Paint colour confusion
Can anyone help me with the following please? The paint code on my VIN plate on the car says JEL Wedgewood Blue, however I used the Rover info site and that says my paint code is JBH also Wedgewood Blue. I took the front bumper in to get a respray and the bodyshop say it is listed as Icelandic Blue (is that even a Rover colour?), I examined the colour swab myself and can confirm the Icelandic colour is identical. I even took it to another bodyshop and they confirmed Icelandic Blue. What is going on here?
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Steve, as your car is a Cowley built car, it's JEL Wedgwood, Longbridge cars are generally JBH, Wedgwood 2 as mine is. Never heard of Icelandic blue :shrug::}
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Think you will find MUM is silver.
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MUM is silver :cool: have a look here http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=20831
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Various car makers have used "identical" colours and called them different names, one car maker's Wedgewood Blue may well be another car maker's Icelandic Blue. The pigment mix may well be the same.
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OOops my bad. Sorry folks I got confused because a few years ago I bought a spare door and it has "Pint code MUM" written on it, so I assumed it was refering to the paint on the door which is Wedgewood, but not the right shade for my car (JEL) so I assumed that Wedgewood was JEL and MUM - wrongly.
Still the info site says JBH but the VIN say JEL. I am not sure but on further investigation, I think Icelandic blue may be a Land Rover colour, I am sure it's the right shade though as I checked it myself with the colour swab yetserday. Interestingly Land Rover do a colour touch up kit for JEL! |
Just found THIS list, some of the colour codes are also used for Land Rover
CAQ Nightfire Red 2 CBT Nightfire Red 3 CCZ Monza Red CDM Mulberry Red CDW Dorchester Red CDX Copperleaf Red CEB Damson Red CEV Firefrost Red CMU Solar Red CMV Morello Purple CNF Mulberry Red COF Flame Red COG Cherry Red COS Cranberry Red CPX Nevada Red CQB Cherry Red TAT308 CQC Rio Red CUY Bolero Red CWC Indiana Red TAT302 EAB Kniversand EAC Volcano EAP Paprika Orange ERM BRM Orange FAH Primrose Yellow FAR Trophy Yellow FNH Solar Yellow GMK White Gold GMN White Gold 2 GUF Sienna Gold HAF Pearl BRG HAK Almond Green HAM British Racing Green 2 HAW Kensington Green HES Moonstone Green HET Charleston Green HEW Arden Green HFD Celadon Green HFF BRG 3 HFH Alumina Green HFN Le Mans Green TAT622 HFY Arbour Green HGP Aqua Green TAT616 HNA British Racing Green HOR Willow Green HPE Woodcote Green HQJ Cimarron Green HQM Aquamarine Green HQM Goodwood Green HYF Brooklands Green JAM Arizona Blue JAV Cayman Blue JAX Kingfisher Blue JBH Wedgewood Blue 2 JBR Steel Blue 2 JEL Wedgewood Blue JEN Surf Blue JEY Atlantic Blue JFB Steel Blue JFK Hawaiian Blue JFM Royal Blue JFR Bermuda Blue JFU Island Blue JFV Trophy Blue JFX Provence Blue JGA Odyssey Blue JGD Oxygen Blue JGY Ignition/Mica Blue JHG Sonic Blue JHI Ski Blue JNW Azure Blue JPC Henley Blue JPW Atlantic Blue JQV Nordic Blue JQW Midnight Blue JRJ Tahiti Blue JRN Ocean Blue JSA Electric Blue JSJ Oxford Blue JST Marine Blue TAT502 JTA Oceana Blue TAT528 JUQ Ionian Blue JUR Aegean Blue JUV Caspian Blue JYA Seafrost Blue JYX Paul Smith Blue KMD Amethyst KMN Amaranth KNB Granite Purple TAT155 LAL Pewter LEF XPower Grey/Tempest Grey LMZ Steel Grey LOQ Tempest Grey LOZ Storm Grey LQS Yukon Grey LQW Anthracite LVD Charcaol MBB Starlight Silver MBH Arctic Silver TAT717 MCN Platinum Gold MMW Pulsar Silver MNF Quicksilver MNH Silver Sparkle MNS Quicksilver MNX Platinum Silver MUM Zircon Silver NAL White Diamond 2 NDJ Dover White NND White Diamond NNX Old English White NUR Mint White TAT903 PAK Black 2 PBT Pearl Black PBU Mica Black TAT907 PMF Black PMF Raven Black SAR Whitehall Beige SMF Oyster Beige UME Carribean Blue UMG Polynesian |
Our codes are in the link I posted Steve ;)
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The info site you are using is lifted from the build data records (and no connection with us here at the owners club I might add) the guy who uploaded it for that site has not taken into account the two different colour shades used at Cowley and Longbridge, and as the records only Originally listed it as 'Wedgwood Blue' for both sets of cars, the site authors have added the same single three letter code for both :duh:
The club's build records are somewhat more accurate ;) |
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