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Old 26th November 2014, 10:22   #1
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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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Old 26th November 2014, 10:30   #2
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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
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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
Thanks for that, I'm even more confused now as I thought Longbridge was MUM, does that mean there are 3 Wedgewood blues? JEL, JBH and MUM?
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Old 26th November 2014, 10:36   #4
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Think you will find MUM is silver.
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MUM is silver 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!
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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
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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

The club's build records are somewhat more accurate
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