Excellent!

Yup, dont forget that when you order your next Ferrari in Italy, just ask for beige !

A big thanks to Mariusz.

Maybe we can now solve the mystery of the LE Wheel paint code. I am going to try 613a against my standard alloys and do a comparison as well.

I think, for the LE wheels you have to try 551 too..

Put a couple of coats of lacquer on today and the colour 551 is spot on.

Great news guys Is 551 available from FIAT as a spray etc? Or is it a paint factor jobbie? Is that a current colour?

Well done guys, all the effort has paid off!

Not my effort

But someones

its available from paint4u or any paint supplier that can make up standard colours. There are a few 551 colours but if you ask for 551 - Shore Beige Metallic then you will get the right one.

Wow, 9 years later we finally get the answer. The FAQ will be updated soon

I hop someone has written this info down. I would hate for it to be lost if the forum crashed

i've got it written down don't worry!!;)

So for the un paint savvy....

When I get my wheels redone, I can specify the paint to them which will be the correct match. Are they going to be able to powder coat the wheels instead of spraying them?

Or is that a completely stupid question?

No. Powder coatings are a different set of shades. If they spray then it will be ok but is not as hardwearing but does give a better finish. Costs more though

I have always thought that the wheels where a slightly different shade to the other titanium bits, but I could be wrong. evo number one had a quote from someone in canvey island to paint his wheels and it came to about £250-300.

As for powder coat, a non-standard colour needs to be purchased and again that man evo number one has already enquired and it would require someone to stump up £500 for the batch of powder to do the wheels (no powder coater is going to fork out £500 to do one set). Maybe something for a group buy but would need someone who was friendly with a powder coater to arrange.

In the end Mr Evo used 639 Grigio Lipari on his wheels after he found 613a (grigio titanio) to be too light in colour).

I have all this written down !

you could refurb them yourself for under £100, did this on my last coupe and the wheels still looked good after three years, will be doing the ones on my new coupe too

Thanks John, had a feeling it was going to be that way. Mine have been sprayed last time and while they look absolutely great they only lasted 18 months before a few marks started to appear

I would do Dave but don't have the space or the time unfortunately.

I would be in for a Group Buy on the correct colour for a powder coating but I could see it being a logistical nightmare.... Mine were resprayed 613 Grigio Titanio if I remember correctly, though I have it written down as well
So looks like having them sprayed 551 is the way then.

Hmm, just went onto the paints4u site but how on earth do you search for the 551 paint? No where on that site does it give you the option to put the colour code in!!!!!

Arrggghhhhhh

Its here :

Paints 4 U

Just add the Year / FIAT and 551 and bingo

Ordered a can yesterday, and some etch primer.

A tip for anyone painting their wheels to a specific colour - buy more base colour than you think you'll need and all in one batch! I bought 4 cans for some wheels I did for a friend a while back, painted the first 2 OK with cans 1 and 2 but cans 3 and 4 were duds, offering little more than splatters. Ordered two more cans to exactly the same paint code and yes, you guessed it, they were a slightly different shade - not noticable to the untrained eye but very noticeable to mine! Rather than give him 2 wheels in one shade and 2 in another I started again with 6 cans mixed in the same batch so they were all the same. I now have 2 spare unused cans in *that* colour!

Let us know how you get on Pendy..... going to do mine soon.

Any luck in actually acquiring the LE-trim color as a touch-up from Fiat themselves? Or somewhere else?

Want to touch-up som chipping on the mirrors...

Ok, maybe check with Mr. Bangle himself?

Hi Rask,

if it could help, I have these colour codes:

Body:
Nero Pastello / Pastel Black : 601
Rosso Pastello / Pastel Red : 168 (same as Rosso Corsa / Speed Red)
Grigio Crono Pastello / Pastel Crono Grey : 386
Grigio Vinci Metallizzato / Metallic Vinci Grey : 606
Grigio Acciaio Metallizzato / Metallic Steel Grey : 647
Grigio titanio / Titanium grey: VV-656

Headlights, dashboard strip, rearview mirrors:
Grigio Titanio Metallizzato / Metallic Titanium Grey FI 551/89

Wheels:
Grigio Medio Metallizzato 77g or PPG 227649
Grigio Trek Metallizzato VV-689


These are the best infos I could get from inside Fiat !

PiZ

Thanks a lot!

Wheels touch-up from this site then: http://www.afterbuy.de/afterbuy/shop/storefront/start.aspx?seite=/afterbuy/shop/storefront/produkt.aspx%3Fshopid%3D62589%26produktid%3D10392048!

Could this be the truth! The final say in a mystery that was thought to be forever hidden to mankind!!??



One correction to PiZ though, i think it´s supposted to be 776 for the wheel? I have found no Grigio Medio Metallizzato 77g but a Grigio Medio Metallizzato 776... Am I not correct?

And one more point, I think the 227649 is the PPG paint code for FI 551/89.

Excellent stuff Piz

Yup ! I think you're right. I have made a copy&paste of the document I own....
I have to double check the 776 paint with my colleague who gave me those codes one year ago...or try to find them on the huge Fiat database. But I do think it is a 776 (just a transcription error)....I have never seen a similar code (77g).....

For the VV-689 paint I am pretty sure it is right, because I directly found it on the paint DB....

PiZ

To understand this correctly, is the VV-689 and the 776(77g) the same thing? Because the wheels only have one colour...

Could be good if you cheched the 227649 as well, is it the wheel or trim color.

Too many codes and I'm getting confused...

Any Steel owners used the Halfords Steel 647 touch up kits?
Mrs Nello has scuffed my bumper with her Sedici
It was on her birthday so thought it best not to shout - hence silence has been maintained for around 30 hours now!