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16-02-2007, 05:01 AM
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Starter Motor
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I recently saw a current model year/body design XR8 Falcon over here in the USA with an increadible color (sorry colour) of orange. It was being tested by Ford at one of their desert proving grounds and appeared to be stock/production built. I've been looking for years for an OEM production color of orange that didn't have too much of a white or brown base tone and was not a metallic effect paint (that is - a solid plain color) to it to paint my 1969 Ford Torino Cobra (Fairlane).
Can anyone tell me what the exterior paint color code is for that very bold intense orange color is? I've had no luck finding anything on the general internet. Found the Ford of Australia customer website, but the site does not list the color names nor does it even do justice to the color I saw. If you may be knowledgable enough, do you know who makes it for the Ford factory in Australia (ie. PPG, DuPont, etc)? Do you know if it is a tinted clear coat to help with the intensity/richness of that color? Please let me know. THanks. |
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16-02-2007, 06:26 AM
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The colour your looking for I think is octane. I beleive ford only has 1 orange colour. Last orange was Mandarin, but tht stopped in 05 I think after the BA Mk2. Before that was Blood Orange.
Heres a link, see if this is what your after http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars...00&Cr=6&seot=0 I agree. Its great colour. I'll see of I can find the code. Usually ford give it a 2 character code. Maybe for this it will be OT. But I'll see if I can find anything.
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16-02-2007, 07:16 AM
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if you know the actual name of the colour i can give you the code,but dont wanna give you the code if no one is 100% sure of the name.
Octane comes up as blue in my comp buknaked |
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16-02-2007, 07:45 AM
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Octane is Orange
Neo and Bionic are blue. Ford website shows this in the colour pallet. I quick gauge on getting the right colour got to this page: http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Conte...Page&c=DFYPage Click on the 2nd page of cars listed and select the XR8 ute ... and click on the colour on the on the right in the colour pallet.
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16-02-2007, 09:35 AM
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Id say it would be Blood Orange, as the cars in the US would most likely be BA's, not BF's.
Its either going to be: Blood Orange - Mandarin - Octane - I have no idea what the codes are though.
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16-02-2007, 09:56 AM
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Blood Orange was the best of the oranges brought out in the B-series cars.
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16-02-2007, 09:57 AM
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The 'Stihl' Man
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LOL....FoA take a car to the US for testing, and out of all the colours they could use they try and be stealthy with Blood Orange...
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16-02-2007, 10:03 AM
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16-02-2007, 10:10 AM
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try posting this in the BA/BF Rooms , this is the AUFalcon Room ,,
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16-02-2007, 10:13 AM
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Starter Motor
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Sorry not familiar enough with the Falcon line up. THanks
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16-02-2007, 10:16 AM
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Could be Octane, that's the only orange I can think of...
 
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16-02-2007, 10:19 AM
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Starter Motor
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That sounds like a good match. I didn't a chat room listed as BA/BF, does it go by a different name?
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16-02-2007, 10:25 AM
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Starter Motor
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mattp - thanks the pictures just showed up and the street pic looks almost exactly like the color I saw. The 2nd pic looks like a brochure and the color is a little lighter but I think you hit it. THanks again.
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16-02-2007, 10:29 AM
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The 'Stihl' Man
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mate check your thread in the pub section, no need to make two about the same topic.
Ill bet my right nut that its blood orange
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16-02-2007, 10:29 AM
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Octane looks to much like a yellow cab...
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16-02-2007, 02:20 PM
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Ha ha that's pretty much the colour of all the Taxi's here in Brisbane
you can pick up an Orange Falcon pretty damn cheap! lol. Only the good ones get painted back to their original colour (like mine).
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16-02-2007, 02:33 PM
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Threads merged and moved to The Pub.
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16-02-2007, 02:43 PM
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Did it look like this orange??
If so then it is Blood orange. Can give you more pictures of this colour if you would like.
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16-02-2007, 03:01 PM
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16-02-2007, 03:17 PM
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IF it is Octane then it will be OT code...
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16-02-2007, 03:18 PM
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16-02-2007, 03:46 PM
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If it's a BA model you are looking for , then it was called " Blood Orange "
 Cheers John
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16-02-2007, 04:41 PM
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My recollection is that blood orange was not available in the BA utes. I have a late BA XR8 Ute Series 1 and Blood was not available at time of order. I have a Manderin one.
I think that blood orange was available on the BA cars but not the utes....maybe. I think that my ute is one of the last ones made for series one because it has series two tail lights but still only 5-speed manual, not six speed. Sort of came out a series 1.5 if you like. ha ha IMHO the mandarin is nicer than Blood, but only because it looks like it contains a pearl and metallic paint. Really 'pops' in the sun. But thats just my opinion. lol Cheers
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16-02-2007, 04:47 PM
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Not sure on the colour ... but you are right about the short run of BA Mk1.5 utes that are on the roads.
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16-02-2007, 08:52 PM
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Blood Orange was the solid brighter Orange that came out on earlyish BA Falcons (from 2003 I think).
It was discontinued and replaced by a slightly duller metallic colour Mandarin. Octane is the new current Orange that replaces Mandarin. |
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16-02-2007, 10:02 PM
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If It's Blood Orange, the code is HO.
Here's mine. 
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17-02-2007, 12:19 PM
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The different taillights were made as a cost cutting running change. They weren't intended to be released with the MkII. The color in question that was seen in the US would have been Blood Orange on a BA as Ford sent a few over a couple of years ago. |
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17-02-2007, 06:44 PM
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second Blood orange as the most likely. Although this thread has served to be as confusing as hell. :P
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17-02-2007, 06:46 PM
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definately blood orange becaus mandarin im pretty sure has a metallic effect in it.
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17-02-2007, 07:35 PM
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It's got to be blood orange.
My personal preference is Mandarin though, why they dropped that colour I will never know.One of the best colours to come out on any Ford IMHO. xr8d ute - Blood Orange was available on sedan and ute, XR/FPV only. Taillights were changed mid way through Mk1 BA - same time the RTV was introduced. Reason being that for RTV to comply, the new design was required, so in order to reduce costs, all ute taillights were changed to be the same design. They come out of F150's from the states.
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American looking for 2006? 2007? XR8 Falcon Exterior Paint color code
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