My bonnets off at the body shop being resprayed and they’re requesting the paint code which I cannot find anywhere on the car?
It’s a grey metallic colour on a 2010 car I believe the right colour may be 38E from google searches but can anyone confirm?
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Help with paint code on R3?
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Re: Help with paint code on R3?
Driver's door pillar or under the bonnet near the driver's corner of the windscreen I believe?
Failing that, the colour police will probably be along shortly to give you a better clue!
Failing that, the colour police will probably be along shortly to give you a better clue!
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Re: Help with paint code on R3?
Checked every door shut including rear door and all under the bonnet. Found the vin plate and such but nothing denoting any colour codes I know Mazda to use
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Re: Help with paint code on R3?
Is it a bigger wing mirror car? If so, it will be Aluminium Silver which is 38P
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Re: Help with paint code on R3?
Unsure what is a big or small mirror car? It’s a 2010 R3 model, still new to the 8s and their many variations.
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Re: Help with paint code on R3?
Yes that’s Alu silver (later model year so does have the bigger mirrors)
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Re: Help with paint code on R3?
If the bonnet is sprayed based on that colour code then it *might* be a close enough match for the rest of the car, but really they should be getting the paint shade colour-matched by the supplier.
The guy that did the replacement front bumper for my Jeep made that mistake and you can tell the difference (too silvery) from the other side of the street . Thankfully, it's just a Jeep, so I don't really care.
The guy that did the replacement front bumper for my Jeep made that mistake and you can tell the difference (too silvery) from the other side of the street . Thankfully, it's just a Jeep, so I don't really care.
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Re: Help with paint code on R3?
Spoke to Mazda Uk with the Vin can confirm its 38P many thanks for all your help
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Re: Help with paint code on R3?
I'm pretty sure diamond grey with the smaller mirrors is 38E for reference
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