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• Thread starter Thread starter gerryvz
• Start date Start date Nov 11, 2011

gerryvz

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Paint Code	Paint Color Name	Lower Cladding Code	Lower Cladding Color Name
3512 3587	Almandine Red Pajett Red	3521	Navarra Red
5348 5929	Pearl Blue Nautic Blue	5301	Andor Blue
6249 6256	Malachite Crystal Green	6856	Tropical Green
7172 9702	Anthracite Gray Smoke Silver	7176	Mussel Gray
9744	Brilliant Silver	7181	Atlas Gray
7122 9199	Mother-of-Pearl Gray Blue-Black Metallic	7700	Alto Gray
8481	Bornite	7166	Purple Gray
8441	Impala	8477	Chinchilla
6888	Beryl	6250	Lago

This is useful information when ordering parts, so that you know what the lower cladding color code is that corresponds to your paint color (and the verbal name of the paint colors). Hope y'all find this useful. This information is specific to the 500E / E500, although it may well also apply to other W124 and possibly other chassis as well. Cheers, Gerry

gsxr

.036 Hoonigan™, E500E Boffin, @DITOG

Staff member Just FYI... paint color names may vary in different regions/markets. For example color code #512 is referred to as Almandine Red in Europe, but in the USA / North American market it was referred to as Garnet Red Metallic. Ditto with Rosewood & Canyon Brown; Bornite & Wineberry/Blackberry, and a number of others.

gerryvz

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Staff member Here are the official "Euro" color codes listed in the table above, with their US color name equivalents. Eventually, this will go into a wiki entry, along with color swatches and photos of cars of each color..... 512 Almandine Red = 512 Garnet Red Metallic 587 Pajett Red = 587 Cabarnet Red (color of my 560SL) 348 Pearl Blue = 348 Ice Blue Metallic 929 Nautic Blue = 929 Nautical Blue 249 Malachite = 249 Spruce Green Metallic 256 Crystal Green = 256 Crystal Green Metallic 172 Anthracite Gray = 172 Anthracite Gray Metallic 702 Smoke Silver = 702 Smoke Silver Metallic 744 Brilliant Silver = 744 Brilliant Silver Metallic 122 Mother of Pearl = 122 Gray Pearl Metallic 199 Blue-Black Metallic = 199 Black Pearl Metallic 481 Bornite = 481 Black Cherry (also Blackberry) 485 Rosewood = 485 Canyon Brown Metallic 441 Impala = 441 Desert Taupe Metallic 888 Beryl = 888 Teal Blue Metallic Obviously, other colors were (or may potentially have been) available as well on the 036, including: 147 Arctic White 149 Polar White (later cars) -- ? 040 Black 475 Nutria (Sierra Brown Metallic) --? 256 Crystal Green Metallic -- ? 261 Seafoam Green Metallic -- ? 269 Brilliant Emerald Metallic -- ? 540 Barolo (Desert Red) -- ? 582 Imperial Red 752 Carriage Gray -- ?

gerryvz

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Staff member The following colors of interior leather were available from the factory:

• creme beige [mushroom ]
• black
• blue
• dark brown [brazil]
• gray

Cheers, Gerry S

samiam44

E500E **Meister**

Member I've had problems with this before. I cannot seem to get any local paint shops to mix the body clad color. Do I just drop the first Digit and give them a 3 digit code? I said "7201" and they have no idea. Maybe I should have said "201" ?? This would be for my 1994 with 149 polar white.

need2speed

E500E Guru

Member Jerry, I can add 275 as the code for creme beige ("champignon" or mushroom on my Canadian specs)

gerryvz said: The following colors of interior leather were available from the factory:

• creme beige [mushroom ]
• black
• blue
• dark brown [brazil]
• gray

Cheers, Gerry Click to expand...

gsxr

.036 Hoonigan™, E500E Boffin, @DITOG

Staff member Dean, your 1994 E500 has Parchment interior, per the North American (USA/Canada) sales brochures (color/paint brochure). The datacard, EPC, or other docs may refer to this as "mushroom" but that is not the correct name on this side of the pond. Cream-Beige color was used through 1993 on the 124 chassis, for interior code x75. Parchment color was used as of 1994 on the 124 chassis, for interior code x75. Mushrooms belong in Chinese food.

gerryvz

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Staff member Dean, don't mind GSXR ... he's got sort of a "tic" when it comes to things parchment/mushroom/cream-beige/champignon ... hence my little "mushroom" joke with the smilie in my post above.

gsxr

.036 Hoonigan™, E500E Boffin, @DITOG

Staff member Yeah, Jerry loves to yank my chain on the mushroom fetish... oy....

gerryvz

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Staff member Yes the whole mushroom/cream-beige thing is guaranteed to "get a rise" out of you. But I think it's the wrong kind of rise. Of course, the rest of us "get a rise" out of things like superchargers, HammerWagens and 6.0-liter M119s, but to each their own .....

need2speed

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Member Dave was kept in the dark and fed sh*t, hence his aversion to 'shrooms ;-)

gsxr

.036 Hoonigan™, E500E Boffin, @DITOG

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need2speed said: Dave was kept in the dark and fed sh*t, hence his aversion to 'shrooms ;-) Click to expand...

HEY! How did you know? That's been the exact conditions for the last 10-12 years at my place of employment!! ROTFL!!!

Bogeyman

E500E **Meister**

Member My '93 is Signal Red with Parchment (Cream of Mushroom?) interior. Anyone know how many there are with this combination? S

Spruce500e

E500E Enthusiast

Member Sorry to regurgitate an old thread but its time for some cleanup on my 92 500e. Not a new owner but I am going back to stock color on the cladding and seeing contradictory info in threads. In this post it shows 6858 Tropical Green as the lower color for the Malachite/Spruce Green. I have also seen folks reference Kiwi Green 6211 as the lower color. Which is correct? Is the 6211 for cars other than 500e.

Duh_Vinci

E500E **Meister**

Member What color is this?

gsxr

.036 Hoonigan™, E500E Boffin, @DITOG

Staff member

Duh_Vinci said: What color is this? View attachment 151655 Click to expand...

Looks a lot like Nutria Metallic, but I can't tell for certain... LOVE that color though. Even better with Brazil interior (black would be nice too).

Duh_Vinci

E500E **Meister**

Member

gsxr said: Looks a lot like Nutria Metallic, but I can't tell for certain... LOVE that color though. Even better with Brazil interior (black would be nice too). Click to expand...

That's what I thought, 475, but could not find any pictures online, but I absolutely love the color! I saw a post on FB, never seen one in such color...

TimL

E500E **Meister**

Member I like the license plate Oh, and yes, cool color!

dreaming.haze

E500E Enthusiast

Member Based on the production data: https://www.500eboard.co/forums/wiki/?title=500E-Paint-Codes-and-number-of-each-color / Looks like this would be 1 of 5 cars that had the 475 Nutria Metallic upper color. Love this color combo and like Dave mentioned, Nutria Metallic with a Brazil interior would be perfect.

PJmak

E500E Guru

Member Im looking to break down a few paint codes into toners that are used to mix that specific color. For example, obsidian black consists of: -black -white -blue pearl -green pearl ....... Is there a website where I can find this information or do I need to go to a local automotive paint shop?

puchak

Grat Lover

Member I felt like this would be relevant in here. Is there a color code worth bothering with the pre-facelift bumper insert? Many of these inserts are so faded, it is pretty much gray.

TimL

E500E **Meister**

Member

puchak said: I felt like this would be relevant in here. Is there a color code worth bothering with the pre-facelift bumper insert? Many of these inserts are so faded, it is pretty much gray. Click to expand...

Tiefdunkelgrau 7167 Check out post #6 in this thread:

Bumpers - 93vs95 | 400E / E420 Discussions

Can they be swapped, is that center piece that is color coded on the newer and usually dark gray/black on the older models an insert? Can it be transplanted onto a bumper from a newer car? Is it possible and is it practical from a labor standpoint? www.500eboard.co

puchak

Grat Lover

Member

TimL said: Tiefdunkelgrau 7167 Check out post #6 in this thread:

Bumpers - 93vs95 | 400E / E420 Discussions

Can they be swapped, is that center piece that is color coded on the newer and usually dark gray/black on the older models an insert? Can it be transplanted onto a bumper from a newer car? Is it possible and is it practical from a labor standpoint? www.500eboard.co Click to expand...

Nice, thank you!

puchak

Grat Lover

Member I could swear this table wasn't broken before. Did the website update break tables?

gsxr

.036 Hoonigan™, E500E Boffin, @DITOG

Staff member

puchak said: I could swear this table wasn't broken before. Did the website update break tables? Click to expand...

That's my guess... I too recall it displaying correctly before. Maybe @xfadmin knows a trick to restore it without recreating?

gerryvz

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Staff member Hmmm I'm not sure how long that table has been borked, but it was vBulletin BBcode so may not have made the translation to XenForo back in 2019. That said, isn't this information available on the Wiki, anyway? You must log in or register to reply here.

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