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  • hella 325
    Grease Monkey
    • Sep 2004
    • 380

    #1

    Difference in blacks

    What is the difference in Dimond black and Schwarts black?

    Russell
    1987 325is
    1992 240sx coupe
    1994 525i
  • nando
    Moderator
    • Nov 2003
    • 34827

    #2
    diamantschwarz (diamond black) is metallic, schwarz is just plain black.
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    • hella 325
      Grease Monkey
      • Sep 2004
      • 380

      #3
      does anyone have any pics that show the difference well?

      Russell
      1987 325is
      1992 240sx coupe
      1994 525i

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      • DSchultz325e
        E30 Enthusiast
        • Aug 2004
        • 1158

        #4
        mine is diamond black, it's more of a charcoal, mineral grey as my friend likes to put it. black is...black.

        no 4x4/rally ass-hatisms please. lowering springs are in the mail byatches.
        I retired my E30 for now...
        E46 323i
        David Schultz

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        • RCWells
          Moderator
          • Feb 2004
          • 3589

          #5
          Yeah, Diamond is a dark charcoal gray, not really black at all. Only time it looks black is with very little ambient light. Schwarz is black. Just plain ol black. Which looks better imo.


          [THE 501 club - Founding Member]

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          • hella 325
            Grease Monkey
            • Sep 2004
            • 380

            #6
            oooooooh ok... I c thanks guys

            Russell
            1987 325is
            1992 240sx coupe
            1994 525i

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            • hamann318is
              No R3VLimiter
              • Jul 2004
              • 3382

              #7
              My car is Diamond Black. It's a sweet color, Dan will get all up in this thread. ;)
              The BMW 318 is back. With a vengeance.

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              • Il Duce
                R3V Elite
                • Feb 2004
                • 5015

                #8
                i like d-schwartz because its not just another black car during the day,
                and at night its soooooo sexy...

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                • f u z z
                  E30 Mastermind
                  • Jul 2004
                  • 1600

                  #9
                  Diamantschwartz metallic.

                  8)


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                  • robert325is
                    E30 Enthusiast
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 1171

                    #10
                    well....

                    you have your mean blacks, nice blacks, annoying blacks, and just plain blacks.....

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                    • Rob
                      Moderator
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 8166

                      #11
                      Funniest post of the day goes to.................mr armstrong
                      BEERTECH

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                      • hella 325
                        Grease Monkey
                        • Sep 2004
                        • 380

                        #12
                        Originally posted by robert325is
                        well....

                        you have your mean blacks, nice blacks, annoying blacks, and just plain blacks.....

                        I knew someone couldnt resist.... After i posed it i thouhgt about the title of the thread lol....



                        F u z z thats DS black? looks lik black to me.....mabey its just this monitor though....but it defenently loks darker than teh one above...

                        Russell
                        1987 325is
                        1992 240sx coupe
                        1994 525i

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                        • Kruzen
                          R3V Elite
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 5603

                          #13
                          Originally posted by robert325is
                          well....

                          you have your mean blacks, nice blacks, annoying blacks, and just plain blacks.....
                          don't forget your suicidal psycho blacks.
                          Who doesn't love a little BBQ?
                          Griot's Garage at a Deep Discount

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                          • M42Technik
                            R3V OG
                            • Dec 2003
                            • 9781

                            #14
                            Originally posted by hamann318is
                            My car is Diamond Black. It's a sweet color, Dan will get all up in this thread. ;)
                            Damn straight I will. Check the sig. You planning to paint it metallic black or what?
                            Reminiscing...

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                            • DSchultz325e
                              E30 Enthusiast
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 1158

                              #15
                              i thought diamond black was a metallic color. :loco:
                              I retired my E30 for now...
                              E46 323i
                              David Schultz

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