Help! What color is my car??

quattrosaint · 02-04-2011, 08:22 PM

Here are a few pics. I can not find the color code anywhere in the engine bay or on eigher door. I ordered Sparkling Graphite Metallic side markers since I bought the car two week ago and it was listed as SGM. It does have metallic flakes but it looks a shade or two lighter than the ones I bought from ECS tuning. Does space gray have metallic flakes in it? here is the link http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-335...kers/ES251280/ Thanks in advance

JayReplay · 02-04-2011, 08:38 PM

Space Gray Metallic. Unfortunately you picked up the wrong color sidemarkers from ECS.

Legion5 · 02-04-2011, 08:42 PM

Yep, your car is space gray. The colors are very similar and I've even confused them having seen them dozens of times.

Jred22 · 02-04-2011, 08:43 PM

looks blue from here

quattrosaint · 02-04-2011, 08:51 PM

Thanks all, I have SGM Sidemarkers up for sale soon lol. Why would BMW have two colors that are so similar available for the same year??? Oh well so far I love the car.

quattrosaint · 02-04-2011, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jred22

looks blue from here

That was my third guess =)

sleepergm · 02-04-2011, 08:55 PM

Space Grey Metallic ... I think.

JoeyBananaz18 · 02-04-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by quattrosaint

Thanks all, I have SGM Sidemarkers up for sale soon lol. Why would BMW have two colors that are so similar available for the same year??? Oh well so far I love the car.

Actually they only look similar in pictures. trust me, in person, they look nothing alike. When going through the photo threads, you'll ask yourself what color it is. You just need to train your eyes. check out the official color threads and you'll see the differences shortly.
Great color combo- although i'm a bit bias.

Legion5 · 02-04-2011, 09:03 PM

BMW has a tendancy to make nearly identcal colors with very slight tweaks, most of which you can get on the same car:

Space Gray Metalic and Sparkling Graphite

Monaco Blue and Cobalt Black

Pearl White and Alpine White

Hellrot Red and Crimson Red and Melbourne Red

Montego Blue and Le Mans Blue

MikesBMW · 02-04-2011, 09:06 PM

definitely spacey

J BONE · 02-04-2011, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JayReplay

Space Gray Metallic. Unfortunately you picked up the wrong color sidemarkers from ECS.

+1

J BONE · 02-04-2011, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Legion5

BMW has a tendancy to make nearly identcal colors with very slight tweaks, most of which you can get on the same car:

Space Gray Metalic and Sparkling Graphite

Monaco Blue and Cobalt Black

Pearl White and Alpine White

Hellrot Red and Crimson Red and Melbourne Red

Montego Blue and Le Mans Blue

So mad they got rid of Sparkling Graphite. Wanted to get this color on the M

BTM · 02-04-2011, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by J BONE

So mad they got rid of Sparkling Graphite. Wanted to get this color on the M

no you wanted black and you know it

J BONE · 02-04-2011, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BTM

no you wanted black and you know it

haha. Would have went with SG. Best of all worlds really. Still happy with the choice even though I think about space gray from time to time

BTM · 02-04-2011, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by J BONE

Still happy with the choice even though I think about space gray from time to time

too easy

Bmoney2K4 · 02-05-2011, 12:00 AM

space, boy

hipnotic · 02-05-2011, 12:46 AM

sg

VTECaddict · 02-05-2011, 01:56 AM

sparking graphite is darker and more blue/purple than space gray. space gray is just straight up a metallic gray

creaminz · 02-05-2011, 03:10 AM

Cameleon...but I could be wrong since 2nd pic looks like you ordered Sunset Orange.

E92Corsky · 02-05-2011, 01:49 PM

definitely space gray

TommyK · 02-05-2011, 02:21 PM

ya its too light to be SGM

shiyonmir · 02-05-2011, 02:35 PM

definitely space gray, not metallic though

02-04-2011, 08:22 PM	#1
quattrosaint Lieutenant 28 Rep 553 Posts Drives: Fast Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dallas iTrader: (5)	Help! What color is my car?? Here are a few pics. I can not find the color code anywhere in the engine bay or on eigher door. I ordered Sparkling Graphite Metallic side markers since I bought the car two week ago and it was listed as SGM. It does have metallic flakes but it looks a shade or two lighter than the ones I bought from ECS tuning. Does space gray have metallic flakes in it? here is the link http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-335...kers/ES251280/ Thanks in advance __________________ [SIZE="2"]335 E92 Space Gray/Coral/Aluminum/6MT
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02-04-2011, 08:38 PM	#2
JayReplay Lieutenant Colonel 84 Rep 1,523 Posts Drives: E46 M3 6MT Sunroof Delete Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: River Forest, IL iTrader: (18)	Space Gray Metallic. Unfortunately you picked up the wrong color sidemarkers from ECS. __________________ 2002 Laguna Seca Blue E46 M3 6MT 2017 White C63 AMG Coupe 2002 Oxford Green E46 M3 6MT - Sold
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02-04-2011, 08:42 PM	#3
Legion5 Major 175 Rep 1,379 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (12)	Yep, your car is space gray. The colors are very similar and I've even confused them having seen them dozens of times. __________________ Clean cars are happy cars! CANON PHOTOGRAPHER
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02-04-2011, 08:43 PM	#4
Jred22 Meat Puppet 66 Rep 1,127 Posts Drives: '11 e90 M3 Competition Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minneapolis iTrader: (4) Garage List 2007 Jeep Grand Che ... [0.00]	looks blue from here
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02-04-2011, 08:51 PM	#5
quattrosaint Lieutenant 28 Rep 553 Posts Drives: Fast Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dallas iTrader: (5)	Thanks all, I have SGM Sidemarkers up for sale soon lol. Why would BMW have two colors that are so similar available for the same year??? Oh well so far I love the car. __________________ [SIZE="2"]335 E92 Space Gray/Coral/Aluminum/6MT
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02-04-2011, 08:55 PM	#7
sleepergm Lieutenant 36 Rep 541 Posts Drives: White 335i M-Tech Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (2)	Space Grey Metallic ... I think.
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02-04-2011, 09:03 PM	#9
Legion5 Major 175 Rep 1,379 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (12)	BMW has a tendancy to make nearly identcal colors with very slight tweaks, most of which you can get on the same car: Space Gray Metalic and Sparkling Graphite Monaco Blue and Cobalt Black Pearl White and Alpine White Hellrot Red and Crimson Red and Melbourne Red Montego Blue and Le Mans Blue __________________ Clean cars are happy cars! CANON PHOTOGRAPHER
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02-04-2011, 09:06 PM	#10
MikesBMW Banned 318 Rep 1,410 Posts Drives: X3 M40i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ohio iTrader: (1) Garage List 2019 BMW X3 M40i [0.00] 2017 BMW X1 [0.00]	definitely spacey
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02-05-2011, 12:00 AM	#16
Bmoney2K4 Captain 185 Rep 885 Posts Drives: 2016 535i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California iTrader: (0)	space, boy
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02-05-2011, 12:46 AM	#17
hipnotic Major General 149 Rep 6,604 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: So. Cal iTrader: (7) Garage List 2008 335i coupe [7.00]	sg
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02-05-2011, 01:56 AM	#18
VTECaddict Where'd my VTEC go? 479 Rep 6,067 Posts Drives: 06 330i 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (4)	sparking graphite is darker and more blue/purple than space gray. space gray is just straight up a metallic gray __________________ AW/Terra \| ZSP \| ZPP \| ZCW \| iDrive \| CA Mods: BC BR coilovers \| Blacklines \| M-tech rear \| dual exhaust \| M3 steering wheel \| BMW SSK \| ZHP shift knob \| High-kick CF spoiler \| NBT Retrofit M3 front control arms \| M3 rear guide rods \| Manzo rear toe and camber links \| Monroe rear shock mounts \| Varrstoen ES1 19x9.5+20 Front, 19x11+25 rear
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02-05-2011, 03:10 AM	#19
creaminz Major General 545 Rep 7,705 Posts Drives: E90 LCI Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: So. Cal iTrader: (33)	Cameleon...but I could be wrong since 2nd pic looks like you ordered Sunset Orange.
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02-05-2011, 01:49 PM	#20
E92Corsky Enlisted Member 5 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Montreal iTrader: (1)	definitely space gray
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02-05-2011, 02:21 PM	#21
TommyK Brigadier General 119 Rep 3,325 Posts Drives: E90 335i LCI Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (9) Garage List 2009 BMW 335i LCI [0.00] 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	ya its too light to be SGM
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02-05-2011, 02:35 PM	#22
shiyonmir New Member 0 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 06 BMW 325i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: OC iTrader: (0)	definitely space gray, not metallic though
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