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

[Dug Nichols]

My wife's e46 daily is BMW gray green metallic. It shows differently in different light, for sure, going almost blue in hue in certain light conditions. I find Mintgrun looks different on almost every car -- here's mine in various lighting (and at various points in it's life including 2002 when I bought it in CA).

[70fever]

Amazon green here.😀

[OldRoller]

Whatever color you finally decide on, be sure to shoot some test panels with the various undercoat/primers that the paint will be applied to. White. gray, rust red, charcoal and black are common undercoats/primers/sealers. 

The base for the paint will have an effect on the final color. Shoot the panels, take them out in the sun, shade etc and decide. Rule of thumb is lighter primers for lighter shades, darker for others. Dark greens and blues like charcoal/black. 

As always, it's the owner's choice. 

[02Les]

3 hours ago, 70fever said:

Amazon green here.😀

Unusual colour for, what appears to be, a pre facelift Touring. Normally Agave.

[vegashelipilot]

2 hours ago, OldRoller said:

Whatever color you finally decide on, be sure to shoot some test panels with the various undercoat/primers that the paint will be applied to. White. gray, rust red, charcoal and black are common undercoats/primers/sealers. 

The base for the paint will have an effect on the final color. Shoot the panels, take them out in the sun, shade etc and decide. Rule of thumb is lighter primers for lighter shades, darker for others. Dark greens and blues like charcoal/black. 

As always, it's the owner's choice. 

That's great advice.  I actually just watched a YouTube video where a guy sprayed the same base color over 5 different colors of primer.  The difference was significant.  

When I painted my E30 I actually tinted the sealer with the base.  It came out a pretty close match to the original color.  

[RussTii]

Here is a non-2002 BMW color of the early 90's. Laguna Green as on my 92 325ic:

[uai]

23 hours ago, bpeckm said:

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

Resedagrün was available as a color on 1502

[OldRoller]

On 3/8/2024 at 6:39 PM, Leucadian said:

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

 

 

That right there is Agave on steroids! Sweet!

[NMDerek]

On 3/8/2024 at 2:16 PM, LowGas said:

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

+1 for that black olive green, that would be super kool.

[NMDerek]

On 3/8/2024 at 10:15 AM, Georges said:

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!). 

Whoa, gotta go maaco, nice is the the platium lvl ? taped off or all chrome off, and what kinda of lug nuts are those? tia 

[al]

I asked my paint shop for a match to some mint green that I had spray painted myself to the engine baybut he put a little tweak to it

[TodB]

Repainted Mintgrun but a little warmer.

 

[Henning]

On 3/9/2024 at 10:02 AM, Dug Nichols said:

 

 

 

I don't know why but seeing that pic above I immediately had to think about of that certain ZZ Top song.

 

 

henn

[richdnyc]

Me and my Amazon green'74 at the late, great David Lumbra's 2002 Restorations in Eugene Oregon

[Adamsan]

On 3/8/2024 at 6:39 PM, Leucadian said:

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

 

My in-progress build.