need color suggestions for my e30

[trashcop 80s 80s]

The paint on my e30 is shot, and I want to do a full respray. I am realizing there are a million BMW factory colors. I want something rare, in a bright blue, red, or black. Post up some rare colors, odd, e30 colors!!

[Wishno87]

i really like Sterlingsilber Metallic

[Tavern Gnome]

We painted a 2001 540i at the shop yesterday that was Japanrot Red. Awesome awesome red and the only time I've ever seen it on a 5 series. I usually don't dig red cars but that thing was bad.

[M42Technik]

Take a look at BMW paint codes that contain letters in them, those are the ones used with BMW's Individual program and are awful rare.

Also, the newest E90 Individuals have TONS of metallic blacks with reds and blues in them.

[trashcop 80s 80s]

heres some choices i've been looking at, but i'm kind of afraid they will not go with the car, but I want to try something different.

apricot


atlantis


byzanz


avus


lemans

[Purdue89E30]

See Mariano's color thread, I have no idea how to find it

[M42Technik]

Cordobarot Metallic:



Aubergine:



Acid Green:



Ruby Black




More Blues:



Z3 Individual colors:

http://www.zroadster.net/tim/colors/col-individ.html

[JasonC]

I like that Aubergine

[Sponce]

laguna seca, i think it is amazing, dont have a pic though

[bimmer8604]

your blues are messed up on the e39 and e90.

I believe the blue on the e39 is LeMans and the e90 is Montego blue.

i think it would be much harder to shoot a car with the newer colors, as BMW is "going green" with their paints and they are all now water based. I dont know if it would be easy to match the paints using normal paints, but good luck finding somebody who can shoot water based paint for a good price.

[trashcop 80s 80s]

I LOVE the cordobarot, but I don't think I could live with a purple car.

I will be painting the car myself. I have a local guy that mixes PPG Deltron and he knows what he is doing. He can match a color very well. Here is a pic of my e46 bumper. I painted it myself.

[mrsleeve]

Lemans blue nuff said.

[PУCCKAЯ_e30ka]

aubergine looks nice

[trashcop 80s 80s]

Give me some more HoT, metallic, rare colors. Right now I am liking either byzanz or apricot, but the byzanz seems less than stunning in all the other pictures I have found. I should probably go with a blue color since my interior has a blue scheme that I don't feel like changing. The wheels will be the same except they are ti-metallic now. I really want to test my skills with the paint job, not just plain ass schwarz. I want to create something memorable.

Here is what the wheels look like now (dirty, I know!).

[trashcop 80s 80s]

I'm going to stick with blue so it will match my interior. Lemans is pulling me in right now, unless someone can post a better blue.