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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: mickysuperstar on 23 August 2009, 17:42

Title: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 23 August 2009, 17:42: Hey all,

I have a 1998 (R) 2.0 8v Golf GTI.

It is a blood red colour, but I cant identify the actual colour code as the sticker in the boot is missing...

It isnt the same red that came on the colour-concept, because my friend has one and mine is a lot deeper/darker.

Its still a flat, non-metallic colour... Ive looked on boneybradley.webs.com (very awesome website by the way) and the red colours used on late MK3's were:

Flashrot
Classicrot
Hot Chilired

Any ideas anyone?
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Adam on 23 August 2009, 17:53: Should be in your book.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 23 August 2009, 18:35: Yeah I know, but just says RED in the v5 logbook and I don't have the original manual....
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Adam on 23 August 2009, 18:40: Ok,

Could you post a picture of your motor?
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 23 August 2009, 19:05: Tornado or Flash red maybe.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 23 August 2009, 19:14: I know it's not flash red, coz I bought a flash red bonnet and grille... It's much lighter than the rest of my car -doh!!!

Gonna take some pics in the morning and will post them up.. Hopefully the colour will come accross correct on the computer/digital camera.

Has anyone seen Classicrot (classic red) in the flesh? That's what I'm leaning towards.

Thanks again for the help so far!
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 23 August 2009, 21:18: The reason why the bonnet was lighter is that it will have faded, non met red I believe can only be flash or tornado, maybe it has been resprayed,
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 24 August 2009, 10:40: Hey!

The bonnet is definitely a different colour.. It will have faded I agree, but you can tell it didnt start out life the same tone.

Mick
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 24 August 2009, 10:52: All colour concepts were the same red which is why I suspect your's may have had paintwork.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 24 August 2009, 12:33: Hey Wayne!

Mine isnt a colour concept, its my friend that has one.. When its parked next to mine, its the same colour as my bonnet, but not the rest of the car.

I think you may be right though with Tornado Red. Ive been looking around and that is the closest match to mine.

Gonna buy some Tornado Red paint and check it out...

Thanks for your help dude!
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: VR6-Joe on 24 August 2009, 14:06: Where did you look for the sticker?

A mate of mine looked for the sticker in his boot, assuming it would be stuck on the rear panel, but I found it underneath the carpet next to the spare wheel..
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: shepgti on 24 August 2009, 17:25: think im right in saying that they stopped tornado red in '94 for the mk3?? and it became flash red
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 24 August 2009, 22:04: Quote from: shepgti on 24 August 2009, 17:25
think im right in saying that they stopped tornado red in '94 for the mk3?? and it became flash red

I think that is right, later ones were flash red.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 25 August 2009, 14:01: Yeah, from the information on http://boneybradley.webs.com it says Classic Red and Flash Red were the only solid red colours in production in 1996-1998.

Mine definitely isnt flash red, so it should be Classic Red.. Arghhh this is a nightmare!

Ive pulled the spare out and lifted all the carpets up in the boot, but cant find the sticker.

Micky
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 25 August 2009, 14:04: Quote from: mickysuperstar on 25 August 2009, 14:01
Yeah, from the information on http://boneybradley.webs.com it says Classic Red and Flash Red were the only solid red colours in production in 1996-1998.

Mine definitely isnt flash red, so it should be Classic Red.. Arghhh this is a nightmare!

Ive pulled the spare out and lifted all the carpets up in the boot, but cant find the sticker.

Micky

I still think it Flash red, have you got a service book should be on the label inside the cover.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: shepgti on 25 August 2009, 15:18: Quote from: mickysuperstar on 25 August 2009, 14:01
Yeah, from the information on http://boneybradley.webs.com it says Classic Red and Flash Red were the only solid red colours in production in 1996-1998.

Mine definitely isnt flash red, so it should be Classic Red.. Arghhh this is a nightmare!

Ive pulled the spare out and lifted all the carpets up in the boot, but cant find the sticker.

Micky

just post up a pic and we'll tell you if its flash or tornado
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 25 August 2009, 16:09: will do! Off to get my camera now - so will post them up tonight... Thanks again guys.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: louis_23 on 26 August 2009, 10:23: do what i did mate and email vw asking colour of your car and tell them your reg they email'd me back straight away and alot of peeps will tell you how long it took me to discover the colour of my car lol.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 26 August 2009, 10:41: Ahh that is a great idea!!! Thanks matey... Will give that a go!

I actually found a picture of a VR6 in the same colour as mine on ebay... heres the link:
http://i.ebayimg.com/24/!BWPIoTgBmk~$(KGrHgoH-C8EjlLlh!lGBKWhZ4jsfw~~_12.JPG

My digital camera got sand in the lense, so struggling to get a decent one online....

What do ya think peeeeeps!?

Micky
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 26 August 2009, 11:20: Quote from: mickysuperstar on 26 August 2009, 10:41
Ahh that is a great idea!!! Thanks matey... Will give that a go!

I actually found a picture of a VR6 in the same colour as mine on ebay... heres the link:
http://i.ebayimg.com/24/!BWPIoTgBmk~$(KGrHgoH-C8EjlLlh!lGBKWhZ4jsfw~~_12.JPG

My digital camera got sand in the lense, so struggling to get a decent one online....

What do ya think peeeeeps!?

Micky

Link what working.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mikcle60 on 26 August 2009, 11:39: copy the whole link in2 adress bar....
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: shepgti on 26 August 2009, 14:41: that vr looks tornado but i thought they didnt do the vr in tornado for some reason http://i.ebayimg.com/24/!BWPIoTgBmk~$(KGrHgoH-C8EjlLlh!lGBKWhZ4jsfw~~_12.JPG
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 26 August 2009, 16:06: Cheers Shepgti... I think mine must be Tordano Red, but I agree the number wasnt in production in 1997/98.

This is so strange... Need to find a Tornado Red in the flesh and compare!

Thanks again everyone for the help on this :cool:
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 26 August 2009, 16:15: Maybe it is Tornado Red and was sat around a while before it was sold.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 27 August 2009, 06:47: Well it turns out we were all wrong!

Last night I stripped out my boot liner and finally found the colour code sticker!! It was right at the back of the boot!

The code is LQ3A - Monza Red. I cant find much about the colour on the Internet.... Strange eh?

What ya think?
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 08:44: Maybe it is an import as I have never heard of monza red.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 27 August 2009, 09:09: Yeah, unless it was a customer specific order?... Ive searched LQ3A - Monza Red and it is definitely a VW Colour.

How would I know if my car is an import? It doesnt say anything on the V5

Here are some pics of my car:

**WAYNE HAS PUT THEM UP BELOW**
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 09:21: (http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/dearsuperstar/golf_gti/photo.jpg)
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 09:22: Never seen monza red before.

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/dearsuperstar/golf_gti/photo2.jpg)
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 27 August 2009, 09:42: Thanks WAYNE... As you can see from the seconf picture - the colour is slightly different on the bonnet. The bonnet and grille was taken from a Colour Concept (Flash Red) with no fading.

I feel pretty special MONZA RED!!!!
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: shepgti on 27 August 2009, 09:44: intresting, seems a mix of flash and tornado
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 27 August 2009, 09:51: Quote from: shepgti on 27 August 2009, 09:44
intresting, seems a mix of flash and tornado

Yeah I know - see how I was easily confused?! So wha do ya think Shepgti? Import or Customer Specific?
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 09:57: Quote from: mickysuperstar on 27 August 2009, 09:51
Quote from: shepgti on 27 August 2009, 09:44
intresting, seems a mix of flash and tornado

Yeah I know - see how I was easily confused?! So wha do ya think Shepgti? Import or Customer Specific?

I would say import as I cannot see anyone ordering it in a red that is not much different to flash.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: shepgti on 27 August 2009, 10:05: Quote from: mickysuperstar on 27 August 2009, 09:51
Quote from: shepgti on 27 August 2009, 09:44
intresting, seems a mix of flash and tornado

Yeah I know - see how I was easily confused?! So wha do ya think Shepgti? Import or Customer Specific?

hard to say really either someone wanted to be cool and wanted a rare colour and paid through the nose to have monza OR its had a full re-spray recently and they used the wrong red (i know alot of mk5's are monza) OR its an import but i reakon you would know if it was
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 10:12: UD registration is Oxfordshire, the sticker in the back window is a dealer in Perth, Scotland so it has travelled around a bit.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 27 August 2009, 10:21: Yeah I bought the car from a guy in Scotland...

The sticker in the boot looks like the original VW Sticker and is aged enough to be original, with LQ3A printed on it.

I dont think it has had a full respray, because the paint looks like it has aged for about 10 years (scratches, surface rust in usual places) but all looks totally original... Theres no over spray anywhere either..

Im gonna ring VW again and see what they say. Such a bizzare situation and a pain in the ass as any replacement panels will always need a respray!

At least I have something semi-rare! :huh:
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 10:24: It could still be an import.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 27 August 2009, 10:36: Yep you might be right Wayne... It doesnt say anything to indicate its an import on my V5, but hopefully VW should know.

At least its an official VW colour - so should be able to get some paint for my bonnet/grille/rusty door respray!

Thanks for all the help guys!
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: VR6-Joe on 27 August 2009, 12:17: Just a thought, but being an R-reg means it's one of the last Mk3's to be made. Is there a possibility they used this colour on the last batch of Mk3's for some stupid reason?
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 12:25: Quote from: VR6-Joe on 27 August 2009, 12:17
Just a thought, but being an R-reg means it's one of the last Mk3's to be made. Is there a possibility they used this colour on the last batch of Mk3's for some stupid reason?

Good point, was monza red a mk4 colour does anybody know.
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: shepgti on 27 August 2009, 12:37: Quote from: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 12:25
Quote from: VR6-Joe on 27 August 2009, 12:17
Just a thought, but being an R-reg means it's one of the last Mk3's to be made. Is there a possibility they used this colour on the last batch of Mk3's for some stupid reason?

Good point, was monza red a mk4 colour does anybody know.

easiest way to find out http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=127391.0
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mickysuperstar on 27 August 2009, 12:46: Ahh thanks shepgti! I think this could be a great explination to this "conundrum"....

Monza even sounds cool - I'm petty happy about my "mongrel" mk3!
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: jahilton2002 on 30 July 2010, 19:28: :laugh: this is my wife car in my sig :)
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mellow yellow on 31 July 2010, 13:52: i also have a mk3 on an R plate, my paint code is lq3a monza red :smiley:
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: golf786 on 27 February 2011, 21:39: I also have a Monza Red MK3 on a R98.
These were not an import and were the last 250 cars off the production line.
I also had the problem of matching my panels as the flash red ones were a bit off.
We are special :smiley:
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w81/golf786/Picture457-2.jpg)
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: tdi_blu on 28 February 2011, 09:10: What you doing with that nice FLASH RED bonnet now ? :smug: is it going on sale
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: boneybradley on 28 February 2011, 09:22: I will need to add that monza red lq3a to my web site (I know it dosent have every colour as there were some special colours used within the mk3's life but no where seems to list them...I paste it from ~~dodgy~~ old dealer info :wink:)
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mellow yellow on 28 February 2011, 14:43: lol i feel special now :grin:

maybe for sale now as well :wink:
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: boneybradley on 28 February 2011, 14:54: Quote from: mellow yellow on 28 February 2011, 14:43

maybe for sale now as well :wink:

Maybe? Worst decision I made was selling my mk3!!

b.t.w how's driffield? (I used to work in the car place on middle street south a few years back!)
Title: Re: MK3 Golf Colour Question (RED)
Post by: mellow yellow on 01 March 2011, 08:57: Quote from: boneybradley on 28 February 2011, 14:54
Quote from: mellow yellow on 28 February 2011, 14:43

maybe for sale now as well :wink:

Maybe? Worst decision I made was selling my mk3!!

b.t.w how's driffield? (I used to work in the car place on middle street south a few years back!)

yeah maybe, need a more sensible daily, moving in with the gf and the commute to scarborough every day is costing too much in fuel plus the roads arnt the best for a low golf! going dirty diesel i think, although might keep the mk3 for weekends etc if i can convince her to get rid of the paxo vtr.

LOL driffield is driffield :lipsrsealed: my gf's dad lives in selby actually, nearly lost my sump on the speed bump near the luttle hump back bridge there a few months back!