tony55

can anyone tell me the original colour paint i need to get to paint my seriesone shock absorbers? cheers tony

haz87

They were just satin(ish) black

tony55

im sure they wernt black, they were a light blueish colour, a ral blue or ral grey? cant remember the correct name

haz87

All motorcraft (original) shocks ive had were black. Admittedly not an S1 but all mk3 (non RS) and mk4 ive dealt with, I'd be suprised if it was different - but happy to be educated

tony55

no problem haz.

MONSTER

I seem to remember them being blue too Tony but cannot help on the exact colour I'm afraid

tony55

yeah, they were a pale blue colour but i cant remember the correct name of it.

gary jones

The colour is RAL 7016.

They are grey.

tony55

cheers gary, i knew it was a ral colour but couldnt remeber the code. cheers tony

Rusty85

Satin black, per EAN491, V85 AB18K076 BA.

I changed my front shock absorbers when just out of guarantee, as one had developed a rattle. I kept the other one......

Rusty85

Actually, now I remember it is, of course, a rear shock absorber I replaced.

I'm replacing the disk pads at the moment and confirm the original fronts are the same colour and satin (under all the waxoyl...).

tony55

ive seen some cars in concorse with a blueish grey colour, like a raf sought of blue.

Rusty85

Perhaps other cars had other colours. My throttle cable sleeve isn't faded and is original and a paler than some. The shocks are original or 2 genuine Fords from a couple of years later. All 6 are satin black.
I am sure that there was some variation, I just know what was on mine......