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Postby jonni » Thu May 11, 2006 1:03 pm

Ok anybody tell me where i can find out exactly what colour my van is?? I think it's pepper red but the touch up I got which is pepper red is nowhere near the right colour it's about 3 shades too light.

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Postby frank_sumner » Thu May 11, 2006 1:10 pm

Mine's definitely Pepper Red

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Postby FredTransit » Thu May 11, 2006 1:13 pm

Welcome to the Forum, BTW. If you post the paint code (on the VIN plate) I am sure somebody on here can tell you what colour your van is officially.
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Postby MrMPuk » Thu May 11, 2006 1:15 pm

You need to get the 2 letter code out of box 15 below, there are 3 types of Red.

ED = Garnet Red
EM = Radiant Red
ES = Pepper Red

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Postby Andrew E » Thu May 11, 2006 4:12 pm

If it is Pepper or any metalic finnish you will need a couple of coats of laquer to make the colour right.
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Postby Guy88 » Thu May 11, 2006 5:50 pm

i had the same trouble with my MK3 ford said my paint was diamond white. halfords said dark blue :?
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Postby 100ps_drw_hicube » Thu May 11, 2006 5:55 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: defo looks dark blue to me :lol: i think its called gentian blue :wink: my dads looks the same shade as yours? and his is gentian blue i think :? but i think there are 2 different shades of it :?
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Postby FredTransit » Thu May 11, 2006 5:58 pm

Guy88 wrote:i had the same trouble with my MK3 ford said my paint was diamond white. halfords said dark blue :?


Did you give halford's the paint code? Maybe the van was originally white.
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Postby Guy88 » Thu May 11, 2006 6:02 pm

Give ford and halford the paint code and got 2 different colors :?

The van has always been dark blue not sure which blue thou
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Postby madmark » Thu May 11, 2006 6:35 pm

frank is your minibus a M reg?????? if it is then it will be paprica red unless its been painted! :) this coluor was from 95-96 only,then pepper red came in after that! :wink:
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Postby frank_sumner » Thu May 11, 2006 11:04 pm

Well now I'm really confused. I thought it was Pepper Red and I have used Halfords Pepper Red to respray one of the rear side bumpers and it sure looks like a match. Guess I'll have to get some paprika red paint and try that out! And yes, its an M reg.
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Postby MrMPuk » Thu May 11, 2006 11:06 pm

The easy thing to do is check your paint code against the list above!
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Postby frank_sumner » Thu May 11, 2006 11:14 pm

Good thinking, outside with the torch... shows ES, thus should be pepper red, but how does this reconcile with Madmark's Paprika dates?
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Postby MrMPuk » Thu May 11, 2006 11:22 pm

Dunno, but I doubt the codes lie!
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Postby madmark » Fri May 12, 2006 4:04 am

:shock: well how strange is that, :? :? peper didnt come in till after 96 :? well have just found a 1995(september broshure )and its paprica red no mention of pepper attal! :? :?
my van was a 96 and that was paprica red not pepper,well the paint code is pepper then pepper it is! :?
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