opel vectra A colour

beermonsterblack · Post by **beermonsterblack** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:08 pm

does anyone know what this colour on this opel Vectra A gsi is

colin1 · Post by **colin1** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:31 pm

I'll hazard a guess at 23L Westminster Blue

Lighting, as ever, can play tricks on the eye

Post by **humbucker** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:33 am

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2192

beermonsterblack · Post by **beermonsterblack** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:40 pm

humbucker wrote:viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2192

not my car so don't have the code some have said silk violet but the pic looks ore purple to me

colin1 · Post by **colin1** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:22 am

beermonsterblack wrote:
humbucker wrote:viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2192
not my car so don't have the code some have said silk violet but the pic looks more purple to me

If your friend looks on the slam panel he/she will see a plate with lots of numbers and a couple of letters on it.

Working from memory here (because I can't be bothered to go outside and look) they'll find a letter L roughly midway, take the L and the two numbers preceding it, that will be the colour of the car. Once they've got this, tracking down the name of the colour is as simple as ringing their local Vauxhall dealer with the NNL (number number letter) combination.

Post by **humbucker** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 11:42 am

colin1 wrote:Once they've got this, tracking down the name of the colour is as simple as ringing their local Vauxhall dealer with the NNL (number number letter) combination.

...or clicking the link I posted above!

Post by **Robsey** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:16 pm

That must be a re-used number plate.

I see that reg as a prototype Opel Lotus Omega-A (Carlton) with a 3.6 litre engine.
Dating back to 1989.

One for Humbucker and his Autobahnstormers historians.

http://www.opelforum.org.nz/phpBB3/view ... 4&start=60

It is unlikely that you will find any useful information of the Vectra-A in the photo, as the number plate is an "Opel development" plate and was used on more than one car.

colin1 · Post by **colin1** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:07 pm

humbucker wrote:
colin1 wrote:Once they've got this, tracking down the name of the colour is as simple as ringing their local Vauxhall dealer with the NNL (number number letter) combination.
...or clicking the link I posted above!

ha ha
true - didn't think of that

Post by **planetc** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:45 am

Looks like silk violet to me too, although I don't recall it being a Cavalier colour

Post by **humbucker** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:45 pm

I'm sure that Silk Violet (a popular choice on the Nova GSi and Mk2 Astra GTE) was a bit lighter than the pic in the OP's post, although perhaps lighting and the poor quality resolution pic are playing havoc with the original presentation?

Silk Violet is similar to Ford's Moonstone Blue. Never a Cavalier GSi colour option.

Post by **humbucker** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:47 pm

I'm guessing that the Vectra A 2000 in the OP's pic is Westiminster Blue with very bright sunshine and a peculiar lens effect (probably unintentional).

colin1 · Post by **colin1** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 1:34 pm

humbucker wrote:I'm guessing that the Vectra A 2000 in the OP's pic is Westminster Blue with very bright sunshine and a peculiar lens effect (probably unintentional).

That's my take as well
biased largely by the fact that I knew Westminster Blue was a GSi colour and I can't think of many other blues, if any, that it came in

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