mask them css9450 MAY 03, 11:48 AM Interesting to see the '88 staggered wheels painted up in silver to look like the earlier ones. We've seen plenty of '86-87s painted to look like '88s (including painting the wheels) but this is the first time I remember seeing one go the other way. Reminds me of when I was a kid and my dad had a VW Bug. We had a Warshawsky catalog at home and I wanted to order new taillights, bumpers, headlights and whatever else I could find to "backdate" it to look like an earlier one. Mythrondir MAY 03, 12:31 PM Sky, there isn't a VIN under the rear plate, or even any evidence of one. Sounds like more evidence of a repaint. CSS, I checked the wheels and they don't appear to be painted, they look and feel like regular solid wheels (picture below). Is it not possible that, if this was a backdating, that the previous owner didn't go out and buy '87 Fiero wheels? Anyone else want to weigh in on the wheel issue? We just keep going further down the rabbit hole here. css9450 MAY 03, 01:06 PM quote Originally posted by Mythrondir: CSS, I checked the wheels and they don't appear to be painted, they look and feel like regular solid wheels (picture below). Is it not possible that, if this was a backdating, that the previous owner didn't go out and buy '87 Fiero wheels? On the '88s, the front wheels were narrower than the rears (the difference is easy to see by comparing the outer lip between the two). Yours does look like it has the correct narrow '88 wheel in the front, unless I'm just not seeing it correctly due to the camera angle. Mythrondir MAY 03, 01:22 PM Wow! I was all over that car this weekend cleaning and wiping (and, yes, a bit of drool was involved) and I didn't even notice that the fronts were narrower. You have some kind of optic superpower to notice that from that pic. So, yes, the fronts are more narrow. If the wheels were not actually painted, and I'm not a painter and don't play one on TV, but they really look factory with the sealer on them and all, what does that mean. Were there no '88 silver staggered honeycomb wheels? I thought I knew a lot about Fieros, but what I don't know could fill the Library of Congress apparently. Thank you for all the feedback!