Paint Color Opinions? - United Bimmer Community

**TheUniballer** · 10-17-2007, 10:42 PM

<<= I'm getting this car repainted and I'm not sure whether to leave it red or go with black or blue or something. The car is stored outside, so maybe not black, but it would look godly. Plus I have a nice cover I could use. Any suggestions?

witeshark · 10-17-2007, 10:55 PM

White! Oh, wait... Well I hear that it's hard to get to every spot in a color change. So for what it's worth, repainting it red is easier

**Numark318i** · 10-17-2007, 11:45 PM

i would say red. If not red then paint it the new color of the E92 335's....its like montego blue metallic.

ohhhhh shits. love that color.

**stevo** · 10-18-2007, 12:18 AM

How about metallic red?

**Cartony** · 10-18-2007, 09:23 AM

I agree with witeshark, getting every bit of red covered is an undertaking in itself. Go with a Ferrari blood red, it's so red that it looks 3D...although 307 green is nice

**celsdogg** · 10-18-2007, 09:51 AM

i would only go to a different color if i had gutted the car to just the chassis and body panels by itself. otherwise, i would stick with near the same color.

**Mila318is** · 10-18-2007, 12:34 PM

I'd say Alpine White because it's a good colour and not too common on the e36, but i would say that having an AW e36

**denyo77** · 10-18-2007, 12:40 PM

go red! You can make another General Lee copy out of it ^^

**TheUniballer** · 10-18-2007, 01:52 PM

I think I might go with like a metallic red-orange.

I got a quote that it was going to be $5000 to do the whole car from one place and like $100 at another, both fairly reputable places. Anyone know why? I think it's because one place is more collision repair and the other does more painting and detailing.

nick_318is · 10-18-2007, 08:42 PM

I would say go red and have them do your skirts and bumpers to match. Your prices don't sound consistent and I would be questioning the place that says $100 seems way way way way too cheap to be getting a good job, $5000 seems more in line with a good job.

How bad is the paint on it, maybe the detailing place gave you a price for a detail. Some good old fasioned elbow work can really work wonders on the paint, I would suggest a good wash/clay/wax before you spend the cash on a paint job, because it might end up looking better then you thought.

**TheUniballer** · 10-18-2007, 10:02 PM

I am looking into why it's so cheap by asking some previous customers of theirs, but I've tried some pretty serious detailing myself that hasn't really worked and its going to be at least a hundred to get it buffed and touch up is even more. Even if it's not that great of a job, if I get a dark color, it won't really show.

**Rooz** · 10-19-2007, 10:29 AM

IF I had a choice, and I had a coupe I'd go Azul blue

**dinan540** · 10-19-2007, 03:18 PM

I am a fan of Interlagos blue on the E39 M5 or Mauritus Blue on the E34 M5. I think they only did that blue on the euroversions, 93-95. I love the blues though.

**94bmw325i** · 10-20-2007, 06:56 PM

mauritus is also an e36 color. Looks really good IMO. Hellrot is also nice IMO

**mullethunter3** · 10-22-2007, 01:40 PM

I would be wary of the $100 deal... for obvious reasons.

It would be easier (and cheaper) to just paint it the same color or some sort of red again, but I'm putting my vote in for Avus Blue.