am i right in saying that all scooby from 93 to 98 that were white were all 230 and then the classic from 98-2000 got a different white i think 51e white

 

Mines a 98 and its a 230 feather white.

 

Loads of shades mate. Halfords have the worst mixes. I bought paint of a chap on here & he gave me the exact paint for my Type R & S202. Cant remember his name though

 

or should i say the classic from late 98-2000 i.e version 5 -6

 

Isnt 230 Glacier White? Not Feather White?

 

im not sure but 230 is on my 97/98 wrx and most sti before 98/99

 

No, 230 is Feather White.


I'm also trying to find a decent match. The colour from the local 'experts' is well out.

 

the reason i ask is im getting a boot lid of a 97 version 3 sti and i m sure there the same paint codes as this was the only white they use until the later ones thats what im trying to get at dudes mines is a 98 wrx in 230 white

 

I am glad i saw this thread then as there are some bits i need to spray but thought i saw 230 was glacier white. Mine is a 1995 Turbo.

 

http://www.drmotorsport.co.uk/Subaru...nt%20Codes.htm

 

Ahh there you go. I know Subaru used the 51E on the Legacies earlier though - my '96 GTB was 51E.

 

So whats Glacier White? Its not on there?

 

I've only ever heard of Glacia White in Renault circles.

 

Look at this link - http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.p...baruPaintCodes

 

230 white has 3 -4 different shades,so each 230 car can be either of these,it varies from a more yellow white to a bright white (Not Glacier white,thats that 51e code)

i have a bootlid from another 230 white car and at some times in the day when cleaned,it is brighter than the side panels,but not really noticeable.

only way is to match the part up when buying

 

51E is Pure White, keep up

 

well lets hope both cars are nealry the same in age wise and might have faded the same in time

 

yeah,it depends where you look,google glacier white 51E.

I go by the actual paint code rather than its associated name

some countries call 230 glacier white others call 51E Glacier/aspen white etc whereas we call it pure white.

as long as you state the colour code its a better margin for error LOL

Also,its not about how its faded over time,230 feather white doesnt seem to fade,but if its the yellower tone to start with,theres no matching it upto a whiter 230 colour.

ive had a few things touched up,wahay and had this hassle before, my car is colour tone 3 out of the 4 colours the guy had,yet some places just have 1 colour tone,halfords for 1 ! (well,my local one does,its the yellower of them,there is one that has a tinge of too much blue as well,that was fun !

 

As above there are two 51E one is Pure white & the other is standard white.

There is a paint shop in Hayes who are very helpfull. Google Hayes Paint shop, in Middlesex.

 

Think it was me

At work I have colour samples of all or nearly all Subaru colours via ICI Autocolour and I believe you can retrieve formuale of most of the big paint companies websites.

As has been mentioned by The Rig each white although the same colour code has different formulaes so you get the right paint code but a slightly different shade (found this out on my Type R recently)

 

Yes mate, hows it going.

The paint you gave was spot on man. Thanks once again

 

Can anyone advise whether 230 Feather White is base and clear coat or just colour? I need some mixed up to spray some skirts but dont know if i need clear as well?

 

When i had some made up into cellulose spray form i used a laquer afterwards on my front grill

 

Glad to have helped

ScoobyDavid rub a really small area of your car with an abrasive and if white comes off then you've got a solid colour

 

And i assume solid doesnt need clear?

 

Yep

 

 

So whats 230, pure white, glacier white or feather white!?

 

Technically all of them,just looked on the Nexa website and have got 10 formula for the same paintcode (depending on what paint system used)