Crimson Performer?

[Weber MD]

I have a feeling the boys on the other side of the pond are asking, "why can't we have Crimson!"

Maybe.  Then offer all colors to both sides.

[Winz]

This is why we need a "Weber Custom Shop" so that we can order our new grill in any color/configuration we want.

Take a page from the Martin Guitar company...

Winz

[1buckie]

buckie, I don't think so  based on dwnthehatchs post in this very thread.

Yeah, I suppose they'll always chip if knocked into or dropped.....just tryin' to lighten the mood a bit.....

Ed Reilly took a bunch of different lids, I think it was & weighed them to find the new / old differences.....definitely there......


From March 25, 2013

Ok,  I weighted the old and new lids and found the following:

New 2013
14.5-1lbs 5oz
18.5-4lbs 4oz
22.5-6lbs 4oz
26.5-12lbs 5oz

Old various dates
14.5 -2lbs red wood handle "K"
18.5-5lbs Woodale custom 1956ish
22.5-7lbs 5oz Imperial blue with metal handle
22.5-7lbs 5oz red lid with wood handle
26.6-10lbs 5oz Brown Warrior wood handle

A new 26 is heavier for some reason.....but the metal was definitely thicker & would produce a much better hot dog !  

[Troy]

buckie, I don't think so  based on dwnthehatchs post in this very thread.

Yeah, I suppose they'll always chip if knocked into or dropped.....just tryin' to lighten the mood a bit.....

Ed Reilly took a bunch of different lids, I think it was & weighed them to find the new / old differences.....definitely there......


From March 25, 2013

Ok,  I weighted the old and new lids and found the following:

New 2013
14.5-1lbs 5oz
18.5-4lbs 4oz
22.5-6lbs 4oz
26.5-12lbs 5oz

Old various dates
14.5 -2lbs red wood handle "K"
18.5-5lbs Woodale custom 1956ish
22.5-7lbs 5oz Imperial blue with metal handle
22.5-7lbs 5oz red lid with wood handle
26.6-10lbs 5oz Brown Warrior wood handle

A new 26 is heavier for some reason.....but the metal was definitely thicker & would produce a much better hot dog !  

i remember those measurements.
i don't remember the details though.
- handles removed?
- free of all grease and gunk?

[zavod44]

I find it crazy everyone keeps complaining about these new colors.  Is everyone in the world just predisposed to complain about everything?  I'll take one of each and send Weber a thank you note for giving the Weber community fresh colors......I'm sure they will be real excited to keep making new stuff to appease the chorus of complainers.....

Here is a picture of the dull, cheap, crummy redhead they just gave to all the people who have been asking for it for two decades.....Is there anything we can find nice to say anymore?

Brian,

The new colors suck - everyone here knows it.  Why can't Weber offer the same colors in the U.S. that they offer in Europe? Who here would pick the new Crimson or Copper over these colors:



Why should the French be offered better colors than me? From an American company!

I love the new colors, I have no complaints.  You all realize the finish is probably the same on those in Europe as they are here, that dull shine.  Something else to complain about....

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[zavod44]

I went back and re-read everything I wrote.  I'm not sure how else to explain that my point of view is just my opinion, and distinct and different from the certain other items that are fact, so I won't continue to try.   

People should buy stuff they like.   Not everybody agrees on what's best.   Shrug.

Agreed, maybe what I'm trying to say is, you may not like the finish, but it doesn't make the grill "no good".  It may cook exactly the same....so it's not "bad" you just don't care for it....

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[Craig]

Your camera is way better than mine. Here's what I shot at Ace on Tuesday. I want to see one in the wild. You be the judge.

[pbe gummi bear]

Z, I am pretty sure the euro colors are shiny.

[toddmog]

Your camera is way better than mine. Here's what I shot at Ace on Tuesday. I want to see one in the wild. You be the judge.

That looks like the Brick Red I just bought from Ace last Saturday.

[Craig]

Your camera is way better than mine. Here's what I shot at Ace on Tuesday. I want to see one in the wild. You be the judge.

That looks like the Brick Red I just bought from Ace last Saturday.

My thoughts exactly, but it's labeled as a crimson on the Ace sticker.

[toddmog]

Your camera is way better than mine. Here's what I shot at Ace on Tuesday. I want to see one in the wild. You be the judge.

That looks like the Brick Red I just bought from Ace last Saturday.

My thoughts exactly, but it's labeled as a crimson on the Ace sticker.

Surely an employee messed up.

[saxart]

Your camera is way better than mine. Here's what I shot at Ace on Tuesday. I want to see one in the wild. You be the judge.

This is EXACTLY what the one I saw looked like as well.  The color seemed "off" to my eye, and the finish was 'satin' at best.   It wasn't a conscious opinion, just an instant gut-cringe the minute I realized what I was looking at.  (new crimson)

The one Zavod posted with the green "grass" in the background doesn't bother me as much.  I'd buy that...

[Craig]

They did have a AA code brick red Performer  that used to sit where this one is displayed until right before Christmas.

[zavod44]

Z, I am pretty sure the euro colors are shiny.

So someplace in China makes all these grills, then a conscious decision is made to make some colors dull and they are shipped here, and then other colors are made shiny and sweet, and all of those are sent to Europe?  That sounds suspect....just saying

[pbe gummi bear]

I don't know where these things get sprayed. But the euro ones are shiny so yes, someone is deciding that it's ok for the crimson to be dull.

White (Bone)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAmLvP5e-_4

Green

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W88KqopRqHo

Blue wave SJ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vik_3oEd5tg