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Old 28-02-2010, 05:35 PM
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can anyone help please? how do you get paint code off the plate that sits next to the vin plate under the bonnet?

I went to fit my bootlid and rouse spoiler yesterday but the boot lid is the wrong colour its needs painting again

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Old 28-02-2010, 05:41 PM
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You'd be best taking the whole car to a painters matey. I just had my rear bumper redone and its spot on. Just having a code doesn't always mean the new paint will match the old
Old 28-02-2010, 05:46 PM
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DRILL THE RIVITS OUT
Old 28-02-2010, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul_RS
You'd be best taking the whole car to a painters matey. I just had my rear bumper redone and its spot on. Just having a code doesn't always mean the new paint will match the old
Cars off the road Paul, but I know best option is to have the whole car there, just can't do that at the moment

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DRILL THE RIVITS OUT
Don't is was bad enough trying to get the old standard spoiler off the bootlid and when I did bootlid was fooked


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Could you take the old boot lid with you? They painter could get a match from it that way?
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Originally Posted by Paul_RS
Could you take the old boot lid with you? They painter could get a match from it that way?
as paul says, just make sure they use good paint like ICI,max meyer etc, as iv learn some brands are shit matching
hows the car coming on anyway mate?
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Originally Posted by charlie luciano
can anyone help please? how do you get paint code off the plate that sits next to the vin plate under the bonnet?

I went to fit my bootlid and rouse spoiler yesterday but the boot lid is the wrong colour its needs painting again

Thanks in advance


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The Paint Code is in Box 14 of the Ford plate. The key is found on page 2 in Section 5 of the Workshop Manual.
Old 28-02-2010, 07:14 PM
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there'll be a few shade's of it mate. best to take the old boot lid or spoiler if you can. best with the boot lid tho as plastic's can differ slightly even when useing the same shade.
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Take something for them to match up to mate, is it magenta? Theres a good few shades so chances are they will be able to match it.
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Originally Posted by Paul_RS
Could you take the old boot lid with you? They painter could get a match from it that way?
Ironically thats what I done spoiler is good bootlid is too light

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as paul says, just make sure they use good paint like ICI,max meyer etc, as iv learn some brands are shit matching
hows the car coming on anyway mate?
Nice 1 Andy car's all good, just want to get the boot lid and Rouse boot spoiler on it

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The Paint Code is in Box 14 of the Ford plate. The key is found on page 2 in Section 5 of the Workshop Manual.
CheeRS fella


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Old 28-02-2010, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by cossie690
there'll be a few shade's of it mate. best to take the old boot lid or spoiler if you can. best with the boot lid tho as plastic's can differ slightly even when useing the same shade.
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Take something for them to match up to mate, is it magenta? Theres a good few shades so chances are they will be able to match it.

Took the old boot lid last time gents spoiler was a good match but boot lid is too light


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Old 28-02-2010, 07:22 PM
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There's hundreds of shades of magenta too jimmy.
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bugger. could the chap who painted it have fooked up mixing it?
Old 28-02-2010, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by KSA-Cossie
There's hundreds of shades of magenta too jimmy.
Nightmare Kev

Originally Posted by cossie690
bugger. could the chap who painted it have fooked up mixing it?
He is good painter, difficult cos he's only painting a panel and does not have the car there


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Can you take him a sample of your old one jimmy ?
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Originally Posted by charlie luciano
Nightmare Kev



He is good painter, difficult cos he's only painting a panel and does not have the car there


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could he come and view the car? he could take the shade card's with him?
Old 28-02-2010, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by KSA-Cossie
Can you take him a sample of your old one jimmy ?
I took the old bootlid when I dropped parts off 1st time round Kev

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could he come and view the car? he could take the shade card's with him?
No bruv not an option that one


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Old 28-02-2010, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by charlie luciano
I took the old bootlid when I dropped parts off 1st time round Kev



No bruv not an option that one


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Cant you borrow the shades cards Jimmy? To the best of my knowledge there were 3 original shades of Magenta - but now that water based paints are the norm there must be many more variations - even the way the metallic fleck falls can change the appearance.

The plate won't give you the shade I'm afraid - Ford were not that organised mate.
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