Whats the best e34 color?

[misfortune]

I'm boring beige right now and dreaming of a repaint. Of course I don't wanna paint my m20 525i m5 blue or anything silly, but I'd like to paint it something sexier than tan. As you all know nobody dreams in beige.

So if I were to repaint, what color?

[winfred]

silver's cool, so's black but my favorite is calipsorot (however the hell it's spelled) that dark metallic burgundy, heres mine
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[andyman32]

Calypsorot red. Regal, royal, elegant, brilliant in sunlight and shade, stands out in a crowd. What... you guys disagree? ;)

[Dash01]

Over the long haul, wouldn't alpine white be best? It reflects ultraviolet and infared colors well, so has less thermal stress. Its pigment seems tougher than silver, red, or brown, which often fade. No clearcoat problems either, in pre-'93 cars. Shows less dirt and crud than dark colors.

Recently, I saw a ~25 year old alpine white Bimmer in a mall parking lot, and its original paint still looked better than any other car around. Maybe not as snazzy as red, but much more durable and maintenance-free, and probably won't offend potential buyers at resale time. Your thoughts?

[bimmerd00d]

honestly, my fav is the dark charcoal metallic (sorry i dont know the color)

[winfred]

besides showing dirt like a bitch most white chalks bad as a oem color and most of the aftermarket jobs i've seen do it even worse (except the $3000+ kenny allen job my old boss had on his diesel volvo wagon, don't ask, it looked good 10 years later but the clear was starting to bust)


Over the long haul, wouldn't alpine white be best? It reflects ultraviolet and infared colors well, so has less thermal stress. Its pigment seems tougher than silver, red, or brown, which often fade. No clearcoat problems either, in pre-'93 cars. Shows less dirt and crud than dark colors.

Recently, I saw a ~25 year old alpine white Bimmer in a mall parking lot, and its original paint still looked better than any other car around. Maybe not as snazzy as red, but much more durable and maintenance-free, and probably won't offend potential buyers at resale time. Your thoughts?

[JLD]

Over the long haul, wouldn't alpine white be best? It reflects ultraviolet and infared colors well, so has less thermal stress. Its pigment seems tougher than silver, red, or brown, which often fade. No clearcoat problems either, in pre-'93 cars. Shows less dirt and crud than dark colors.

Recently, I saw a ~25 year old alpine white Bimmer in a mall parking lot, and its original paint still looked better than any other car around. Maybe not as snazzy as red, but much more durable and maintenance-free, and probably won't offend potential buyers at resale time. Your thoughts?


I agree, I think white is the best color for the e34

[Paul in NZ]

diamond swartz or however you spell it.....Avus Blue and calypso rot are good.BMW showrooms are always failry subdued compared to the rest of town........white may be the most practical,but it aint the BEST

[Mobius]

C'mon. It's a well known fact E34's look old unless they're black. :)

[JeremyT]

am I th only guy with a blue e34? 91 535i Lazureblue Metallic.... I've only see one other e34 in this color, and that was over in New Orleans.... Well, my votes are split for my color blue, Orient Blue Metallic, Diamonschwarz Metallic (metallic black charcoal... the color of my old euro 745i) and plain old black! I love the Sterling silver of my 750il, but has not held up very well. The car has sat inside for the majority of it's life and now the basecoat has developed 'checking' or hariline cracks. Looks like crap. i guess i'll repaint the 750 once I'm done w/ the 535...

[bahnstormer]

helrot !!!

its a nice ass red color!

[winfred]

and one of the worst bmw paints for fading, but does look good when buffed


helrot !!!

its a nice ass red color!

[Alan_525i]

Over the long haul, wouldn't alpine white be best? It reflects ultraviolet and infared colors well, so has less thermal stress. Its pigment seems tougher than silver, red, or brown, which often fade. No clearcoat problems either, in pre-'93 cars. Shows less dirt and crud than dark colors.

Recently, I saw a ~25 year old alpine white Bimmer in a mall parking lot, and its original paint still looked better than any other car around. Maybe not as snazzy as red, but much more durable and maintenance-free, and probably won't offend potential buyers at resale time. Your thoughts?

Of course I agree...
But if I were importing a M5 from Europe I'd hunt down an Avus or Daytona. mmm Daytona.

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[Russell]

Black, dark grey, dark blue and of course dark green. ;) They all look good with black trim.


I'm boring beige right now and dreaming of a repaint. Of course I don't wanna paint my m20 525i m5 blue or anything silly, but I'd like to paint it something sexier than tan. As you all know nobody dreams in beige.

So if I were to repaint, what color?

[Dick Schneiders]

I'm boring beige right now and dreaming of a repaint. Of course I don't wanna paint my m20 525i m5 blue or anything silly, but I'd like to paint it something sexier than tan. As you all know nobody dreams in beige.

So if I were to repaint, what color?

[Dick Schneiders]

especially since I have one that still looks showroom fresh. Well, the paint does, but there are some hairline scratches in a few places.

My wife's white E34 looks like a Chevy or Ford in comparison, at least to me.


C'mon. It's a well known fact E34's look old unless they're black. :)

[kentish]

Best color- Le mans Blue(381) or Hellrot(314)-I had both!!!

Kentish
540iA 1994-Hellrot
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[632 Regal]

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[Phil Sanderson]

don't we!

[Phil Sanderson]

your paint on their sign?

[SharkmanBMW]

very classy.... they are all flattering to such a elegant style

[Jimmy535i]

IMHO the surest way to make an E34 un-sellable is to change the color.
I personnally have 2 Black E34's and like that color the best. I have looked at
at least 100 BMW E34s that have been offered for sale over the last 3 years
and all the few that had color changes were horrible.

[andyman32]

I agree with Phil's point, really, a lot of the colors look dead sexy, as long as you have good body panels and a glossy clearcoat. There's a black 540 that parks on my street pretty often, and a Calypsorot 525 that parks in the neighborhood a few times per week. They both look GREAT... it pleases me to know that my car looks like that when someone else drives by IT.

I never liked any shade of red until I saw this car in person... the way the paint refracts sunlight is just... awesome.

I really like the navy blue, black, white and calypsorot and bronzit on these cars. The metallic green ones are OK, but I don't like it nearly as much on E34/39 sedans as on wagons. What I don't like as much is the helrot. I never liked solid red on any car, and to my eye, it just doesn't flatter the E34's shape.

[95-540iLE]

I own an Australian 1995 Petrol Mica 540i M-Sport and recently took some pics with a Tobago Blue version of the same car. I love Petrol Mica, but think the Tobago Blue looks even better.

Cheers


I'm boring beige right now and dreaming of a repaint. Of course I don't wanna paint my m20 525i m5 blue or anything silly, but I'd like to paint it something sexier than tan. As you all know nobody dreams in beige.

So if I were to repaint, what color?

[Alan_525i]

I own an Australian 1995 Petrol Mica 540i M-Sport and recently took some pics with a Tobago Blue version of the same car. I love Petrol Mica, but think the Tobago Blue looks even better.

Cheers


OMG, two very hot never-offered in the US colors. Very cool. Seen Tobago Blue in person on a Euro 850CSi at bimmerfest last year. Very beautiful Your petrol mica is phenomenal looking. Cool color that would be on my list if i ever did a BMW individual car.

[scott540]

I gotta say whit but black (if well maintained) is second. what was the blue color on the E34 in Ronin? kind of a darker blue

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/scott540/138-3825_IMG.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/scott540/136-3683_IMG.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/scott540/127-2705_IMG.jpg

[AllanS]

No one likes island green??

http://www.stewartperformance.com/images/535i_3_800.jpg

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[Qsilver7]

very classy.... they are all flattering to such a elegant style

My taste leans toward the darker colors like Avus Blue, Black, & Calypso Red...but when I saw this 95 Alpine White Touring back in July...I couldnt pass her by...even though she looked like a pizza delivery vehicle! :D

Actually white exterior and black interior where both on the bottom of my list when it came to color choices...but both the interior and exterior where in great condition...so that superceded my color preferences. :) http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/433000-433999/433594_299_full.jpg

[JonE]

Even though I drive a white one and like it, I almost went for the green when looking for my E34. Recently I saw a blue one on the road that really made me do a double take, more like my Cirrusblau 325iC, not dark, but not that glacier blue either, something special about that color in the 5 and 7 series of this vintage. Ultimately, I would agree with the "do not change the color" crowd with our cars. They are all pretty good colors though, aren't they?

[misfortune]

I own an Australian 1995 Petrol Mica 540i M-Sport and recently took some pics with a Tobago Blue version of the same car. I love Petrol Mica, but think the Tobago Blue looks even better.

Cheers
Yeah I'm leaning hard toward that tobago color if I ever could possibly finance the project. Of course if I paint I might as well get new trim, wheels, lowering kit, and tinting..I'd spend more than the cars worth. Heh decisions, decisions.

[95-540iLE]

If anyone, including Misfortune, is interested, there are hundreds of pics of the Aussie M-Sports at my Yahoo Group site. For reference, the Tobago Blue car in the pics I posted above are of car number 24. There are pics of one other Tobago Blue car on the site as well (#47 of 70). I think 3 of the 70 Limited Edition cars came in this colour.

Car #26 of 70 came in Calypsorot (which seems to appeal to you guys in the States) and there are some great pics of that car on the site as well.

My car, in Petrol Mica, is number 19 of 70.

Details of the site are:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BMW540iLE/

Cheers


Yeah I'm leaning hard toward that tobago color if I ever could possibly finance the project. Of course if I paint I might as well get new trim, wheels, lowering kit, and tinting..I'd spend more than the cars worth. Heh decisions, decisions.

[Robert K]

Yeah, so I'm partial. At first, I didn't really like this color that much. But it grew on me!

Grace and peace,

Robert K
1991 535i

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[Incantation]

this is only because the trim matches the paint colour. all new cars are solid colour; i had my 535 painted one solid colour including trim, door handles, etc and it looks like the e38 7 series now.

beautiful

[Mr Project]

I have calypsorott.... and I'd rather have black! Anybody want to trade? :)

[Warren N.CA]

cost of a factory quality repaint might exceed $7000. Cheaper jobs will look just that- cheaper.

If you do repaint, you must repaint in the original color, or your door jams, and under the hood will no longer match the exterior.

If you don't like the color, simply sell the car and replace it with the color you like. And next time, don't buy a car that you don't like the color.




IMHO the surest way to make an E34 un-sellable is to change the color.
I personnally have 2 Black E34's and like that color the best. I have looked at
at least 100 BMW E34s that have been offered for sale over the last 3 years
and all the few that had color changes were horrible.

[Matias]

Not the best...but OK

[632 Regal]

Not the best...but OK

[DueyT]

I have calypsorott.... and I'd rather have black! Anybody want to trade? :)
Nein, danke!:D

Black or DiamandSchwartz are my faves...go figure!

[Incantation]

maybe the colour was not to your liking, that does not mean other people wouldn't like it.

the black e34 does look the best as mentioned in my previous post only because the trim is also the body colour. i had my car re-painted with emerald green and it is far more beautiful than black. all the trim, door handles, etc was done the same as the body colour and it looks more like an e38 in the profile than it does e34

[casurfer911]

get something that nobody else has, like pink :p
or just sell yours and buy a new one of a different color

[632 Regal]

more like rustolium brown, the regular non high heat color. That rocks!

[Alexlind123]

http://servo.postverket.us/alex/color2.jpg

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http://servo.postverket.us/alex/color3.jpg

http://servo.postverket.us/alex/color5.jpg

[angrypancake]

a couple shades off Kawasaki green. seriously.

[angrypancake]

Mauritius Blue. it's so freakin sexy. with turbines.

[t_marat]

Color of my car, whatever it is.

[Nick.Hay]

ALPINWEISS FTW!! :D

The Titansilber or Granitsilber (or whatever its called... Macv's colour) Is awesome, and I'd love a touring in that colour.

I have a soft spot for silver and Black shades too...

[bigtisas]

Should have setup a poll.

I vote for silver grey. :D

[e34musician]

Very nice car Scott! Did you lower your front end at all? It looks just perfect. What is your wheel size?

I got a white one too, easy to maintain and never look old ;)


I gotta say whit but black (if well maintained) is second. what was the blue color on the E34 in Ronin? kind of a darker blue

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/scott540/138-3825_IMG.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/scott540/136-3683_IMG.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/scott540/127-2705_IMG.jpg

[mamilapon]

Diamant Shwartz!!

[Russell]

or Oxford Green?

[Anthony (M5 in Calgary)]

Resurrecting a 2 1/2 year old thread: priceless.

[Yiorgos]

or Oxford Green?

Haha, I was waiting for that to come up :D

[Incantation]

probably black.. but that's cuz the trim is the same colour. i think the car looks pretty solid in white too, even with black trim. most other body colours look good if the trim is painted the same as the body

[CharlesAFerg]

probably black.. but that's cuz the trim is the same colour. i think the car looks pretty solid in white too, even with black trim. most other body colours look good if the trim is painted the same as the body

Exactly, white and black are definately my chosen colors. I almost bought a white 535 manual, but it needed a new tranny... **** that. I'll find a nice one eventually :-)

[Paul in NZ]

as i have said before,and as one of the most mentioned colours here it is shadowlined diamd swartz with matching bodykit black interior,can you say black....on black
http://www.bimmer.info/bmw/kiwi535/manfeildjun05.jpg
one day i will give it the detail from hell and show you guys some classy photos.....

[nizmainiac]

delphin grey

[ILoveMPower]

Can't choose just one, there's too many classy colors.

- Alpine
- Diamondschwarz
- Island green
- Avus
- Orientblue
- Delphin
- Calypso

WHERE DA BYZANZ LOVE AT!?

[MTechnik540i]

I'm boring beige right now and dreaming of a repaint. Of course I don't wanna paint my m20 525i m5 blue or anything silly, but I'd like to paint it something sexier than tan. As you all know nobody dreams in beige.

So if I were to repaint, what color?

Too easy. Santorin Blau.

[Antrieb]

Negaro Blue... I think this is the first time I've posted this car on this board. This is my other e34, now a parts car

Oh, and it used to be Bronzit, so I was doing the car a favor :)

http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/photos/65702220-L.jpg


Or Calypsorot?

http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/photos/107200098-L.jpg


http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/photos/100756627-L.jpg

[granit_silber]

honestly, my fav is the dark charcoal metallic (sorry i dont know the color)
granit silber mettalic is it's name :)

-ashley

[tnt525i]

black