what color is this?

[DrPierceMD]

I have seen this car from the pics of SEMA2003 that people have posted and was wondering if anyone new what color this is? It looks close to laguana seca blue, but I don't think that's it.

 

[PuShAkOv]

its a custom paint job.

 

[DrPierceMD]

ok, but any idea what it would be close too......besides blue

 

[Tom]

I've never seen a BMW with that color.

 

[PuShAkOv]

Looks awefully riced out. Custom paint is no surprise on this one.

 

[coyotefreek]

I love that tint, has a red sheen. I might get something like that for my cougar, it would look good since the cougar is red.

As for the color, it is a custom blue flake. While I can not tell you the specfic color, the type is a metalic flake. That is why it has so many different varriants of blue, its not just one color its several mixed together (rember their flakes so the colors dont mix new colors, just make a multi tonal color). A paint job like that costs just under $10k with a full clear coat. Ive seen it somewhere where they had a black with actual gold flakes, looks amazing but cost $25k.

 

[PuShAkOv]

$10-25K for a paint job?

Dude.. that is hell not worth it. Better add that $$ value to the car and get a better performer or something...

 

[DrPierceMD]

to me looks like money well spent.

 

[PuShAkOv]

I would rather have stock M3 than this.

 

[Wadula]

push, how do you like the M3 GTR?

 

[adrean8j]

Looks awefully riced out. Custom paint is no surprise on this one.

I thought riced out was a car with no performance upgrades....dont you think if a person spent 10k on a paint job that they would do a little something under the hood....and if the person could afford to do this to a M3 that he could buy another one "stock" for "non-riced" driving.....? Now I am confused again, just what exactly is "riced-out"?!

 

[Wadula]

don't listen....to push everything is riced out that is not stock. sorr yto say, but that's it. mre once named it perfect. get some other wipers on your car and people here might call you ricer

well, as far as your definition of rice is concerned, it is basically right. performance upgrades along with opticial upgrades usually are not ricey. of course, it has to be inline. a new airfilter does not justify a rearwing....

 

[mallards]

caribean blue

Ben

 

[adrean8j]

don't listen....to push everything is riced out that is not stock. sorr yto say, but that's it. mre once named it perfect. get some other wipers on your car and people here might call you ricer

well, as far as your definition of rice is concerned, it is basically right. performance upgrades along with opticial upgrades usually are not ricey. of course, it has to be inline. a new airfilter does not justify a rearwing....

Thanx Wadula I knew I could count on you to back me up...Europeans rule!!!
I still have love for my homeland though!!!

 

[Wadula]

thanks, my face just blushed for that compliment! how long will you still be over there anyway?

 

[adrean8j]

thanks, my face just blushed for that compliment! how long will you still be over there anyway?

Until the kick me out my friend, until they kick me out....spent about seven years of my adult life here....kinda came of age here...so I am probably more european than american in many ways(I'm 29yrs old). Oh yeah and I have a german girlfriend who wouldnt let me go anyway!

 

[Wadula]

oh cool....regards to her. you guys are invited to come to my house next year. we should meet to get the german-american realtionship back on track

 

[adrean8j]

That would be something really special I think. Me and Jogi were talking the other day about trying to make the BMW enthusiast scene in Germany a little more international. Oh yeah if you wanna see a pic of me and my Fraulein(or something like that.. ) just click on my link at bottom of page.

 

[Wadula]

fraeulein is correct....do you actually speak german or english? or do you mix both for practice?

sweet Fraeulein btw.

 

[adrean8j]

I mix and match lately because I am around a lot of Germans who speak English.......it is wierd sometimes I cant remember a word in English around my American friends and I end up saying it in German and they look at me like whatthe@*%! did you just say?! So what I really speak is Germlish or Englerman(whichever you prefer)! Thanks for the Fraeulein compliment btw, I would say I picked her but for some reason I think it was the other way around......its a conspiracy!!![???1]