What colour green is my 75? (Was: 75 resto update)

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

> 
> From: "Mark F." <mk1mark@gmail.com>
> Date: 2005/04/19 Tue AM 01:32:33 EDT
> To: gforbess@attglobal.net
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: What colour green is my 75? (Was: 75 resto update)
> 
> On 4/18/05, Gordon Forbess <gforbess@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:58:36 -0400, "Mark F." <mk1mark@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > >I have yet to find a definitive answer whether or not the 75 metallic
> > >green is the same as the 76 metallic green.  I'm going to bug a
> > >bodyshop tomorrow to look up the code in their books and see what I
> > >come up with...
> > 
> > I'm guessing "Palma Metallic" in 75.  The "Viper Green" looks to be
> > new in 76.   http://samworld.de (in German) shows it that way.
> 
> 
> Thanks for the link!  It's hard to tell colour that's been scanned and
> displayed on a monitor, but the 'Palma Metallic' looks a bit too
> dark...
> 
> I'll bring both paint codes to the bodyshop and see what I can come up
> with...  The 'Palma Metallic' colour code is (L) 95K - * I think the
> 'L' might be a Porsche thing since they also preclude the 'Viper Green
> Metallic' code with a 'L' - whereas VW doesn't... (96N)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Mark.
> 75
> 80 S
> 90 Audi Coupe Quattro - 10vt

Actually, I believe the 'L' is for lacquer...  Everything I have seen in VWs paint code book has an 'L' in front of it, even the plain whites or black (L 041)...

HTH

David 

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