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10-20-2005, 08:34 AM
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Factory paint chips
Howdy!
My "new" 1983 300D is an interesting color (greenish-gold with a dark green interior) and I was curious what that color might've originally been called when it left the factory. The paint code should be on the plate by the radiator, right? But where can I go to look up the code and see what the official MB name for it was? Thanks! Glenn
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-- 1983 300D, acquired 10/19/2005 at 215,000+ turbodiesel miles ... engine croaked almost immediately ... back on the road at 217,210 with a 144K turbo motor from a donor '85. ... May 2007, replaced radiator. ... Now (2/28/08) about 240K miles and dead due to battery? 
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10-20-2005, 09:09 AM
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Try here...
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"Dangerous with a wrench...and not smart enough to know it" Stable (in order of acqusition): '84 500SL, 280SEL (Euros) '77 280SE. '90 560SEL '79 450SEL 6.9, '95 C280 (totalled by daughter 8/07) '81 280SL (rescued) '88 300CE '86 560SEC '95 C36 '01 CL55 DD's: '04 S500 4Matic (SWMBO) '04 F150 Crew
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10-20-2005, 09:20 AM
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Awesome! A link even! ... Thank you.
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-- 1983 300D, acquired 10/19/2005 at 215,000+ turbodiesel miles ... engine croaked almost immediately ... back on the road at 217,210 with a 144K turbo motor from a donor '85. ... May 2007, replaced radiator. ... Now (2/28/08) about 240K miles and dead due to battery?
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10-20-2005, 09:35 AM
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Wow, it's supposed to be way greener than it is.
The factory paint code appears to be 881, which is "Thistle Green Metallic Clearcoat." The original color coat is just so faded that it's more gold than green. That's, errr, about as womanly a color as you could get on a 1983 MB, too. 
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-- 1983 300D, acquired 10/19/2005 at 215,000+ turbodiesel miles ... engine croaked almost immediately ... back on the road at 217,210 with a 144K turbo motor from a donor '85. ... May 2007, replaced radiator. ... Now (2/28/08) about 240K miles and dead due to battery?
Last edited by GlennCraven; 10-20-2005 at 09:56 AM.
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#5
10-20-2005, 11:00 AM
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unsolicited endorsement
I've used paintscratch twice now for my '72 which has been resprayed at some point with the original color, Horizon Blue. The first bottle of touch-up was a stunningly close match, especially considering the paint on my car has gotta be pretty old.
Needed to reorder the same color cuz the first bottle dried up. When I got the second order, thought it looked a bit dark and confirmed it with a dab in an inconspicuous spot. Contacted paintscratch and they promptly and courteously fixed it. Highly recommend this group.
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#6
10-20-2005, 11:22 AM
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Looks like you can buy in huge volume, too. ... How much paint do you need to color-coat the whole beastie?
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-- 1983 300D, acquired 10/19/2005 at 215,000+ turbodiesel miles ... engine croaked almost immediately ... back on the road at 217,210 with a 144K turbo motor from a donor '85. ... May 2007, replaced radiator. ... Now (2/28/08) about 240K miles and dead due to battery?
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10-20-2005, 04:41 PM
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The cost of the paint is a relatively insignificant part of the cost of a complete painting job. You may want to go with the Glasurit paint if your car was done in that originally.
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