BMW M Tech II body kit color code request

[TurboReady]

Hi Mates, I am in Canada and the owner of an 88 Euro e30 with an original M Tech II body kit on the car, two tone paint. I imported this car from Japan but its a Euro model and when the shipping company hooked up chains to the control arm to get the car on and off the carrier, they cracked and flaked the paint in a very messed up way on the front apron.

I have to repaint it and looked high and low for the paint code for this kit with no luck. I called BMW dealerships, no go.

The guy at the paint store was honest, he said though they have a modern high end paint scanner, the mixed paint is only 90% accurate and I might see a subtle difference between the bumper and apron if I scan the paint and painted the apron. He warned me about people claiming to mix it exact without the code.

He strongly suggest I get the paint code and since I do not want to paint the entire kit I am desperately trying to get the paint code.

If any of you guys have an e30 with the same original kit and paint, know the code, please let me know, I have attached a few pics for reference.

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/attachment ... 1219674669
http://www.e30tech.com/forum/attachment ... 1219674736

Many Thanks Mates

[Simon]

Asking on here is never going to be a reliable way of finding the exact paint code, as the paint codes have different shades. Is the 2 tone paintwork even original?

If it left BMW that way, then they would be your best place to ask.

Just looking at it from the pics, I would have said it was granite grey.

[jonnyboy]

looks to me someones just put a kit on off a diffent car . also wat wheels are they

[E30Mark]

Kit looks like Nogaro silver to me

[leeparkes]

nogaro is paint code 243
granite is paint code 237
its hard to say without seeing the car in the flesh but id say nogaro!
a decent auto paint shop should be able to mix and tint to match!