Color ID?

[Santawillis]

The car was originally Granada from the factory and was resprayed (poorly) this light blue, I doubt it is an original BMW color and I am pretty certain it is not an original 2002 color but any ideas would be great so I can start looking for color matching!

 

 

[Mike G]

Could be fjord blue

[zinz]

Take a look thru here…

 

https://www.bmw2002faq.com/colors/
 

 

[Conserv]

On 6/25/2023 at 9:33 PM, Mike G said:

Could be fjord blue

It’s hard to tell from photos: automatic color correction by our phone cameras can really distort the colors. Yes, Fjord-metallic possibly, but also perhaps too “aqua” to be Fjord.

 

If it was red originally, Granada was gone by the square taillight era. Verona was the non-metallic red of the later ‘02 era and Granatrot-metallic was the metallic red of the later ‘02 era.

 

An email to BMW Group Archives will provide you with the factory exterior color. Just send your VIN to the following address and request their data on the car.

 

hdz.info@bmwgroup.com

 

And if the color change was poorly done, why perpetuate it, especially if it’s not an ‘02, or even a BMW color? 😯

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[James Laray]

Looks like Fjord blue.   Your car could not have been originally Granada red.  That color was phased out in 71.   Maybe Verona red?  

[Santawillis]

I am sorry! It was indeed Granatrot as @Conserv mentioned. I did indeed e-mail BMW Classic and just posted the wrong color, my mistake.

 

With comparisons against Fjord it looks too...blue, not sure how to describe it. 

 

Fjord below in comparison. 

 

[Tommy]

Probably not a BMW color as you figured. Matching light metallic colors is difficult and poorly sprayed you say... Why not forget it and paint with original granatrot which is beatiful and pretty rare IMO?

[James Laray]

Is the engine bay, under hood, trunk area etc still granatrot?  

[Gordon]

Why not paint it back to the original color?  Granatrot looks awesome.

 

[Santawillis]

@Gordon not sure why it was painted in the first place! at that it was a very poor paint job. @James Laray everything under the car is still Granatrot, I am slowly fixing rust in the trunk and repainting it black. The blue paint job is flaking exposing poorly sanded Granatrot throughout the car.