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What shade of gold on pre-facelift?
06. Aug 2006 at 18:46

Need some touch up paint to sort out the rust... I went to a Vx dealer gave them the code on the VIN plate (68L) said yup thats Champaign we can have that in a spray can (£6) for you in a few days..

1) How big are there spray cans?

2) I went a car paint specalist who mixes paint to order there and then said there was 2 shades of 68L.

My dads is a lighter shade of gold than my pre-faclift project car, does any one know if there is another code to differnce the 2 shades?

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Re: What shade of gold on pre-facelift?
Reply #1 - 06. Aug 2006 at 19:18

I dont know about the paint codes... Sad

Personally I would take off the filler cap (as its easy to) and take it too the specialist paint place you went to and ask for paint that colour....they should be able to match it.....that allows for paint fading....you should be able to buy a simple paint gun (i know i did years ago that used an air cartridge) if you want to spray.

Will cost you more than £6 but theres nothing worse than a job that the paints different shade!

HTH

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Re: What shade of gold on pre-facelift?
Reply #2 - 06. Aug 2006 at 19:37

Taxi Driver wrote on 06. Aug 2006 at 19:18:

I dont know about the paint codes... Sad

Personally I would take off the filler cap (as its easy to) and take it too the specialist paint place you went to and ask for paint that colour....they should be able to match it.....that allows for paint fading....you should be able to buy a simple paint gun (i know i did years ago that used an air cartridge) if you want to spray.

Will cost you more than £6 but theres nothing worse than a job that the paints different shade!

HTH

Filler Cap!!!!

Thanks, I was wondering what part of the car i could take to match the paint. Brilliant did't think of taking the petrol filler cap!

Thanks TD Smiley

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MadOnVaux Junior Member Offline Posts: 117 Lake District Gender: Drives: 1995 Calibra 16v	Re: What shade of gold on pre-facelift? Reply #3 - 07. Aug 2006 at 14:29 Could always wander in...bonnet in hand
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TheOutcast Ex Member	Re: What shade of gold on pre-facelift? Reply #4 - 07. Aug 2006 at 15:13 68L is Champagne as is 68U, but, there should be another number, on a label low down on the door post. Drivers side. Might start with a Z or W or whatever. This gives the exact shade.
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: What shade of gold on pre-facelift? Reply #5 - 07. Aug 2006 at 15:34 got the stuff matches well, extra number code is 489 there are variants with +R and /R/ along with the number But pre-face lift gold is 68L 489
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