How do I find the correct colour for an import (Freda/Bongo)

[Tom_Bongo]

Hi,

I have a Ford Freda (Mazda Bongo), imported a couple of years ago. It is black (non-metallic).

I need to tidy up a few scratches and spots of rust, and I have had some reasonable success recently with Halfords colour-match scratch repair kits on my Ford Focus (sea Grey). Halfords have a few different Ford blacks - Ash Black, Panther Black and Ford Black - plus a generic Black Gloss repair pens. Because the Freda is an import, its not listed in any of Halfords reference books for which type of Ford Black to use, and the chaps at the paint counter were none-the-wiser.

I have tried looking on ETIS but the registration is not found and I am struggling to locate the VIN.

Anyone got any ideas on how I can find out which Ford paint is used?

Many thanks
Tom

[cptsideways]

It's a Mazda colour, usually the same as MX-5's vin is under the drivers window wiper under the bonnet.

[paintman]

Or it might be a typical Mazda & they don't bother putting the colour code on it.
Get this a lot & a phone call to the dealer's parts dept with reg & VIN has always worked so far.

[cptsideways]

Also sticker in the door shut usually lists it if its original paint

[Squiggs]

cptsideways said:

Also sticker in the door shut usually lists it if its original paint

You don't know about Mazda do you?

Whilst just about every other manufacturer in the world put their paint code somewhere on the vehicle (door shut, inner edge of the door, underside of the bonnet, anywhere in the engine bay, boot lid, boot floor. in the glove box, on the seat mounting or within the vin number) - Mazda (very annoyingly!) completely buck that trend.