Halfords recognise my 302 Maderia Violet paint code as Madeira Schwarz - which I am pretty sure is a different colour (but super rare). Has anyone else had this problem - where did you get a spray can made up??? Heard that BMW charge a lot for a tiny can.....
What do you want the spray for? You have to be really careful with that colour (same as mine) I had a repair done on my door a few months back, sh*t match as the painter used sh*t paint. Had the door redone, even with a reputable body repairer it was still a nightmare for even them to match.
You are better offgoing to a proper paint supplier who will match the paint a lot better than Halfords ever will, but just remember our colour is classed as a pearlescent, so will always be a complete ball ache to get a good match!
I want to spray my scrap yard sourced ACSchnitzer type 1 splitter - its quite small and will get chipped so I dont want to pay to have it done. I reckon due to the angle difference to the bumper you wouldn't notice a shade of colour difference.
Madeira Schwarz and Madeira Violet are, as far as i'm aware, the the same colour mate. It was called Schwarz up to 1994, and Violet in later years. God knows why BMW changed the name, but they did. My code on the strut is Madeira Schwarz 302, which is the same number as yourself...:thumbsup
Paints 4u do a very good spray, colour match is just as good as BMW sprays, just much cheaper.
Also, heres some random trivia - there were only 2,994 Madeira(302) e36's registered in the UK. Anyone else?:lol
Hello im new here today anyway firstly im having trouble with this colour to its amazingly rare in the uk and im trying to source a bonnet and to wings as when i bought the car it had a buckled bonnet and 2 wings.Now iv tryed every breakers yard scrap yard and bmw specialists in the uk to find nothing can anyone give me any pointers cheers mark
ok mate ill keep my eyes and ears open im looking on ebay de now as a last resort before taking it to a spray shop ill post some pics up when i get it sorted not looking likely at the min really.theres 2 bmw e36 madeira violet in hastings and that includes mine hehe people ask is it blue or purple l:hihi
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