black944er

Yes you're right. My Photoshop one has to be a little bit darker.
Does anybody know the colorcode of the 996 GT3 in zanzibar? 1A8 or 1A9 ??

pcar928fan

Be very careful if you go with a customized color...you will never be able to get touch up paint if you run out or your paint that you get along w/ the repaint dries up (that happened to me)... Really sucks.

Keep in mind Zanzibar "red" is REALLY "orange" There is VERY LITTLE that is red about Zanzibar!

Arena, Cyclomen and Ruby...the BOMB in reds! Love all three of those! Cyclomen (I had forgot about it) is probably my fav, but they are all SO CLOSE!

Erkka, you really missed out on an awesome looking car... 5spd '95 GTS, ex-factory car...how could you say "no" bro?! That thing looks AWESOME! I know that was quite a few years ago...that would be one I would spend the money on to import to the US too...

cannon1000

I have unusual Porsche red called Amulet Red. It was a special order from Porsche. I think it was under the VW/Audi color scheme. Paint code 0U2 Y3C (may be under VW)

Pictures are posted here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2348821...7624955110386/

pcar928fan

Cannon1000 we need WAY more pics than that link provides, come on and stop holding out on us! What a beautiful color that is. Brighter than Cycolmen, Ruby or Arena, but still towards the burgundy side with what looks like a beautiful metallic or pearl effect. Great color!

black944er

@James
I don't see a problem in customizing a color. The painter mixes them electronically and stores the composition if there might occur the necessity to repaint parts of the car.. Very common stuff over here (!?)
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Keep in mind Zanzibar "red" is REALLY "orange" There is VERY LITTLE that is red about Zanzibar!
---> Thats why I want to go a little bit more red but in general I like the light touch. Also like the fact that hopefully the final product is neither real red nor orange and in best case also appears a little bit "gold brown" as zanzibar does. (Hard to describe but I will keep you up on this topic in winter)


@cannon - yes thats a nice color as well. It's actually a Audi color I always liked on the TT's http://www.audittcca.com/photo_gallery/amulet

RyanPerrella

Yes I liken it to a curry powder, its most certainly more orange than red

As for custom paint, i wouldnt worry about having it matched. When the approved sample is made the formula is recorded either by the actual paintshop but perhaps even the manufacturer such as PPG or other. They may just simply put the formula into a data base with your name and information. So I wouldnt worry about having to match in the case that you must.

A mix of Coral Red and Zanzibar Red is something I myself have considered before as well. And I must also say, Red's have never been my first choice in color for cars.

Also if your going custom, try to get a House of Kolor brochure, they always have very vibrant interesting colors. Or if your by a Lotus dealership, take a peak at all the large color panels that they typically have in the showroom, they may have a couple reds that are more to your liking.

I have found Porsche to be much more liberal with color in the 80's and 90's than they are now. I think the late 90's colors started to become a bit more muted and now they are pretty boring except for the odd color here and there. Think about all the 964's in Europe that were pastels, and vibrant pinks and greens all kinds of crazy cool stuff. Now cars all seem to be either black or white on either end and about 1000 different solvers and greys inbetween. New car color palettes are VERY BORING!

cannon1000

Sorry! I didn't realize Flickr hid most of my pics.

Here is a new link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2348821...7624955110386/

I'll be parking in the Porscheplatz @ Petit Le Mans...hopefully I can park near some other red's for a better contrast. Looking at the Corvette - you can see how much darker it is.

black944er

i fiddled around a bit with photoshop but the color just looks different from every angel - saw a 996 Sidemirrow in my porschedealership and zanzibar is just stunning...

U-928

Is it just me or do all of those "reds" look very orange?

Some others to swirl around in 'yer head:

Titian Red Metallic, LB3V


Tornado Red, LY3D


I'm partial to Tornado, but I do own a car in that color....

black944er

now, two years later, the car is in the shop and will get painted next week.
Even a new roof panel with sunroof gets inserted. (Yes I know, you guys do it the other way round)
I will keep you informed how ZANZIBAR RED looks on a 928

ReDesign by FEATHER

One Guy I ran into at a car show, where I was looking at reds to find one that is a little brighter than the usual Guards Red, who had something like a 33 Plymouth coupe with a really bright red paint job, told me that it was Porsche Guards Red. Then he told me that the trick to make it really "pop" is to paint one coat of white paint on top of the primer, then the usual number of coats of the red on top of the pure white.

You might consider that trick on the paint you have finally chosen for your 928.

Jerry Feather

MarkRobinson

I think that 82x color would best compliment the interior, though what about a non-Porsche color like Imola red on the BMW's?

https://www.google.com/search?num=10...ac.hxAVkNlZtlg

Mark

Zanzibar Red 996

I love the Zanzibar Red, in fact
I've been looking for a 996 in that
color
I found everything except a coupe C2
Any help would be appreciated

waynestrutt

[QUOTE=black944er;7922609]Thanks hilton. I know this page but the images are quite bad. I'm more or less halt between
- indisch red (guards red) (alltime sporty classic)
- karminrot (cherry red)
- ziegelrot (kiln red)
and coral red. (very keen on this one at the moment)
such a hard decision


I will be painting mine a metallic red.So far I am leaning towards Toyata Barcelona red but Chevy Crystal red met. is a strong contender. Police like any shade

Podguy

Guards red is certainly an eye catching red when polished - just enough orange to please the eye.

However I do not know how it will set with your brown interior. For that I would head for the darker reds bordering on Burgundy or the ones pictured with a hint of purple. Done right you will always get more depth with darker colors. The matching of the right burgundy with the brown could be a hot combination.

In my search I would not exclude other makes. The 60s GM and Ford colors were some of the best colors ever put on cars.