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Pete Elite

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Paint Colour.
« on: 18 June 2008, 23:55:37 »
  Hi,
     Would a Mini-facelift 2000 V reg. 3.0L Elite in Silver be the same Star Silver as my 96 3.0L Elite or did they make many Silver's in those years.

 I'm after a good driver's front door but the bloke who's selling it has scrapped the car already, so no paint code, picture below.

   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140242205361&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=004
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #1 on: 18 June 2008, 23:59:20 »
they did 3 different star silvers mate that looks like z147 same as mine :y
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #2 on: 19 June 2008, 00:52:42 »
Even if both are Star silver you might still have trouble matching as both could be a different variant of the colour.

Two sprayers can use the same metallic paint and actually get different variants of colour , depending how they apply the paint.


Some old Fords used to have as many as 18 different variants of shade, a paint sprayers nightmare!


Amazingly the yellow paint used on JCB's has the least variant in shade of all manufacturers, their quality control is that high!
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #3 on: 19 June 2008, 05:59:11 »
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they did 3 different star silvers mate that looks like z147 same as mine :y

yep and if i remeber correctly there was a change by year as well.  My guess is that 96 is slightly darker.

Why not get the door anyway.  If it does not match then strip it down and take it to a pain shop for re-painting.  I'd get them to do the door skin only because the different colour on the inside of the door etc will not really be noticable.  should be £50-£75 for the painting I guess
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #4 on: 19 June 2008, 09:18:06 »
To do it properly its best to fit the door then take it in for painting where the sprayer will blend in by painting the surrounding panels to match.
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #5 on: 19 June 2008, 18:39:28 »
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Even if both are Star silver you might still have trouble matching as both could be a different variant of the colour.

Two sprayers can use the same metallic paint and actually get different variants of colour , depending how they apply the paint.


Some old Fords used to have as many as 18 different variants of shade, a paint sprayers nightmare!


Amazingly the yellow paint used on JCB's has the least variant in shade of all manufacturers, their quality control is that high!

totally agreed ..silver colors are really a nighmare to match :(
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #6 on: 19 June 2008, 18:57:23 »
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Even if both are Star silver you might still have trouble matching as both could be a different variant of the colour.

Two sprayers can use the same metallic paint and actually get different variants of colour , depending how they apply the paint.



Some old Fords used to have as many as 18 different variants of shade, a paint sprayers nightmare!


Amazingly the yellow paint used on JCB's has the least variant in shade of all manufacturers, their quality control is that high!
Ford Roman bronze metallic springs to mind :-?
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #7 on: 19 June 2008, 19:43:12 »
   Thanks everyone for your comments :y, i think i may as well have my own door painted then as there's no damage just rust bubbling along the top of the door under the rubber trim ::), all the other 3 doors are perfect :).

  What causes the rust to start in this particular place on Omega's :question.

        Cheers,
                  Pete :y.
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #8 on: 19 June 2008, 19:54:39 »
There are many silvers used by Vauxhall, and a fair few Star Silvers.  IIRC, there were 3 different Star Silvers used on Omegas, so check paint code. Z147 seems to be most common one.
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #9 on: 19 June 2008, 19:54:44 »
Can anyone tell me which is correct for my 98 Elite?


ANTHRACITE MET.  81L/107 81-88 All Models
DIAMOND BLACK  81L/266 93- Astra, Cavalier, Calibra

 :-/ :-/
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #10 on: 19 June 2008, 19:56:02 »
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Can anyone tell me which is correct for my 98 Elite?


ANTHRACITE MET.  81L/107 81-88 All Models
DIAMOND BLACK  81L/266 93- Astra, Cavalier, Calibra

 :-/ :-/
Need paint code off VIN
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #11 on: 20 June 2008, 00:48:15 »
Roman Bronze was the one I was thinking of and those other early Ford beauties Silver Fox and Blue Mink that peeled off after a couple of years, they were the first generation metalics and what we have today evolved from those early colours.
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Re: Paint Colour.
« Reply #12 on: 20 June 2008, 00:55:28 »
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Roman Bronze was the one I was thinking of and those other early Ford beauties  .....

Light or Dark?
I discovered there were two of 'em after I bought the dark when my MkIII was light! :(  :y
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