Post your Green 2002's - Inspiration Needed for Color Change

[vegashelipilot]

I'm about in the part of my restoration that I must decide on a color, and I have been really leaning towards green.  I think I've seen all of the original 2002 paint code greens, I'm hoping to find some photos of cars painted other non-2002 paint codes, especially metallics.  I had some 90's-era Alpina Green Metallic mixed up and sprayed some spare parts.  It is definitely a top contender, but its always difficult visualizing a color on the entire car without seeing a photo.  Post what you got with the associated paint code / name please!

['76mintgrün'02]

It's funny how many shades of mintgreen I've seen.  It's a color that can be wrong in a lot of good ways.

 

I googled 90's era alpinagreen with image search and then added 2002 and this car came up on reddit.

 

 

The color looks similar to the other search hits, but lighting and surroundings make a huge difference in color perception.  Especially over the innernets.

 

[Georges]

There are plenty of stock colors to retain original value. Florida is particularly interesting if you want something different. Here's my Taiga at sunset (by Maaco!). 

[vegashelipilot]

Here is the AlpinaGrun Metallic on an old motorcycle rocker cover I had lying around.  This is the older version found on the E30 and E34, not the current BMW models.  I like that its still a BMW paint code, but there are a couple Porsche greens that I'm really curious about as well, like Oak Green Metallic.  

[Mark92131]

I considered a number of greens before painting my Nevada car back to its original color.  The E21's had some nice metallic greens that were in contention.

 

Mark92131

 

Reseda Green

Opal Green

Cypress Green

[Mike Self]

If you're not absolutely wedded to a metallic,  there's Evergreen--the latter is a soft green that looks particularly good on a Z3. 

 

 

Another BMW color from the 90s is Boston Green, a very pretty metallic that would look great with a saddle or tobacco interior--or even grey.

 

happy hunting

 

mike

[tech71]

10 hours ago, vegashelipilot said:

Here is the AlpinaGrun Metallic on an old motorcycle rocker cover I had lying around.  This is the older version found on the E30 and E34, not the current BMW models.  I like that its still a BMW paint code, but there are a couple Porsche greens that I'm really curious about as well, like Oak Green Metallic.  

Too much like Candy Apple Green, looks like something you would paint your Dune Buggy with.

Mint Grun forever!😉

Edited March 9 by tech71

[Son of Marty]

I've always liked turf green.

[LowGas]

Thinking of Porsche Black Olive Green (can't decide between BOGreeen and voodoo blue). Bmw urban green for reference

[bpeckm]

Evidently not an original color for the '02's, but the Resedagrün is a lovely color

[bergie33]

Here is one in Agave that I used to own.

 

[Leucadian]

Not a BMW color, but Porsche PTS Forrest Green Metallic has always been one of my top choices

 

[AustrianVespaGuy]

So the prettiest green I think I've ever seen in my life was on a 3.0CS and the paint sticker called it 'Tundra.'

 

That said if we're talking 2002s then the right answer is always, and can only every be, Mintgrun!!!

Edited March 9 by AustrianVespaGuy

[Rodolfo Lasparri]

Taiga in process ....

[Mike Self]

1 hour ago, AustrianVespaGuy said:

the paint sticker called it 'Tundra.'

Tundra was a 2002 color, but not a very common one...and Turf even more so

 

mike