131mirafiori forum

Am i right in saying there were two shades of the gunmetal grey on the uk 131 sport. Im getting a price for full respray nxt week some time and want to make sure. Hope to get it done mid 2010 early 2011 at the latest depending on price and timescales.

Not sure about the sport gunmetal colour in particular but in general it is common to find a few different shades of each colour. There is often not much difference in between each one but it is a pain if you are doing a repair rather than a full respray ::)

I've never heard of this and would be surprised if it is true... ???

well 620 is silver which some call light grey & 628 which is dark silver or dark grey whichever way you look at it, but according to any info i have at hand & from memory there were only silver, silver grey, orange & black colours avaliable for the 131 sport/racing.

There are usually variants in every paint colour The main reason being that in the eighties some companies well ford anyway didnt always mix their paint vats and so the pigment fell to the bottom and the result was different shades of the one colour

even though that happened Enda the car vin pl;ate would still have the same paint coide? is the paint code on the 131 sport vin plate? i only have Markos blank new one

Paint code isnt on the sport vin plate, always on a sticker on inside of boot lid on the right but sticker sometimes missing or sprayed over and as you say Nick the code is 628 gunmetal

Ok so im looking at Silver grey code 628 Gunmetal for the colour then.
If i look at inner wings and inside boot it looks to be a darkish grey rather than silver.
I still remember my brothers mates one 16 + years ago and im sure it was a darker grey 628 rather than the 620 code...

paint codes 131 sport

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correct 628 gunmetal grey! when are you getting your 131 painted?

When i explain to the wife that it will cost 2- 2.5k or dont. ;D ;D ;D ;D
 and when i put some more???? aside ive still to get more prices a guy i know does spray projects like this but is hard to get hold off as he works offshore.

well i hope you get it done correctly as that colour is hard to put on, best of luck & keep us posted with pics, just to make you feel better about the price a friend of a friend got his burgandy twincam corolla painted this summer cost? ?4000 & thats after the welding was done, but i saw the car & its better than new & well worth it.

He did say that was the price based on just his visual inspection any other stuff he came across would be extra Sid.
I have a small chip on the windscreen so he said i would need another as it would prob break taking it out for the spray job.
because he has a commercial spray shop im not convinced he would take the time and full intrest in the job. ie he might rush it to get other cars in.
I need to get hold of another couple local sprayers and see. The right person doing as a homer would be the way to go.
Dont mind paying extra for a job that looks good and lasts.

Dont go back to him get a lad doing a homer that way you can make sure its done properly, these so called garages charging full whack & then some foreign lad doing the work for fk all nothing against foreign lads either i have worked with them & they are good men!

The paint jst now is ok it will last a while yet i dont mind the colour jst pi**ing me off its not right colour.
You are right Sid, i will have to get a homer as commercial spray garage will not take the intrest in the job i dont think.
I will have to ask around again.