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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:23:00 PM EDT
So a couple months ago I bought a 91 BMW 318is slicktop that was bone stock. Nothing majorly wrong with it, just a tired suspension, some minor leaks, faded paint, the usual stuff with old cars. After a bit of work I have cleaned up the car and fixed all the issues except the paint. I am still undecided on what color I will be painting the car.
Car was originally sterling silver which I am not too much of a fan. I like black but I have a couple hundred yard dirt driveway so that probably is going to be impossible to keep clean. Alpine white is nice but that and red are on pretty much every E30 out there. I need some ideas (and pictures if you have them) of what I should paint my car. A couple months ago 
Now 
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:25:19 PM EDT
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Bronzit.
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:27:31 PM EDT
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Bronzit. burn him!! 
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:27:33 PM EDT
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http://instagram.com/thedirtythirty
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:29:14 PM EDT
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The BMW version of British Racing Green.
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:29:54 PM EDT
[#5]
magpul green
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:30:37 PM EDT
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The lines and shape of an E30 will always be beautiful. They really got it right with that body design IMO.
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:31:56 PM EDT
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Bright yellow.
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:31:57 PM EDT
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burn him!! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Bronzit. burn him!! What no FPNI. 
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:32:14 PM EDT
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You fucked up when you didn't start with a E28
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:33:18 PM EDT
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My TK looked good in white.
Don't know what a TK is? Well, if you don't own one and aren't on a forum specifically for that brand of vehicle, you wouldn't. Just like most of us don't know what an E30 is. |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:34:03 PM EDT
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If it were stock, I'd say a current BMW color like "Steel Blue Metallic". You know, to kinda look like the car Jason drove. That's a sexy ride.
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:35:13 PM EDT
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You fucked up when you didn't start with a E28 2002 Fixed it. 
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:39:48 PM EDT
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I highly recommend a color from BASF's R-M brand. Their Onyx HD is fantastic.
Mike F Disclaimer: I work for BASF. |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:44:47 PM EDT
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You fucked up when you didn't start with a E28 I am in the search for an E24, E28 is bit down the list (not a fan of four doors). |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:46:29 PM EDT
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Estoril blue. You're welcome.
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:46:40 PM EDT
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My TK looked good in white. Don't know what a TK is? Well, if you don't own one and aren't on a forum specifically for that brand of vehicle, you wouldn't. Just like most of us don't know what an E30 is. For people such as yourself that are unfamiliar with the best drivers car ever made, if you read the OP it says what it is, or for it to be even easier, just look at the pictures. That is an E30. |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:48:08 PM EDT
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Estoril blue. You're welcome. That may be the color, I recently built (for customers) two different estoril blue e36 M3 race cars. |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:49:48 PM EDT
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I am in the search for an E24, E28 is bit down the list (not a fan of four doors). Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You fucked up when you didn't start with a E28 I am in the search for an E24, E28 is bit down the list (not a fan of four doors). I drove a buddy's E30 when I was in the military, hated it because I didn't know any better. I bought an E36 in 2006 (POS 1993 318is) and hated the way it handled because I didn't know any better. I picked up my current DD, an E46 2004 330xi last year and completely HATE the way it feels on the road compared to the E36...because now I know better.
Coming around full circle, I'd love to have an E30 for my next car. Probably not for a daily, though. Admittedly, I love how user friendly all of them have been when it comes to doing maintenance. |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:51:03 PM EDT
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Love the car. Those rims, tho...
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:55:30 PM EDT
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My TK looked good in white. Don't know what a TK is? Well, if you don't own one and aren't on a forum specifically for that brand of vehicle, you wouldn't. Just like most of us don't know what an E30 is. I would have figured that everyone in GD, could tell you what an E30, E36, E46, FJ40, FJ60, FJ80, TJ, JK, B Body, G Body, F Body, (and I could go on) is. I am a car guy though, so I take that sort of knowledge for granted sometimes. We do discuss these vehicles regularly here FWIW. |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 10:56:48 PM EDT
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Alpine White
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Posted: 5/25/2015 11:01:57 PM EDT
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Love the car. Those rims, tho... Schmidt Th Lines, old school 80's rims. Mine are in 17" though, I really wish I could find some in 16 instead. Finding 4x100 rims in 20-25 offset is a bit tough nowadays unless it is a BBS type rim that everyone already has on their old school bmw's, vw's. and everything else from that era. I like BBS but wanted something period correct that was different. I almost went with some Ronal Turbo rims but then everyone would have been  when they saw them.
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Posted: 5/25/2015 11:03:47 PM EDT
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I love E30's. Go with Le Mans blue.  But those wheels Do yourself a favor. |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 11:10:48 PM EDT
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I love E30's. Go with Le Mans blue. http://www.stancenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/newsnthumb.jpg But those wheels Do yourself a favor.
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5AxXK2PgsbSuHZq3jN4K_Pglp3fDJQY8APxi5_UtcvzdW7fmO_g Too many people have the BBS RS on the car you posted, the rims you posted are too new of a style for an E30 in my opinion. I went with old school bottlecaps on steriods, Schmidt TH Lines. Not everyones cup of tea (which I like) but they are period correct and not on every car you see. I do like how that blue looks. |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 11:19:37 PM EDT
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Bronzit. R3v'd |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 11:21:27 PM EDT
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Alpine white is my personal favorite.
But since you're looking to go a different direction, Estoril Blue gets my vote |
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Posted: 5/25/2015 11:22:06 PM EDT
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Carbon Black Metallic
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Posted: 5/25/2015 11:37:14 PM EDT
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Imola red or Inka orange
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Posted: 5/25/2015 11:37:25 PM EDT
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I am tagging this.
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Posted: 5/26/2015 2:03:04 AM EDT
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Too many people have the BBS RS on the car you posted, the rims you posted are too new of a style for an E30 in my opinion. I went with old school bottlecaps on steriods, Schmidt TH Lines. Not everyones cup of tea (which I like) but they are period correct and not on every car you see. I do like how that blue looks.
I see where you are coming from. Go with the Le Mans blue, and re-post pics.... It's the only way to be sure! |
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Posted: 5/26/2015 2:14:32 AM EDT
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Wheels look like something someone with an affinity for lowriders would put on a car
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Posted: 5/26/2015 2:17:28 AM EDT
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first. do a five lug conversion and get rid of those wheels
 but if you like them you like them
second, i like the idea of estoril blue, but would also suggest phoenix yellow like the early e46 m3's had. that could work well with the style you've got going on. Maybe Inka orange of golf from a 2002? but my final answer is: technoviolett. A friend had an e30 xi touring in technoviolett and it was absolutely awesome 
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Posted: 5/26/2015 2:54:40 AM EDT
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Too many Estoril Blue's out there. The new F30s have that option...
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Posted: 5/26/2015 3:14:07 AM EDT
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Bright yellow. Since you got it primed, I'll go with this^^^^  1976 Corvette yellow to be exact.
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Posted: 5/26/2015 3:59:27 AM EDT
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hubba hubba
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Posted: 5/26/2015 4:03:20 AM EDT
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Dunkelsaphireblau Metallic / Alpinablau .........looks great on an E30....
hopefully someone will steal those rims...... |
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Posted: 5/26/2015 4:17:39 AM EDT
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Lambo metallic purple. I have a gallon of it just laying around. I'll make you a deal on it.
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Posted: 5/26/2015 4:54:15 AM EDT
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Mine is in Calypsorot,which is close enough to match my Miata's garnet. If I had it repainted I'd go with something like Grigio Silverstone.
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Posted: 5/26/2015 5:08:36 AM EDT
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Camo, just has to be camo.
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Posted: 5/26/2015 5:14:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Love the car. Those rims, tho... yeah, yeeesh! |
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Posted: 5/26/2015 6:14:56 AM EDT
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I'd stay with the stock color. But if you insist Carbon Black is a really cool color from the E39 M5
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Posted: 5/26/2015 6:21:09 AM EDT
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Candy apple green would match the style of the wheels pretty well.
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Posted: 5/26/2015 6:26:59 AM EDT
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hmmmmm maybe some sort of midnight blue
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Posted: 5/26/2015 6:34:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: burn him!!  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Bronzit. burn him!! |
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Posted: 5/26/2015 6:35:05 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/26/2015 6:38:34 AM EDT
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You fucked up when you didn't start with a E28 Yep. Love the leg room in mine. Mine's Bronzit too
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Posted: 5/26/2015 6:39:30 AM EDT
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Go big or go home... ?
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Posted: 5/26/2015 6:41:57 AM EDT
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Alpine White Another vote for white here. May seem "boring", but white shows dirt less than dark colors (I have a dirt road as well), holds up longer and is easier to maintain. Car will sell quicker (when it comes time to sell) with a standard paint color. |
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Posted: 5/26/2015 6:58:05 AM EDT
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Mine was red
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Posted: 5/26/2015 7:23:32 AM EDT
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Estoril Blue or Techno Violet.
My E30 was Smaragdgrun Metallic. I have no idea what the US version of that was, if there even was one (it was an EDM car in Germany). |
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