What's my Red paint code?

[Mikes2esprit1979]

My 1979 S2 is red but was originaly silver so i cant get the paint code from the id plate.

Does anyone know the red code ? it has a slight orange look to it.

Its an original color as ive seen other S2 with it.

Thanks

[Splashout]

If it has had a respray it could be any red at all not necessarily a lotus red even.

I would suggest going through the garage here and the owners pages on LEW to find a car that appears the colour you think it is.

Then contact the owner and ask for the paint code you could then have a test swatch sprayed up to check its the same before going for it.

Glyn

[WayneB]

If your pretty sure its a Lotus colour then it might be L 05 carnival red

Alot of paint suppliers/body shops can now scan a sample of the cars existing paint colour to get a formula that is a close match.

[Tony K]

My S1 is L05 Carnival Red, and it absolutely has a hint of orange to it -- very orange in certain light.

Somewhere on the web there is a big listing of nearly every Lotus paint code from the 1960s to the 2000s . . .

- T

[Mikes2esprit1979]

Thanks guys, I will get a sample and see if that matches.

[Paul Coleman]

Somewhere on the web there is a big listing of nearly every Lotus paint code from the 1960s to the 2000s . . .

There's a list here...

http://www.mikecauser.com/lotus/parts/paint_codes.html

Paul.