Paint color discussion

[vfx]

Also, recall that there was a 1.5 done in a similar color:

There is a Lotus in that color. I think her name is Rachel.

 

[TEG]

(@cars-and-coffee Irvine)

 

[vfx]

That looks like hers. I posted a pic on these pages. (maybe even this thread). So long ago.

TEG rules

 

[Electric Dreamer]

Yeah, Aubergine Purple ("eggplant"' to us "yanks") would have been maybe my 2nd or 3rd choice after Graphite Gray.

Where was this car painted? It is the color I want my Model S

 

[cswolfe]

I have that, or rather, I just bought that today. Lotus Aubergine, factory done.

 

[josh-io]

There is a Lotus in that color. I think her name is Rachel.

That looks like Glacier Blue, like #117.

 

[TEG]

That looks like Glacier Blue, like #117...

No - that custom lavender shown before is not like Glacier IMHO.

 

[MileHighMotoring]

Here's are the matches I've made, Lotus names on the left, Tesla names on the right. . .

metallic colors:

• Polar Blue = Glacier Blue

I have found "Polar Blue" Lotus touch up paint on a few sites, but those sites ALSO list "Glacier Blue" under a different color code. Turns out that "Glacier Blue (B107)" actually was a Lotus color through 2005, but it's different. So we apparently DO have "Polar Blue (B110)" in Lotus parlance, and Tesla just accidentally chose a confusing name for their branding of it.

Thought that might help someone at some point.

EDIT: As I investigate this further, I think it's possible that Tesla Roadster Glacier Blue might be Lotus Liquid Blue (B133). I say that because Lotus stopped applying Polar Blue for model year 2006, which would have been in 2005. Then in model year 2008 (painted in 2007) they added Liquid Blue. To my eyes they look the same so it's a reasonable assumption. Sigh. Wish Tesla sold it so I'd know for sure.

 

[sethr]

I bought touch up paint for my Glacier Blue 2.5 from Tesla when I got my Roadster, which came labelled Lotus Polar Blue. Recently I got a scratch, and I found out it does not match exactly. The Lotus Polar Blue is a little bit darker than the paint on my Roadster. Now you are making me wonder if Liquid Blue is what they should have sold me. You would think Tesla would know the right paint to sell!

 

[MileHighMotoring]

It's probably Lotus's mistake because they painted the car and they're probably messing up on which color it correlates with. Tesla ought not have changed the paint codes even if they used their own color names, but at this point it's a moot argument.

 

[ecarfan]

Is there a source for Roadster "Very Orange" touch up paint? Maybe a Lotus equivalent? Thanks.

 

[TEG]

Tesla Roadster Colors of Touch Up Paint

	Chip	Color Code(s)	Color Description
		1GN00	Racing Green
		1RD00	Fusion Red
		2BK00	Obsidian Black Metallic
		2BU01	Twilight Blue Pearl
		2RD00	Radiant Red Metallic
		2SV00	Sterling Silver Metallic
		3BK00	Jet Black
		3BU00	Electric Blue Metallic
		3GY00	Thunder Gray Metallic
		3OG00	Very Orange Metallic

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/32871-Paint-Codes-Touch-Up-Paint

LotusTalk - The Lotus Cars Community - View Single Post - Paint Codes
Lotus "Chrome Orange":
B25 Chrome Orange (Base) Dupont F0262 F7504 A082B6338F
Chrome Orange (Pearl) Dupont HE01 F7504

Elise in Chrome Orange:

 

[Roadster]

Stumbled upon this video posted by YouTube user "Mark Williams" that shows a number of Euro colors still in dealer prep wraps.

i used to work for tesla i drove over 60k miles testing the roadsters on public roads the red roadster with the stripes is the very last one the green roadster with the 57 no. plate is the very first road registered roadster in the world i choose some unusual 1 off colours for the video most people would have never seen these colours so i thought i would share i have many more photos remember the future is electric love everyone