Anyone know what color my car is?

325CiMaN · 08-19-2012, 03:24 PM

It's a 01 325ci 3.0 swap i know it's not imola red and the bright red doesn't match.
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bimer21 · 08-19-2012, 03:27 PM

on the driver side strut tower it say the name of the color and code! but it looks red for me

Solidjake · 08-19-2012, 03:27 PM

Look on the strut tower.

325CiMaN · 08-19-2012, 03:30 PM

I would but it aint there sorry forgot.to mention

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jclip · 08-19-2012, 03:46 PM

Looks like hellrot red (314)...

bimer21 · 08-19-2012, 03:46 PM

Try to start looking for color that were only made in you year and model and find out or take something to a paint shop for then to match it and tell you what is it

325CiMaN · 08-19-2012, 03:49 PM

I matched the paint at my school.... It came back bright red... For a 04 honda civic.....WTF lol and really? You think they changed it to hellrot red?

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Zell · 08-19-2012, 03:52 PM

Red! YOUR CAR IS RED!

doiwin ne thing

BBBoy323i · 08-19-2012, 03:55 PM

Um think there is a color called electric red? Might be that

325CiMaN · 08-19-2012, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zell

Red! YOUR CAR IS RED!

doiwin ne thing

Haha i know and it is very intense in real person. You win a cookie haha

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325CiMaN · 08-19-2012, 04:02 PM

Hehe... Looks good now i just need a oil cap... Mine got ran over
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Alex323Ci · 08-19-2012, 04:03 PM

well if it's like the color offered in 2000 for Coupes it could be #314 Bright Red

(and yes that is the name bmw gave it, not joking around)

Alex323Ci · 08-19-2012, 04:06 PM

you could always have someone run your VIN at the dealership like Southpaw use to do. there are a few threads where some guys would do it, that'll tell you what it was from the factory.

auto180sx · 08-19-2012, 04:07 PM

Last 7 of the vin purty please....

Alex323Ci · 08-19-2012, 04:09 PM

yep, just looked and Bright Red was offered in 2001 on the 325Ci

morningisbad · 08-19-2012, 04:09 PM

Blue

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kaldE46 · 08-19-2012, 04:15 PM

Pretty sure bright red was also called "Hellrot" which is what my color i.d says on my strut tower. It was offered on prefacelift only. Looks like you've got it.

dmax · 08-19-2012, 04:15 PM

I was really hoping you wouldn't post photos, OP, as I thought it would make for a great thread idea.

Could you start a new thread, something like, 'what color is my bumper?' but not post a photo. If the guys haze you, just play along...could be fun.

Search for my thread on rear bumper painting...I posted a link to a place that sells paint...enter your year and model and you'll find every red bmw did that year/model.

If there isn't a badge on your strut tower, then look behind and below headlight on the front wheel well.

Also, for my color, there is a 3-digit code that can be important. BMW made two Fern Green Metallics--different codes--similar but not the same.

fiveightandten · 08-19-2012, 04:28 PM

Put your VIN in here:
http://www.rubmw.ru/vincode/eng/

It's either Hellrot (314) or Japan rot (438). I have an E36 M3 in Hellrot, and my 330ci is Japan rot. They're close enough that you can't tell the difference in different pictures. Japan rot is a little more muted and has a little more yellow in it. Hellrot is slightly deeper and a little brighter.

Japan rot:

Hellrot:

Pictures were obviously taken in different lighting, at different camera settings, and the E36 one had post processing. But if you saw one, or the other out of context, you wouldn't be able to tell which color it was.

fiveightandten · 08-19-2012, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmax

I was really hoping you wouldn't post photos, OP, as I thought it would make for a great thread idea.

08-19-2012, 03:24 PM	#1
325CiMaN Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Napa, California Posts: 380 My Ride: 01 BMW 325ci 3.0L View My Garage	Anyone know what color my car is? It's a 01 325ci 3.0 swap i know it's not imola red and the bright red doesn't match. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Bimmer App Attached Thumbnails

08-19-2012, 03:30 PM	#4
325CiMaN Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Napa, California Posts: 380 My Ride: 01 BMW 325ci 3.0L View My Garage	I would but it aint there sorry forgot.to mention Sent from my DROID RAZR using Bimmer App Attached Thumbnails

08-19-2012, 03:52 PM	#8
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08-19-2012, 03:55 PM	#9
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08-19-2012, 04:02 PM	#11
325CiMaN Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Napa, California Posts: 380 My Ride: 01 BMW 325ci 3.0L View My Garage	Hehe... Looks good now i just need a oil cap... Mine got ran over Sent from my DROID RAZR using Bimmer App Attached Thumbnails

08-19-2012, 03:27 PM	#2
bimer21 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 700 My Ride: stick 325i View My Garage	on the driver side strut tower it say the name of the color and code! but it looks red for me

08-19-2012, 03:27 PM	#3
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08-19-2012, 03:46 PM	#5
jclip Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Founder of the uber-rare body color roof club Posts: 540 My Ride: 01 330 CI View My Garage	Looks like hellrot red (314)...

08-19-2012, 03:49 PM	#7
325CiMaN Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Napa, California Posts: 380 My Ride: 01 BMW 325ci 3.0L View My Garage	I matched the paint at my school.... It came back bright red... For a 04 honda civic.....WTF lol and really? You think they changed it to hellrot red? Sent from my DROID RAZR using Bimmer App

08-19-2012, 04:03 PM	#12
Alex323Ci Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntington Beach -Surf City USA Posts: 15,273 My Ride: M3 & 323Ci (sold) View My Garage	well if it's like the color offered in 2000 for Coupes it could be #314 Bright Red (and yes that is the name bmw gave it, not joking around) __________________ OEM CSL WHEELS - OEM CSL BRAKES - OEM AUTOFOLD MIRRORS - CSL TRUNK - CSL DIFFUSER - AA SPORT TUNE - AA PULLEYS - BILSTEIN PSS9s - AUTOSOLUTIONS SSK CF CSL RACE LIP - NAVI HU - BMW PERFORMANCE CF STRUT BAR - BMW GROUP-N MTRMTS - UUC SS BRAKELINES, TRANS MOUNTS, RTABs - 4.10 BMW M-SPORT DIFF

08-19-2012, 04:06 PM	#13
Alex323Ci Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntington Beach -Surf City USA Posts: 15,273 My Ride: M3 & 323Ci (sold) View My Garage	you could always have someone run your VIN at the dealership like Southpaw use to do. there are a few threads where some guys would do it, that'll tell you what it was from the factory. __________________ OEM CSL WHEELS - OEM CSL BRAKES - OEM AUTOFOLD MIRRORS - CSL TRUNK - CSL DIFFUSER - AA SPORT TUNE - AA PULLEYS - BILSTEIN PSS9s - AUTOSOLUTIONS SSK CF CSL RACE LIP - NAVI HU - BMW PERFORMANCE CF STRUT BAR - BMW GROUP-N MTRMTS - UUC SS BRAKELINES, TRANS MOUNTS, RTABs - 4.10 BMW M-SPORT DIFF

08-19-2012, 04:07 PM	#14
auto180sx Bourbon Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lexvagas, KY Posts: 517 My Ride: '02 Steel Blue 330Ci View My Garage	Last 7 of the vin purty please.... __________________ Steel Blue FTMFW!! OKI BMW BMW CCA Member #444186

08-19-2012, 04:09 PM	#15
Alex323Ci Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntington Beach -Surf City USA Posts: 15,273 My Ride: M3 & 323Ci (sold) View My Garage	yep, just looked and Bright Red was offered in 2001 on the 325Ci __________________ OEM CSL WHEELS - OEM CSL BRAKES - OEM AUTOFOLD MIRRORS - CSL TRUNK - CSL DIFFUSER - AA SPORT TUNE - AA PULLEYS - BILSTEIN PSS9s - AUTOSOLUTIONS SSK CF CSL RACE LIP - NAVI HU - BMW PERFORMANCE CF STRUT BAR - BMW GROUP-N MTRMTS - UUC SS BRAKELINES, TRANS MOUNTS, RTABs - 4.10 BMW M-SPORT DIFF

08-19-2012, 04:09 PM	#16
morningisbad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Onalaska, WI Posts: 304 My Ride: E46 M3 Vert View My Garage	Blue From the desk of Dwight Schrute __________________ "When makin' a questionable decision, sometimes the only way to find the answer is to shut your eyes & mash the pedal to the metal, you guys." -Karl Welzein

08-19-2012, 04:15 PM	#17
kaldE46 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SFL Posts: 499 My Ride: 2001 325i View My Garage	Pretty sure bright red was also called "Hellrot" which is what my color i.d says on my strut tower. It was offered on prefacelift only. Looks like you've got it. __________________

08-19-2012, 04:15 PM	#18
dmax Stay stock my friends! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Unit I Posts: 21,280 My Ride: '99 328i 1.04646 mu View My Garage	I was really hoping you wouldn't post photos, OP, as I thought it would make for a great thread idea. Could you start a new thread, something like, 'what color is my bumper?' but not post a photo. If the guys haze you, just play along...could be fun. Search for my thread on rear bumper painting...I posted a link to a place that sells paint...enter your year and model and you'll find every red bmw did that year/model. If there isn't a badge on your strut tower, then look behind and below headlight on the front wheel well. Also, for my color, there is a 3-digit code that can be important. BMW made two Fern Green Metallics--different codes--similar but not the same. __________________ The woman in my sig:http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...highlight=dmax

08-19-2012, 04:28 PM	#19
fiveightandten Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 907 My Ride: '03 330ci / '98 M3 View My Garage	Put your VIN in here: http://www.rubmw.ru/vincode/eng/ It's either Hellrot (314) or Japan rot (438). I have an E36 M3 in Hellrot, and my 330ci is Japan rot. They're close enough that you can't tell the difference in different pictures. Japan rot is a little more muted and has a little more yellow in it. Hellrot is slightly deeper and a little brighter. Japan rot: Hellrot: Pictures were obviously taken in different lighting, at different camera settings, and the E36 one had post processing. But if you saw one, or the other out of context, you wouldn't be able to tell which color it was. __________________ -Nick Last edited by fiveightandten; 08-19-2012 at 04:36 PM.

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