PDA

View Full Version : E36 Color ????

jdmls
02-25-2004, 02:22 PM
i AM CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A 1998 328IS WHICH IS A RUSTY RED COLOR. YOU COULD CALL IT BRONZE BUT IT HAS A RED TINGE TO IT. AYWAYS ,WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS COLOR AND WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF IT?

IM ASSUMING THAT IT IS RARE SEEING AS HOW I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN E36 IN THIS COLOR BEFORE !
Justin e36
02-25-2004, 09:47 PM
never heard of that color before... I'm wondering if it was possibly repainted / color changed?
Mikester
02-25-2004, 09:59 PM
do you have any pictures?
jdmls
02-26-2004, 01:14 AM
the car is absolutly stock..with 100k and the paint looks like its a bout that old 2..pretty positive its factory colour assuming from the engine bay as well
WASABI
02-26-2004, 01:26 AM
This colour ?

http://gateway2.fasti.net/writeoff/small_7.jpg
jdmls
02-26-2004, 01:34 AM
hard to tell got any other pics
JimZYellow
02-26-2004, 01:38 AM
im pretty sure its a calypso red...
JimZYellow
02-26-2004, 01:52 AM
1
JimZYellow
02-26-2004, 01:53 AM
2
JimZYellow
02-26-2004, 01:53 AM
as u requested there they are,
Mikester
02-26-2004, 02:15 AM
i love this color
WASABI
02-26-2004, 01:23 PM
Pretty sure the one I posted is not Calypso Red, I think it's mulberry something. Here's the owner of that car.

http://www.maxbimmer.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=56340#post56340
jdmls
02-26-2004, 10:00 PM
thanks guys , i was looking today at the 1998 color chips for BMW and im pretty sure the color is called sierra red metallic , anybody got any pics of bmws this color