ZX paint codes??

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sooty
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ZX paint codes??

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Anyone where the paint code for the ZX is placed. The only number or code I can find, is on the L/H (looking from behind the steering wheel) suspension top mount bracket with 'KQABR' painted.
Any idea what the colour is from this. Its a Met. Green type of colour with a lacquer finish. The Halfords and others do not list this colour in their charts.
Would the dealers supply aerosols of these colours, if not, who would supply them.
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Post by AndersDK »

Pretty sure that's the paint code you found there.
Either your dealer or any paint/car accessory shop would have small aerosol's for repair.
They have thick books of conversion tables for the various codes used from manufacturers - converted into a range of standard colour codes.
Either way you get the paint - there may be just a slight colour offset - due to general fading of the original or due to a slight difference in the standard base colour.
There are large price differences - shop around !
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Post by rossnunn »

sooty, is yours like a greeny blue metalic? If i could spell turkwise!! i would and call it that!! lol Mine is that colour - an Elation
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Post by gjb02 »

Tahiti Green Metallic is the Elation colour. There was a Burgundy, Blue and the Green.
Had one of those myself...sometimes it looks blue/green...other times green/blue, tends to depend on the light.
Don't hold too much faith in the Citroen touch up pen, it came out about 5 shades darker.. I ended up with loads of dark dots where the stone chips had been.
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Post by rossnunn »

gjb02 - yeh tell me about it theres a few on mine!! Its gonna be one of those colours where on one MOT it'll say Blue on the next Green!
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Post by wheeler »

the 'KQABR' is the paint and trim code aswell,3 of the letters are for paint colour & 2 are for trim.cant remember which is which but i think the first 3 are paint.
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Post by rossnunn »

cool I'll have to have a look tomorrow.
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