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Title: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: lectrotek on 07 April 2013, 12:10
Bought this yesterday.

There's no white sticker in the boot. I haven't got the log book through yet and the service book is a duplicate with chassis/engine number but no colour code.

(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/lectrotek/oslength.jpg)

(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/lectrotek/arch.jpg)


What say y'all?

Cheers
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: madsb on 07 April 2013, 13:03
Really hard to tell for sure from pictures. If you call a VW dealer they should be able to tell you the paint code if you tell them your number plate.
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 07 April 2013, 20:24
My initial thoughts are LA6U but there quite a few variations of colours very close to this.
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: lectrotek on 08 April 2013, 19:04
Thanks Thai. At the moment you're the closest i've got.

Having a devil's own job tracking this down.

Dealer can only source the colour back via chassis number to 'Alpine White'

But he confirmed that it wasn't a re-spray and that is a standard colour.

Next move I guess is to get to a body shop and see what they can do.

Anyone else had to faff around this much for a colour code?
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: madsb on 08 April 2013, 19:34
Ouch... At least he thinks it's a factory color. Anyway, good luck mate
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: boneybradley on 08 April 2013, 20:55
I think it's montana green LB6Z as it looks to light to be LA6U (capri green)

google both colours (names and code) and see what shows up (LA6U is a launch colour... LB6Z covered a couple of years maybe even 92-94)

I have a fullish colour guide but the print is really really bad to get the exact colour!
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 08 April 2013, 21:36
I looked at the montana green and its not as turquoise as the car posted above.
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: Leroy on 08 April 2013, 22:26
It's monza blue, I'm sure of it, type mk2 golf monza blue in google images, I think late mk2's early mk3's came in this colour but you don't see many
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: boneybradley on 08 April 2013, 22:31
It's monza blue, I'm sure of it, type mk2 golf monza blue in google images, I think late mk2's early mk3's came in this colour but you don't see many

vw don't list a monza blue for the mk3 (I know the colour is similar though)
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: lectrotek on 09 April 2013, 00:51
yeah montana green looks a little too light i think. Monza blue looks more promising but the lack of mk3's in that colour puts me off. perhaps it is capri green after all

a tad annoying this is. I want to get to work refurbing this car asap!
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: lectrotek on 09 April 2013, 01:15
another look:

(http://i.imgur.com/eOZNjpU.jpg)
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: boneybradley on 09 April 2013, 09:20
this may not help mutch but it maybe worth a pm or email but this is the same colour (and had some painting done)

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=87363.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=87363.0)
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: lectrotek on 09 April 2013, 11:41
cheers man, pm'd.

fingers crossed
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: lectrotek on 09 April 2013, 12:48
Sorted...took the o/s headlight off and found this tag on the wing

(http://i.imgur.com/VBj0ZGg.jpg)

LB6T - Turquoise

If anyone needs to find a colour code, whack the grille off and remove the o/s headlight a la...

(http://i.imgur.com/qFV4TsJ.jpg)

Cheers guys
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: madsb on 09 April 2013, 12:54
awesome! didn't know it was there too
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: Len on 09 April 2013, 12:57
Sorted...took the o/s headlight off and found this tag on the wing

(http://i.imgur.com/VBj0ZGg.jpg)

LB6T - Turquoise

If anyone needs to find a colour code, whack the grille off and remove the o/s headlight a la...

(http://i.imgur.com/qFV4TsJ.jpg)

Cheers guys

How did you know it was there?
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: lectrotek on 09 April 2013, 14:12
someone on clubgti pointed me in the right direction  :smiley:

After all that umming and ahhing over 'monza blue', 'capri green', had to laugh when it comes out as 'Turquoise'. No sh!t!
Title: Re: Anyone know the colour code for this...?
Post by: N900 MJT on 09 April 2013, 14:56
Yeah I found that tag while i was cleaning my bay but only just seen this thread!