Monaco Blue & Orient Blue
05-08-2008, 06:24 AM
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Hi Guys,
My car is orient blue and Im looking to replace my front bumper b/c there are several pits from the road/rocks popping up, I assume.
A fellow member has a monaco blue bumper for sale as he upgraded to the M style bumper. Does anyone know if these two colors are a close match? I assume they are not, but in looking at pictures, its hard to tell the difference.
Thanks!
Bill
My car is orient blue and Im looking to replace my front bumper b/c there are several pits from the road/rocks popping up, I assume.
A fellow member has a monaco blue bumper for sale as he upgraded to the M style bumper. Does anyone know if these two colors are a close match? I assume they are not, but in looking at pictures, its hard to tell the difference.
Thanks!
Bill
05-08-2008, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by BillMcC' post='576522' date='May 8 2008, 03:24 PM
Hi Guys,
My car is orient blue and Im looking to replace my front bumper b/c there are several pits from the road/rocks popping up, I assume.
A fellow member has a monaco blue bumper for sale as he upgraded to the M style bumper. Does anyone know if these two colors are a close match? I assume they are not, but in looking at pictures, its hard to tell the difference.
Thanks!
Bill
My car is orient blue and Im looking to replace my front bumper b/c there are several pits from the road/rocks popping up, I assume.
A fellow member has a monaco blue bumper for sale as he upgraded to the M style bumper. Does anyone know if these two colors are a close match? I assume they are not, but in looking at pictures, its hard to tell the difference.
Thanks!
Bill
Please, repaint it orientblau!
05-08-2008, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by BillMcC' post='576522' date='May 8 2008, 10:24 AM
Hi Guys,
My car is orient blue and Im looking to replace my front bumper b/c there are several pits from the road/rocks popping up, I assume.
A fellow member has a monaco blue bumper for sale as he upgraded to the M style bumper. Does anyone know if these two colors are a close match? I assume they are not, but in looking at pictures, its hard to tell the difference.
Thanks!
Bill
My car is orient blue and Im looking to replace my front bumper b/c there are several pits from the road/rocks popping up, I assume.
A fellow member has a monaco blue bumper for sale as he upgraded to the M style bumper. Does anyone know if these two colors are a close match? I assume they are not, but in looking at pictures, its hard to tell the difference.
Thanks!
Bill
05-08-2008, 06:40 AM
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+1 for the repaint idea...here's the link to exterior colors provided by e60.net
http://www.e60.net/information/options/exterior/
http://www.e60.net/information/options/exterior/
05-08-2008, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by geneatals' post='576533' date='May 8 2008, 07:40 AM
+1, here's the link to exterior colors provided by e60.net
http://www.e60.net/information/options/exterior/
http://www.e60.net/information/options/exterior/
05-08-2008, 07:16 AM
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May as well just keep mine and have them repainted...Mine arent even that bad, but when you look closely and feel the the front bumper, there are little pits. Also, when I wax it, some wax drys in the pits and accents them. Oh well, there are worse things happening in life!
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Even if the colors are "close", it will ALWAYS be obvious that there was work done if they don't match exactly. You'll have to repaint! 
05-08-2008, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by kearflex' post='576529' date='May 8 2008, 10:34 AM
Not even close...
05-08-2008, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by kearflex' post='576678' date='May 8 2008, 07:14 PM
I have a friend with an Orient Blue and I have the Monaco Blue... They may look like they are close in the pictures, however they are very different side by side...
Orientblau has something that the monaco will never have . I don't know exactly what it is, but there is
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Originally Posted by BillMcC' post='576554' date='May 8 2008, 11:16 AM
May as well just keep mine and have them repainted...Mine arent even that bad, but when you look closely and feel the the front bumper, there are little pits. Also, when I wax it, some wax drys in the pits and accents them. Oh well, there are worse things happening in life!
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