After 4 years I still have no idea what color my car is...

[Bear Grylls]

But I know how to read paint codes

I just can't make sense of mine

Like it has titan silver color code of 354/7 and is says titan silver even though my German is rusty

On the contrary I have ordered titan silver touch up paint and it is wayyyyyyy darker than my car and then the subtext on my paint code says arctic silver




I really feel dumb, I feel like this shouldn't be a thing right now


Edit: Oh now I google search it and the first search return is a bimmerforums post, yeah of course


Conclusions: Titan silver is arctic silver but it's not because there was a change of the silver during the production run blah blah blah different color ran out of paint so it's titan silver but says arctic silver in subtext so it won't confuse you

[kojohns]

Based on the year of your vehicle... You have Titanium Silver... which is lighter than Arctic Silver... paint code = 354/7

Your sticker boggles me... but Arctic Silver is 309/7

Foreground M-Coupe is Arctic Silver, next Z3 back is Titanium:

[Bear Grylls]

That's what I thought it was just the sticker throwing me. Every Google image I have seen just says titan silver, glad to know I am not completely crazy

[328 Power 04]

If I remember correctly, the name underneath is the color of your underbody and engine bay.... or base layer paint.

[BimmerBreaker]

The subtext is the primer coat

[CMZ3]

I have a black 01. When I needed some paint for a mirror I watched the paint store guy. The actual name Scharwz or something like that did not show up but the code did. He mixed to the code and it matched perfect. I sprayed a new mirror and have used left over for touch up. Granted black is easier but you might try that. They mixed a small amount for me and was about the same cost as touch up but got much more paint. I also got clear coat which is very handy for touch up. Trying to match just by the name could be tricky I suspect.

[BimmerBreaker]

hope this helps



All that really matters for the touchup is the paint code - ie.the numbers

[Bear Grylls]

hope this helps



All that really matters for the touchup is the paint code - ie.the numbers

I now understand

Thanks haha

[OnlyZ3]

lso, you got a post lift, where arktik was replaced by titan.

[lokijibber]

hope this helps

All that really matters for the touchup is the paint code - ie.the numbers

Thanks for this! I love coming here and learning new things every day.

[BimmerBreaker]

Also just for the sake of thoroughness... the numbers on the right of the sticker are the part number for the actual sticker