Which Red?

TROTSKY · Post by **TROTSKY** » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 12:46

I just bought a 1999 1.9 Z3 Roadster. It's a really vivid red, but the BMW dealer I bought it from doesn't seem to know which red it is. Am I missing something obvious/being dim?

Dav · Post by **Dav** » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 12:57

Probably bright red.
Check here http://users.belgacom.net/bmw_z3/bmw_z3_colors.htm

ChrisXL · Post by **ChrisXL** » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 13:02

'99 would be Bright Red I

///M_aniac · Post by **///M_aniac** » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 13:09

Yup, it'll say under bonnet right hand side

Dav · Post by **Dav** » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 13:37

I keep seeing Zeds in Hell Red. What is that

///M_aniac · Post by **///M_aniac** » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 13:54

bright red

Zed_Steve · Post by **Zed_Steve** » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 14:32

Dav wrote:I keep seeing Zeds in Hell Red. What is that

Also called Hellrot, nice!

I like it whatever

spurs fan in a coupe · Post by **spurs fan in a coupe** » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 19:37

just wondering if there is a reason why hellrot isnt on this web link?

Check here http://users.belgacom.net/bmw_z3/bmw_z3_colors.htm

///M_aniac · Post by **///M_aniac** » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 19:41

It is, it's just that its in English not German. Its brightred-314 top right.

ribs · Post by **ribs** » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 22:38

You have to be very carefull with 'red' Z3s!!

I think this website is wrong....

There were two Bright Red (Hell Rot in German) colours used on the Z3, true enough, but these were:
415 Bright Red
415/2 Bright Red 2

The change happened in 2000, I have brochures from early and late 2000 showing the two different colours.
Bright Red 2 is a lot brighter, slightly orange in certain lights. Bright Red (1) is duller and tends to suffer more from UV, loosing its umph.

By far the best way is to look under the bonnet at the label, it'll say 415 or 415/2.

Just a by-the-by..... I was told last week that BMW are not stocking spray paints for 415/2 (and I assume the older 415) any more

........ and don't try and get 415/2 mixed by Halfords because you end up with 415... I know, I tried.
I had to go to a body-shop and get some mixed professionally.

Example of Hell Rot 2 below....mine

Zed_Steve · Post by **Zed_Steve** » Sat 06 Sep, 2008 06:47

The number code stamped on my vin plate is 314 so i take it that it is Bright Red 1.
With it being the facelift version i thought it might have been Bright Red 2. But then again i am colour blind!

ribs · Post by **ribs** » Sat 06 Sep, 2008 08:13

Well I stand corrected. So there must be three Bright Reds!!! 314, 415 and 415/2