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whats it called ? its the common dark met blue. also if anyone has a paint code for it. cheers.

If it's the dark blue like the the car in my sig, it's either called Rhodes Blue or Calypso Blue. Different names, different paint codes, same colour

If you open your bonnet you should see the paint code stamped on one of the strut mounts or on the slam panel

looks like dark gray / black in your sig

like this
http://images02.olx.org.uk/ui/1/59/92/4055792_1.jpeg

and this

http://carlocator.timesonline.co.uk/cla ... bnr45&cc=1

thatll be China blue same as mine i dont know the paint code but it will be under the bonnet somewhere!

China Blue is right. Lovely colour. The paint code can also be found on the sticker inside the drivers door with the tyre pressures

The first link is china blue
The second link is calypso/rhodes blue

They're subtly different. China blue is a D9 colour, slightly lighter.

mjb wrote:China blue is a D9 colour, slightly lighter.

China Blue was also available on D8's. My Dads first 406 was a new D8 and china blue. I remember the dealer telling us the name of the colour and i wondered what it had to do with china?

a guy bought some parts yesterday and his was subtly lighter than mine so mine is darker shade on 02 plate. ive looked on tyre pressure sticker but nothing jumps out as paint code ?? whats it likely to be ??

if it's a D8 at least, it should be stamped on one of the strut mounts under the bonnet a couple of inches long in yellow paint

as said its 02 which is d9 im lead to believe? its a mk2

That's right, yours is a D9 (the mesh grill on either side of the heraldic lion badge, rather than the horizontal slats on the D8s)

ah. missed that.

D9 paint code on the door pillar with the tyre pressures (well, mine is anyway )

My car is China Blue - There is also another colour called Delft Blue! Then again, we may have different names for colours between countries!

steve_earwig wrote:D9 paint code on the door pillar with the tyre pressures (well, mine is anyway )

so which bit of the label givesthe paint code ?
ive looked at it but it doesnt say "this is paint code" to me