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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:26 pm

i have laquer peel on my front passenger door and it'll be cheaper to replace it than get it sprayed just wondered is there just one shade of dolphin grey on e30's
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:30 pm

3 shades i think!!!
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:37 pm

ar5e why cant anything ever be simple how do i know what shade mine is.
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:50 pm

won't it be written on your turret?
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:16 pm

i reckon so but i'm a lazy git and its pissin down
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:17 pm

orangecurry wrote:won't it be written on your turret?
but there are still different shades!!
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:21 pm

i thought it was 4 shades? and i'm not taking the p!ss either!
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:23 pm

Simon13 wrote:i thought it was 4 shades? and i'm not taking the p!ss either!
you could be right, they range from grey grey thru to a greenish grey which i think is the best.
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:27 pm

the gug was the green shade always looked different to other dolphins, alot different if u ask me!
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:28 pm

3 shades of it in the paint book
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:31 pm

dips346 wrote:3 shades of it in the paint book
the master speaks!!
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Post Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:34 pm

Kos wrote:
dips346 wrote:3 shades of it in the paint book
the master speaks!!
your guess was right in the first place
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Post Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:28 am

Having establised that there are three shades of Dolphin grey how can they be identified?

I need to get some paint mixed up and as far as I can recall the code on my turret just says 'Dolphin grey' or the german equivalent, I don't recall any numbers or codes.
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Post Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:14 am

when you go to paint shop tell them your colour code and it will come up with how many shades they have a chip book will be shown for you to match to a close shade as poss
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Post Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:37 am

isn't the shade written on the turret?

and if not, WHY NOT?

I thought ze Chermans thought of everything
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Post Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:56 am

orangecurry wrote:isn't the shade written on the turret?

and if not, WHY NOT?

I thought ze Chermans thought of everything
no just the colour code ,dont know why
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Post Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:54 pm

mine is the shade that looks green in some light and grey in others do you guys think i'll have trouble finding a door in the right shade and any ideas roughly what i'd expect to pay to have a door re-sprayed thanks for all your info
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