2001 996 C2 CSR

[ATM]

PO says no Paint Code. He says he asked RPM too and they dont know it.

So Internet any ideas how to match a colour without a paint code?

[shalmaneser]

Have you had any thoughts about remaps? I was watching that chap on YouTube with the Irish green 996 and his car had been remapped and made a very healthy 299bhp on the Dyno. Didn't say who did the work, though.

[lemmingjames]

ATM said:

PO says no Paint Code. He says he asked RPM too and they dont know it.

So Internet any ideas how to match a colour without a paint code?

Are they OEM or been resprayed in the past?

B&Q have or used to have a machine that would 'scan' whatever you took to them for colour coding and would give you the RGB colour. A wheel might be too big for them otherwise a decent spray shop might have an idea on what it is. Alot of them tend to be the same colour but with another name.

[ATM]

lemmingjames said:

ATM said:

PO says no Paint Code. He says he asked RPM too and they dont know it.

So Internet any ideas how to match a colour without a paint code?

Are they OEM or been resprayed in the past?

B&Q have or used to have a machine that would 'scan' whatever you took to them for colour coding and would give you the RGB colour. A wheel might be too big for them otherwise a decent spray shop might have an idea on what it is. Alot of them tend to be the same colour but with another name.

I'm trying to match the colour used on small details like the wing mirrors.

[trails]

ATM said:

I'm trying to match the colour used on small details like the wing mirrors.

B&Q can analyse colours and match them...surely that's possible with automotive paint too?

[ATM]

fesuvious said:

Research the various wheel weights before deciding on those by any chance?

You picked the lightest OE 17" wheels....

I do actually quite like the design but yes the weight is a big plus - on paper. But it's not the weight that interests me it's the feel. First time I tried the switch from 18 to 17 on my other 996 I was very impressed and I've never looked back.

At first you think those tiny little 205 front tyres won't be able to cope but then you start to lean on them and realise they have more than enough grip for a slow to average at best driver like myself.

Most modern Porsche cars have way more grip than my brain or balls can understand. But is a 20 year old Porsche modern? It's not old enough to be old and it's not new enough to be new. So I guess that makes it modern, maybe.

I could ramble on all day about wheel size. I have seen another aero kitted 996 with 17 wheels. Well I think they were 17 but now I'm not so sure. If it looks awful but feels great what is a man to do. I guess we'll find out.

[PGNSagaris]

Slippydiff said:

I suggest you check my second post on this thread that I made on Thursday 3rd February ...
Or put another way, join the queue, not forgetting that the queue starts at the back

Queue joined…..

[ATM]

fesuvious said:

We'll, I'm the guy who down spec'd his Audi S1 (work vehicle) to the 17's from the 18's for the same reason.

Good choice.

Have raced on those wheels (on the front). Worth knowing that 225 width work fine.

Thanks but...


Less is more. I think its the skinny 205 tyres which help the steering feel sparkle.

[ATM]

I think from some angles the wheels looks a bit too big

[Slippydiff]

ATM said:

I'm trying to match the colour used on small details like the wing mirrors.

Most high end (for which read decent) bodyshops will have a paint spectrophotometer. It’s basically a camera that takes an image and using an historic database, cross references what it sees on the part/panel with known colours. The database also contains the mixing formula to accurately reproduce the chosen colour.

[Slippydiff]

The above is probably the most straightforward way to establish the colour, but failing that, you could get in touch with HRE in The States, and tell them you’re in the UK and you’ve an RPMT CSR fitted with their wheels and ask if they’d be able to provide you or RPMT with the paintcode and formula for their satin bronze so you can reproduce it (because you’re local tyre shop has damaged one of the wheel centres ...)

[ATM]

Slippydiff said:

The above is probably the most straightforward way to establish the colour, but failing that, you could get in touch with HRE in The States, and tell them you’re in the UK and you’ve an RPMT CSR fitted with their wheels and ask if they’d be able to provide you or RPMT with the paintcode and formula for their satin bronze so you can reproduce it (because you’re local tyre shop has damaged one of the wheel centres ...)

I think the bronze details and the wheels are different colours.

[Slippydiff]

Nothing’s ever straightforward with you is it ??
But if that’s the case, you’d be best going the paint spectrophotometer route.
Or you get back in touch with RPMT and ask them to find out who made the decals, and get the pantone number or code they used for the vinyl they used. Though if they’re mismatched, RPMT probably showed them a wheel or an image of a wheel, and told them to use a pantone as close to it as they could ...

[ATM]

Slippydiff said:

Nothing’s ever straightforward with you is it ??
But if that’s the case, you’d be best going the paint spectrophotometer route.
Or you get back in touch with RPMT and ask them to find out who made the decals, and get the pantone number or code they used for the vinyl they used. Though if they’re mismatched, RPMT probably showed them a wheel or an image of a wheel, and told them to use a pantone as close to it as they could ...

I dont wanna be picky but I think the car deserves it. The decals are a different colour than the main detailing on the mirrors and centre console. These are deffo painted compared to the stickers. The centre console in particular has a lot of metallic in the finish and really looks good. But yes the stickers could have some form of paint code which they matched to.

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[jonny996]

Need a front 3/4 picture as per previous to tell if I like it

[shalmaneser]

Quite a fan of that actually

[trails]

Looks to be a shade or two too light...like the additional sidewall, but the fronts look lost in the arches.