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been wanting to get some touch up paint for the XJS, but there is no paint code written in the label on the door, it has the trim code but not the paint code, does any one have the same color as mine or know the color code?
If you have found the Trim Code the Chances are you may have also found the Paint Code as well.
As it would be unusual not to have the Paint Code on the Same Label, even if it looks nothing more than a few anonymous letters.
Have a look at the Paint Code on my Car, which is 'Dorchester Grey'
Though yours is much more likely to translate as 'Cirrus' which was an 84 Colour.
Paint Code and Trim Code Together on the Same Label
My Paint and Trim Code Label, are on the Top of the Headlamp Nacelle.
Another View of the Paint and Trim Code Label
My label is on the driver side door post,must be an American thing, nothing on the area of the lights like you. I had most of the under bonnet stripped down and out these past 3yrs for cleaning and checking thing as you know from my past post on that project, so nothing under there, yours does look like my color, I just want to get some paint for minor touch ups. maybe I will go to the one of the body shops in town and have them color match
Isn't there some way of contacting Jaguar or a Jaguar dealership with the full VIN and getting a readout of that sort of thing? I'm sure it's been mentioned on these forums before.
Isn't there some way of contacting Jaguar or a Jaguar dealership with the full VIN and getting a readout of that sort of thing? I'm sure it's been mentioned on these forums before.
Hi Someday
You can do that by Contacting Jaguar Heritage with the VIN
Well, in that case, wouldn't that be the easiest and surest way? Mind you, the paint may have faded slightly over the decades, so the original colour would be too dark.
Your best bet is to take the car to a paint shop that has a electronic "laser" scanner. they can run it over a small portion of the car and get a computer match on the color and then a paint mixture to match. My 2 cents.
Well, in that case, wouldn't that be the easiest and surest way? Mind you, the paint may have faded slightly over the decades, so the original colour would be too dark.
due to the fading like you said, that is why I am going to take it down to a body shop in town that I know has a scan tool to color match
Your best bet is to take the car to a paint shop that has a electronic "laser" scanner. they can run it over a small portion of the car and get a computer match on the color and then a paint mixture to match. My 2 cents.
That's what I thought I would do as soon as the weather decides what it is doing in this part of the county