Does anyone know the exact name of this colour ?
Does anyone know the exact name of this colour ?
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cologne2792

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Dave Hedgehog

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metallic blue

Fun Bus

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I think it's Velvet Blue.

ZOLLAR

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No Idea but that is the nicest Blue I've ever seen.

Matt UK

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I reckon originally picked from the individual range.

Hard to tell under bright lights though.
Maybe techno violet?

cologne2792

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It is splendid ! The nicest coloured E46 coupe I've ever seen.

DSLiverpool

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It's techno violet a Merc version slightly less blue us Tanzanite blue

V8FGO

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Velvet Blue or possibly Interlargos.

http://bmwccbc.org/resources/teile/BMW-current-col...

J4CKO

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One of my pet hates with colours is advertisers describing a colour as a colour name that is off another make altogether.

mwstewart

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To me it looks like regular Topaz Blue, detailed, under heavy lighting, with with maybe the saturation and hue levels tweaked in Photoshop. It's not an individual hence not the colours listed above.

Zwolf

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Saturday 13th September 2014
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Velvet Blue from the Individual Range, ditto the Champagne leather and Light Maple Wood trim.

Interlagos Blue looks similar in certain lights, however it was only introduced in 2005 for the E60 M5 (also found on E46 M3 CS that year, then M6, Z4M Roadster and Coupe from 2006-), so won't be that on a 53 reg non-M E46.

mwstewart

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Zwolf said:
Velvet Blue from the Individual Range, ditto the Champagne leather and Light Maple Wood trim.

Interlagos Blue looks similar in certain lights, however it was only introduced in 2005 for the E60 M5 (also found on E46 M3 CS that year, then M6, Z4M Roadster and Coupe from 2006-), so won't be that on a 53 reg non-M E46.
It's just regular 'Sand beige' with optional Birch. Neither are individual.

Champagne is much whiter and only comes with all black trim and carpet. Here is an example of Champagne (extended leather option with lower dash and console) and Maple:


The car isn't an individual unless someone removed the 'Individual' sill trims and replaced them with the M Sport version (seems unlikely).

The lighting in the dealer photo is masking the real tone of the interior, likewise with the paint.



ZOLLAR

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Crosswise

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Le Mans Blue?

Zwolf

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You're right, well spotted. Jeez that is distorting it to make Topaz look so much like Velvet!

If you're considering buying it OP, it's very simply answered by asking the seller to look at the plate under the bonnet.

Or if you can obtain the VIN, there are VIN decoders available online that will itemise the original build spec of the vehicle.

David87

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It's a facelift car, but has the pre-facelift rear fog lamps / reversing lamp units. Odd.

Regarding the colour, I don't think it's Topaz Blue. IIRC, Topaz Blue was a pre-facelift colour; it was replaced by a very similar blue that I can't remember the name of!

Zwolf

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David87 said:
Topaz Blue was a pre-facelift colour; it was replaced by a very similar blue that I can't remember the name of!
Mystic Blue.

mwstewart

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Zwolf said:
You're right, well spotted. Jeez that is distorting it to make Topaz look so much like Velvet!

If you're considering buying it OP, it's very simply answered by asking the seller to look at the plate under the bonnet.

Or if you can obtain the VIN, there are VIN decoders available online that will itemise the original build spec of the vehicle.
You're both quite right - it was discontinued as the 'standard' blue. Here's Mystic:



Wierd photo...


Zwolf

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mwstewart said:
You're both quite right - it was discontinued as the 'standard' blue. Here's Mystic:



Wierd photo...
Now that really does look like Velvet or Interlagos, has that hint of purple to it. Mystic normally looks a very dull colour.

mwstewart

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Zwolf said:
Now that really does look like Velvet or Interlagos, has that hint of purple to it. Mystic normally looks a very dull colour.
The owner seems to think it's Mystic http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=32...

I'm going for a pint, in a green pub laugh