Q: Difference between Alpineweiss and Alpineweiss II

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  • turbospeeder
    Member
    • Oct 2010
    • 48

    #1

    Q: Difference between Alpineweiss and Alpineweiss II

    I need a hood, my car is 89 alpinewhite ii. And I found a alpinewhite i hood near me. Do they have a big difference? Like very easy to tell?

    Thanks
  • Wishno87
    R3V OG
    • Jul 2007
    • 6025

    #2
    Alpine 1 is a little more yellow/offwhite IIRC
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    • turbospeeder
      Member
      • Oct 2010
      • 48

      #3
      Originally posted by Wishno87
      Alpine 1 is a little more yellow/offwhite IIRC
      would it be really bad if i put a alpine1 hood on my 89 alpine 2 e30?

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      • RainierHooker
        R3VLimited
        • Jul 2009
        • 2026

        #4
        It is noticable. The PO of my E21, which is Alpineweiss I, tried to touch up some spots with Alpine II touch-up paint. If the sun is out it is really apparent.

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        • rede30
          R3V Elite
          • Dec 2003
          • 4697

          #5
          Originally posted by RainierHooker
          It is noticable. The PO of my E21, which is Alpineweiss I, tried to touch up some spots with Alpine II touch-up paint. If the sun is out it is really apparent.
          touch-up paint seems to always stick out a little in my experience, even if it is OEM stuff. Not to say AW1 and AW2 are not noticeably different but maybe not as much as touch-up paint.

          I am in the same boat. I need AW2 fenders and am tempted to get some AW1's.
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          • turbospeeder
            Member
            • Oct 2010
            • 48

            #6
            Originally posted by RainierHooker
            It is noticable. The PO of my E21, which is Alpineweiss I, tried to touch up some spots with Alpine II touch-up paint. If the sun is out it is really apparent.
            Originally posted by rede30
            touch-up paint seems to always stick out a little in my experience, even if it is OEM stuff. Not to say AW1 and AW2 are not noticeably different but maybe not as much as touch-up paint.

            I am in the same boat. I need AW2 fenders and am tempted to get some AW1's.

            Thanks guys.
            I went to some auto wreck places today, and I found the color difference is not super huge, but those cars were put outdoor for a long time, i'm not sure how it will be like when a aw1 part is on a aw2 car. I will keep looking for a aw2 hood tho.

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            • expressfish
              E30 Addict
              • May 2008
              • 526

              #7
              my hood and fenders are different alpines, only visible in florescent light (in garage). I didn't notice it when I bought it in plain daylight. I agree that touch up paint would be pretty obvious.
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              • NC325iC
                R3V OG
                • Mar 2004
                • 6565

                #8
                my vert is alpine 2 and im ~66% sure the coupe trunk lid i put on it is Alpine 1 (came off an 87 is) and i cannot see a difference.

                I have heard from some people that alpine 2 has clearcoat, but to me thats absolute ballocks.
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                • nrubenstein
                  No R3VLimiter
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 3148

                  #9
                  Originally posted by NC325iC
                  my vert is alpine 2 and im ~66% sure the coupe trunk lid i put on it is Alpine 1 (came off an 87 is) and i cannot see a difference.

                  I have heard from some people that alpine 2 has clearcoat, but to me thats absolute ballocks.
                  Alpine II, uh, clearly has clearcoat. Your bollocks are wrong.
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