Engine paint colors

[Lenoxx]

Does anyone know the correct paint colors and sheen for repainting the orange oil filter can, air filter housing and engine block for a carbureted 72 CS?

 

[bavbob]

Usually filter housing stays original on the inside. I cleaned up a spot, had matching 2k paint made.

 

[Lenoxx]

Usually filter housing stays original on the inside. I cleaned up a spot, had matching 2k paint made.

Thanks. I'll see what the paint store can come up with. I'm still a bit curious if anyone knows the actual BMW colors. And the oil dipstick too. I plastidipped it yellow, but I think it is supposed to be red?

 

[HB Chris]

I don’t have the oil can paint code, I doubt anyone does, but I took mine to a powdercoater and we picked the closest color. I think Christoph at CS-werk.de has the sticker or stencil for it. Dip stick is red, I just bought Testors model paint since you need so little. The closest color match for a carb air cleaner is RAL 7043, I have powdercoated these, it lasts longer. D-jet is RAL 7022. Neither is perfect but pretty close.

 

[Lenoxx]

I don’t have the oil can paint code, I doubt anyone does, but I took mine to a powdercoater and we picked the closest color. I think Christoph at CS-werk.de has the sticker or stencil for it. Dip stick is red, I just bought Testors model paint since you need so little. The closest color match for a carb air cleaner is RAL 7043, I have powdercoated these, it lasts longer. D-jet is RAL 7022. Neither is perfect but pretty close.

Awesome. Thanks for the help. I called a guy I know at BMW and he said he will try to find out what shade of orange. I'll post if I ever figure it out.

 

[HB Chris]

I call it red, not orange BTW, but it definitely has some orange to it. If someone at BMW has an answer it will be the first time ever! Same for subframe color.

 

[Markos]

Dip stick is red, I just bought Testors model paint since you need so little.

I’m pretty sure that both dipsticks on my e9’s are/were yellow. I’m guessing that you typed red but meant yellow.

Yellow dipstick paint match

I am sure many of you have had sleepless nights worrying about your dipstick restoration, so if you have the original style yellow painted one I've found a perfect match to the hot dog mustard tint of it. I present for the record a hobby spray paint called Tamiya Color and code TS-34 Camel...

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[HB Chris]

Did I say red? Red? Of course I meant yellow, of course I did, really!

 

[Eric V]

Re: air filter housings- I have seen some in machinery gray and some semigloss black. Did it vary according to year and market?

 

[HB Chris]

Never black, only early and very late 2002.

 

[rsporsche]

i'm with Markos ... i saw red + shook my head thinking you must have meant yellow. i was about to go out and do a search for a red dipstick ... crisis averted

 

[stphers]

were not the 2800 cs air filter housings done in a semi gloss black the 3.0 lt and on were RAL 7043 which is a gray / blue

 

[rsporsche]

I call it red, not orange BTW, but it definitely has some orange to it. If someone at BMW has an answer it will be the first time ever! Same for subframe color.
well, you're kinda both right - the classic term is red-orange ... its a tertiary color

 

[rsporsche]

were not the 2800 cs air filter housings done in a semi gloss black the 3.0 lt and on were RAL 7043 which is a gray / blue

the early 2800cs air housing was not black ... kind of a dark green-gray. these are pics from an early one that i sold.

 

[Markos]

the early 2800cs air housing was not black ... kind of a dark green-gray. these are pics from an early one that i sold.

looks black to me.

 

[Stevehose]

My original 72 air cleaner is olive green not grey which was on my 73. Dipstick is yellow

 

[Stevehose]

@Luis A. did stencils of these, perhaps he knows the housing color, I know it's been discussed

Does anyone know the correct paint colors and sheen for repainting the orange oil filter can, air filter housing and engine block for a carbureted 72 CS?

 

[HB Chris]

Here is an original can and the color I chose.

 

[HB Chris]

7043 powdercoat, lighting changes the appearance

 

[Lenoxx]

I call it red, not orange BTW, but it definitely has some orange to it. If someone at BMW has an answer it will be the first time ever! Same for subframe color.

I just went with orange.