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Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:26 am

im gonna by an mtech rear spoiler for my black 316i
it says its diamond black! do u get different blacks?
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:29 am

eun wrote:im gonna by an mtech rear spoiler for my black 316i
it says its diamond black! do u get different blacks?
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hi mate , there is diamond black , and shwartz black , diamond is mettallic and schwartz is straight black, hope this helps.
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:31 am

there are different blacks yes, and diamond black is one of them,.but there are not 2 types of diamond black if u get what i mean :)

if u can get a paint code or summin then that would make life soo much easier
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:31 am

Check the paint code on your VIN plate.

Although, my old black 316 was just Black Black
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:33 am

eun wrote:im gonna by an mtech rear spoiler for my black 316i
it says its diamond black! do u get different blacks?
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yours is schwartz black, mine is diamond black , mine looks more greyer black , yours is straight black .( schwartz ) look on the passenger front suspension leg under bonnett the sticker on the turrett will confirm colour of your car cheers (rob)
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:51 am

Mine is schwartz but mine is metallic.... or is that not what straight black means?! Ah it's early and ive confused myself now! ! 8O
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:00 am

e30geezer wrote:
eun wrote:im gonna by an mtech rear spoiler for my black 316i
it says its diamond black! do u get different blacks?
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yours is schwartz black, mine is diamond black , mine looks more greyer black , yours is straight black .( schwartz ) look on the passenger front suspension leg under bonnett the sticker on the turrett will confirm colour of your car cheers (rob)
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Schwartz is german for black!!

There are a few blacks, there's metallic diamond black, there's a flat black, (can't remember what it was caled now!) and there's jet black as the sport evo was painted.
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:13 pm

Mmmmm jet black.....shiny :bling:
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:21 pm

best black is diamond black
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:45 pm

mine is diamond black, paint code 181/9
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:20 pm

so if i bought it would it look ok for now without sprayin
it? or would u majorly notice it?
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:27 pm

it would look lighter :?
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Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:13 am

my 318is is cosmos black

its not completely black its like a mix hard to describe
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Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:41 am

my 528 is schwartz II, thus i assume there is a schwartz I ??!!
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:53 am

I thought i'd bump this up rather then start a new thread can somone please confirm
Diamond black is metallic?
Schwartz black is just gloss black??

Which colour does the I.S come in ?
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:05 am

diamond schwarts is german for diamond black, no actual difference in colour BUT there are 3 different shades of it !!

lightest one is very dark grey and they get darker
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:10 am

Emm3 wrote:I thought i'd bump this up rather then start a new thread can somone please confirm
Diamond black is metallic?
Schwartz black is just gloss black??

Which colour does the I.S come in ?
The 318iS came in diamond black - metallic
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:13 am

318-is wrote:my 318is is cosmos black
not from the factory it didn't ! what's the paint description/code on the turret? and what is the paint code on the chassis plate?
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:31 am

My Black 2-door (jet black or just black?)


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My ex-touring in diamond black (metallic) well, its actually a metallic charcoal sorta colour

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Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:56 pm

Are there any paint codes etc for the 3 shades of diamond schwartz metallic??
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:59 pm

Emm3 wrote:Are there any paint codes etc for the 3 shades of diamond schwartz metallic??
180, 181, and 181/9 i think...
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:28 pm

dobbie82 wrote:My Black 2-door (jet black or just black?)


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My ex-touring in diamond black (metallic) well, its actually a metallic charcoal sorta colour

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Your 2 door is just black (schwarz) and the touring is diamond black same as my 327i looks like the 181/9 shade as well.

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