Difference in colours?

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Post Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:36 pm

is there a majorly noticeable difference in the colours mauritius blue and royal blue??
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Post Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:40 pm

From the E30Zone wiki Paint code pics.

Mauritius
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Royal
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Post Sat Jan 25, 2014 4:04 pm

You don't have to link to the thumbnails :D

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I'd say that Mauritius has a very slight plum-colour undertone to it.
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Post Sat Jan 25, 2014 4:35 pm

would I be right in thinking that cabs didn't come in royal blue??

and after years of weathering on the paint, would there be much difference?
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Post Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:13 pm

I'd imagine there would be a slight difference as they are different colour codes
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Post Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:34 pm

jurassicwadey wrote:would I be right in thinking that cabs didn't come in royal blue???
No:

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/ ... tible.html

Mauritius blue, however, was a convertible-only colour, introduced for the M-Tech version.
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:56 pm

Speedtouch wrote: Mauritius blue, however, was a convertible-only colour, introduced for the M-Tech version.
Was also available on the touring.

Bad picture but I think the near car might be your colour and the further away touring is mauritius

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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:01 pm

I would have thought the opposite applies to the above photo. :?
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:16 pm

The 94 plate is defo mauritius, it is/was my touring :)

Slightly more zoomed out pic:

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