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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: benner on 06 October 2021, 20:09

Title: Mk 7.5 GTI Colour
Post by: benner on 06 October 2021, 20:09

Could someone please tell me if the 7.5 ever came in a non-pearlescent black?

Or are all the black 7.5 GTI's Deep Black Pearl?

Info appreciated! Cheers!

Title: Re: Mk 7.5 GTI Colour
Post by: Guzzle on 06 October 2021, 21:47

No, not in the UK anyway.

There was a non-pearlescent colour called Black Rubin, but it wasn't really black. It was more like a dark purple-ish browny colour.  :sick:

Title: Re: Mk 7.5 GTI Colour
Post by: benner on 07 October 2021, 10:20

Ha ha. Ok, thanks.

Looking at adverts, some say 'Black' some say 'Deep Black' and others say 'Deep Black Pearl' so was just trying to understand if they were different (i.e. non-metallic/solid).

Thanks for the reply.

Title: Re: Mk 7.5 GTI Colour
Post by: SRGTD on 07 October 2021, 11:00

I think the last time VW offered a solid / ‘flat’ black on the Golf was on the mk6.

This is Black Rubin, that @Guzzle describes quite accurately as a dark purple-ish browny colour. I don’t think it was very popular, in spite of it being the ‘free’ colour; I wonder why?  :whistle: :grin:

(https://i.postimg.cc/D0x0fZxB/BDA59524-2-A65-4969-85-DC-BBBD4-C98201-F.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

Title: Re: Mk 7.5 GTI Colour
Post by: benner on 07 October 2021, 11:53

Oh wow. Agreed – not a fan of that!  :smiley:

Title: Re: Mk 7.5 GTI Colour
Post by: GTD1414 on 07 October 2021, 14:27

The mk7 was available in standard 'flat' black (not 100% sure the GTI was but GTD and lower trims definately were as we had a 2015 GTD & SE on lease in this no-cost option) paint code L041, similar to audi brilliant black.

mk7.5 only available in deep black perl or the rubin as above. :shocked:

Title: Re: Mk 7.5 GTI Colour
Post by: baka on 07 October 2021, 15:42

My MK7 GTI is flat black, so yes they did. :)

Title: Re: Mk 7.5 GTI Colour
Post by: benner on 07 October 2021, 16:10

Thanks but only asking about the 7.5

Title: Re: Mk 7.5 GTI Colour
Post by: fredgroves on 07 October 2021, 17:45

"black rubin"... Aka.. "purple nasty"  :sick: