Alloy wheel colour

[NiceCupOfTea]

Hi guys,

I'm tearing my hair out over this. Just dropped off my alloys to be refurbished but I need to find out what colour they are (polished rim and a medium grey centre) :



I have spent 3 or 4 hours googling and searching the Saab boards trying to find a paint code but I have drawn a blank. I can't imagine ringing a Saab dealer will help given that the wheels haven't been sold for 20 years.

Does anybody have any bright ideas for tracking down the colour?

[NiceCupOfTea]

DrTre said:

http://www.saablink.net/forum/showthread.php?t=464...

any use? super aeros aren't they?

"Dupli color #DSFM 225 X (Ford Medium Charcoal Metallic)--poifect match for OEM! The same color was used on Commemorative Edition directional wheels."

Failing that, WMSS might know.

Edited by DrTre on Tuesday 13th April 11:44

Thanks for that - I'd heard that mentioned on saabnet but with no pics. It does look fairly close, although the gunmetal in the first pic is too dark IMHO.

Ford Med. Charcoal Metallic:


Original:


My wheels:

[NiceCupOfTea]

In the end I just asked them to match them as closely as poss - they used "Old Anth Wet over Paramount" according to the invoice.

Came out OK!