Whats the best red colour???

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Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:14 pm

Cheers Rosc0PColtrane
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:16 pm

When you search Imola red bmw, that e39 comes up. The thing is the photographs will change the colour of the car, (esp if digital) depending in filters, settings. lighting etc.

Go to a dealers, it's not a bright pillar box red, it's more a darkish red... Very difficult to describe.

I put up 3 pics to try and illustrate the colour, though it varies so much.

None of those pictures really look like it in the metal.
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:21 pm

its one beutiful colour!
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:26 pm

Rosc0PColtrane wrote:Go to a dealers
i never though of that, good thinking batman :cool:
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:36 pm

zinnobar is my favourite of the normal reds
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Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:46 pm

It's very similar to Audi Amulet Red, which is another great colour.
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Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:18 am

hey guys, soz been out of action on here for a few days - has any1 got pics of both colours on the e30 so we can see a difference between the 2 colours?
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Shiz man, could have made your fisrt post a decent one, like a hello!!!!

what two colours bro??? imola and Calypso
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Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:36 am

cheer for the help guys, looks like we have settled for imola red. unfortunatly, this isnt going to be done for the ace cafe meet or the nw meet :(

oh well.
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d6dph wrote:Calypso is a stunning colour, Really suits the E30 shape imo.

Kandy colours are great for show cars and pampered cars, it is a little soft for an everyday car as it scratches really easy so I have heard.
I thought that was more to do with the laquer / top coat
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good choise (imola red)
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Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:30 pm

henna rot and zinnobar rot just look a crapy orange at night

I'd go for imola
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Candy Apple Red, just awesome, will try and dig out a picture of my mates car with that colour.
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