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      09-17-2010, 05:35 PM   #1
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Question Sophisto Grey paint code?

I just had my new 2010 523i for 2 weeks and now need the colour code
for SOPHISTO GREY since being severely scratched at parking space at my local mall.
Can you provide that information pls ??
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      09-17-2010, 05:56 PM   #2
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Hi Ramorab,
Sorry to hear that!
In the UK at least the colour code is A90 Sophisto Grey Xirallic?
Is that what you meant? Or are you looking for some other code?
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Can you provide that information pls ??
So sorry to hear about the damage to your car. Send an email to these guys and ask them about the paint and sources for Lima, Peru.

http://www.ppg.com/coatings/autooem/...oduct_mex.aspx

This is a support contact for Mexico and South America. PPG is a well known supplier of automotive finishes for the OEM (fabricantes) and the collision repair industry. I would bet that they can point you to the right color code and possible supplier in Lima.
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Thank you very much for your prompt reply. I sent an email to ppg and waiting for their reply.
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Some suppliers use both "A90" and "WA90" - check for both
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I just had my new 2010 523i for 2 weeks and now need the colour code
for SOPHISTO GREY since being severely scratched at parking space at my local mall.
Can you provide that information pls ??
Hey I just bought a 330i second hand, needs some paint work and also a service, plus some repairs. I can't find anyone who can recommend somewhere decent other than the main BMW shop here which is way over priced. I want someone / somewhere really good though, love this car, and it's running really well just has a few fixer upper items to do, plus the scuffs and scratches in paint work.
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I'm interested too. Are you looking for a spray can or touch-up paint? I got some A90 touchup paint from ebay.co.uk for a bumper scratch and it's a complete mismatch...
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The code is A90 for cars before 5/2011 now it is B90
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      11-03-2011, 02:31 AM   #9
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The code is A90 for cars before 5/2011 now it is B90
Correct, changed because the shiny Xirallic flakes needed for A90 were only produced in Japan and production was brought to a standstill after the earthquake and tsunami.

Colour was reformulated without them to B90
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Correct, changed because the shiny Xirallic flakes needed for A90 were only produced in Japan and production was brought to a standstill after the earthquake and tsunami.

Colour was reformulated without them to B90
I thought they resumed production months ago? Or is B90 permanently superseding A90?
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I thought they resumed production months ago? Or is B90 permanently superseding A90?
A90 coming back at some point.
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      11-03-2011, 05:06 PM   #12
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I thought they resumed production months ago? Or is B90 permanently superseding A90?
Xirallics are still in very short supply.
The plant is near is in Fukushima where the Nuclear problems still persists.
A new European plant is being constructed but still some way away.

Only colors using a small amounts of Xirallics are back, but ones like A90 use a lot so will have to wait for more supplies to come onstream.


Lots of colors from many manufacturers have been affected and many cancelled
A lot of the current supply is also being directed to the paint used to repair cars that already have Xirallic paint rather than factory paint
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