Silver color difference

m471j4 · 01-26-2025, 01:47 AM

Would you say that putting a bumper with color code 354 on a car that is 354/7 would make it stand out be obvious?

Is there even a difference in those two codes or that has something to do with production year? What is “/7”?

M-technik-3 · 01-26-2025, 07:59 AM

There is always going to be shade variables even the same paint sprayed on to different days can have slight differences depending on environmental factors.

I know BMW paints in climate controlled but it does happen.

Silver is a hard color to color match.

sjowe · 06-06-2025, 09:26 AM

Yes, it will absolutely stand out! I repainted my 330 Ci (E46) which was titanium silver, and had major difficulties to get it right.

First of all, silver is one of the hardest colors to get to match with the rest of the car. Basically, you can´t paint a bumper on it´s own even if you have the correct paint code. It will be off from the rest of the car.
Silvers have to be blended into the nearby panels to not be noticable.

The same paint code can have different shades, and it can differ quite a bit if you have them side by side.

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m471j4 New Member 6 Rep 5 Posts Drives: BMW E91 LCI 325i xDrive Join Date: Mar 2024 Location: Serbia iTrader: (0)	Silver color difference Would you say that putting a bumper with color code 354 on a car that is 354/7 would make it stand out be obvious? Is there even a difference in those two codes or that has something to do with production year? What is “/7”?
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M-technik-3 Colonel 3957 Rep 2,145 Posts Drives: E30 M3, E36 M3, 328iT, 335i Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: western Ma iTrader: (0) Garage List 1995 M3 [9.33] 2007 E91 [8.17] 1988 M3 [9.60]	There is always going to be shade variables even the same paint sprayed on to different days can have slight differences depending on environmental factors. I know BMW paints in climate controlled but it does happen. Silver is a hard color to color match.
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sjowe New Member 2 Rep 6 Posts Drives: BMW 320 LCi - 2010 Join Date: Jun 2025 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Yes, it will absolutely stand out! I repainted my 330 Ci (E46) which was titanium silver, and had major difficulties to get it right. First of all, silver is one of the hardest colors to get to match with the rest of the car. Basically, you can´t paint a bumper on it´s own even if you have the correct paint code. It will be off from the rest of the car. Silvers have to be blended into the nearby panels to not be noticable. The same paint code can have different shades, and it can differ quite a bit if you have them side by side.
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