jbrill

so i just received some interesting information form my bodyshop where my s2 is getting some repairs done....

my s2 is the japanese version (i imported it from Japan about 1 year ago) it has all the ROW specs, except for one thing.... the color of the paint. Everyone has been trying to guess my color's name but no one could ever pin point it....

Apparently Japan had some rare Japanese only colors they used on their models, and i have one of them the bodyshop had to bring in some kind of special japanese paint expert because they couldn't figure it out, (or read japanese)... i'll try and get the code from the shop so i can share it with you guys.

i guess this is a good thing? lol

hockeydude

I've never heard anything like that about our cars....Are you sure that they aren't just pulling your leg? LOL!

jbrill

lol, thats what i thought!
but they were serious.. ive never seen my color around here when i think about it....

ninefiveone

What's the paint code on the label in the trunk? It's a german car. They built it in germany. They used german paint no matter what the color. The chances you need a japanese expert are slim to nil.

jbrill

i dont know, im going to the shop in a few hours. i only talked with them briefly on the phone to see if they were done with it. i'll keep you all informaed as to what they meant

rickb20

think about it....special japanese paint = higher cost

jbrill

no, i know the guys, they know me.

but i think i figured it out. part of the car was resprayed in japan, he said somethign about them mixing paint differently... maybe it just didnt match the way they mixed it?

Luis de Prat

Looks like the stock color Baltic Blue, to me. A Swiss friend of mine has an S2 in the same color.

ninefiveone

Please let us know what they say. I can't wait to hear this one.

luckett

Why would they need to read Japanese? The paint codes are alphanumeric and use Roman letters.

xsboost90

couldnt they just scan the paint and then mix it- like every other car.

KuHL 951

That sure looks a lot like this Baltic Blue S2.

Jfrahm

Looks like Dove Blue (L M5P) to me.

jbrill

no, i know the guys, they know me.

but i think i figured it out. part of the car was resprayed in japan, he said somethign about them mixing paint differently... maybe it just didnt match the way they mixed it?

luckett

iro wa chotto chigau ne.