Coupe Paint Codes

Paint Codes

Regular Colors:
NOTE: The colors shown in the table are only approximations! The first color column is the colors displayed on an online paint supply site while the second column is from color chips scanned and formerly displayed at http://www.2002registry.com. The colors in the third row (behind names) have a color sample from a photograph that "looked right". Also check out http://www.bmw02club.nl/pages/techniek/te_kleuren.html .
All of the color samples have "issues"! Take all colors displayed online with a grain of salt!

Code

Color
"Scratch"

Color
"Scanned"

Color

Description

2800CS

2800CSA

3.0CS

3.0CSi

3.0CSL

3.0CSi-L

USA:

2800CS

2800CSA

3.0CS

3.0CSA

001

nevada

beige grey

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

002

colorado

yellow orange

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

006

sahara

sandbeige

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

007

?

?

hellelfenbein

taxi ivory

X

X

X

X

X

..

X

X

X

X

008

ceylon++

gold metallic++

..

..

X

X

X

..

..

..

X

X

009/098

siena braun

siena brown++

..

..

X

X

X

..

..

..

X

X

021

malaga

dark red

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

022

inka

orange

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

023

granada

red

X

X

..

..

..

..

X

X

..

..

024

verona

bright red

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

025/098

granatrot met

garnet red

..

..

X

X

X

..

..

..

X

X

036

riviera

blue

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

037/098

fjord++

lt metallic blue++

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

040/098

?

nachtblau met

night blue++

..

..

X

X

X

..

..

..

X

X

041

atlantik

dark blue

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

042/098

baikal met+

dark grey+

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

042/098 (588)

?

baikal met (neu)+; ++

dark blue (new)+; ++

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

045/098

?

arktisblau met

arctic blue

..

..

X

X

..

X

..

..

X

X

055/098

anthrazit-grau-met

anthracite grey met

..

..

X

X

..

X

..

..

X

X

057 (prone to failure)

?

polaris met

silver grey

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

060/098

?

polaris/imola silber

silver met

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

901/060

polaris/imola silber

silver met

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

902/060

polaris/imola silber

silver met

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

058

bristol

light grey new

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

065/098

?

turkis

turquoise

..

..

X

X

X

..

..

..

X

X

066

florida

silk green

X

X

..

..

..

..

..

..

X

X

068

tundra met

green

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

070

golf

bright green-yellow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

071

agave

green

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

072

taiga met++

lt metallic green

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

076

amazonasgrun

amazon green

..

..

X

X

X

X

..

..

X

X

079

mint grun

mint green

..

..

X

X

..

X

..

..

X

X

085

chamonix

white

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

086

schwarz

black

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(oo) Right Hand Drive
(o) Left Hand Drive
+ Baikal is listed as dark grey in the 1973 parts manual; and as dark blue in the BMW paint codes book; also the PN for the baikal paint is 51-91-1-849-356 for coupes all EXCEPT the 3.0CSi and CSL, for which baikal is 51-91-1-823-623.
++ The colors, baikal (new), fjord, ceylon, and taiga became available for certain models in the E9 line-up with the start build of specific VIN#s. Those colors and VIN#s are listed separately on their own spread sheet below.

Start Production VIN#s:

Code

Code

Color

Description

VIN#

3.0CS

VIN#

3.0CSA

VIN#

3.0CSi

VIN#

3.0CSL(o)

VIN#

3.0CSL(oo)

008

..

ceylon

gold metallic

2 212 399

X

2 230 315

X

2 261 239

X

2 275 017

X

2 285 001

X

037/098

..

fjord

lt metallic blue

2 212 411

X

2 230 343

X

2 261 517

X

2 275 002

X

2 285 003

X

042/098

..

baikal met+

dark blue+

2 212 907

X

2 231 140

X

2 240 413

X

N/A

X

N/A

X

072

..

taiga met

lt metallic green

2 212 345

X

2 230 689

X

2 261 470

X

2 275 019

X

2 285 007

X

Code

Code

Color

USA Delivery

VIN#

3.0CS/USA

VIN#

3.0CSA

008

..

ceylon

gold metallic

2 240 403

X

2 250 335

X

037/098

..

fjord

lt metallic blue

2 240 196

X

2 250 140

X

042/098

..

baikal met+

dark blue+

2 240 413

X

2 250 311

X

072

..

taiga met

lt metallic green

2 240 276

X

2 250 143

X

(oo) Right Hand Drive
(o) Left Hand Drive
+ baikal met
51-91-1-818-984 ^Fg
51-91-1-819-356 ^Fg
51-91-1-823-623 Fg^
51-91-1-823-626 Fg^

Information from:
- Bayerische Motern Werke, Aktiengesellschaft, 1996, BMW Mobile Tradition Teilekatalog, BMW 2.5 CS bis 3.0 CSL, Band 2, Wartung und allgemeine Hinweise, 51:70
- Bayerische Motern Werke, Aktiengesellschaft, 1996, BMW Mobile Tradition, Parts Catalog, BMW 2.5 CS bis 3.0 CSL, Band 2, Mainetance and General Data, 51, Body Equipment, 51:70