Rivage Paint.
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Local Hero
Rivage Paint.
Now the original blue has a hint of purple in it when the sun is on it.
My question is…..
Did they also do this blue WITHOUT the hint of purple?
If so then ill get it sprayed in that.
Also does anyone have a paint code if they did?
Cheers.
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Old Timer
http://www.mk1vw.info/modules.php?name=Info&op=viewtut&id=54
Dan
1983 Cabby Gti All White Edition
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Local Hero
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Local Hero
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Old Timer
Dan
1983 Cabby Gti All White Edition
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Old Timer
Dan
1983 Cabby Gti All White Edition
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Local Hero
The colour samples look different but when I looked for pics they looked similar (thats if the cars I looked at were different codes)
Hmmmmm maybe I should just get it done exactly the same
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Old Timer
Dan
1983 Cabby Gti All White Edition
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Local Hero
But I supose it would look a lot fresher after new paint.
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Old Timer
Dan
1983 Cabby Gti All White Edition
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Local Hero
Im sure I read somewhere that classic blue came in 2 different shades.
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Old Timer
Dan
1983 Cabby Gti All White Edition
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Local Hero
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Old Timer
http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t64078.html
Dan
1983 Cabby Gti All White Edition
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Local Hero
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Settled In
Rivage paint
I understand your comment and dilema regarding the Purple tint under certain light conditions - which I agree can look odd on occasions. Mine has received paint over the years and when viewed from some angles in bright sunshine - you can see the different ages and slight variations / mismatches of paint, which for now - I have to live with.
However, having followed your build thread over the months and considering the time and effort you have put in to keeping your Rivage pretty much as VW intended - part of the identity and uniqueness of a the Rivage version of the golf - is that it only came to the UK in two colours - Classic Green or Classic Blue. The colours are as far as I am aware - unique to the UK Rivage car and a part of the VW Golf MK1 history. - (Yes I am aware the model was called Classicline in the EU and available as black and Bordeaux red also).
My own opinion is that when the Rivage is clean, with the standard polished wheels, the car looks just right as it is and I don't think I would change it at all. There is something about the whole combination that I like and presumably you do too.
My previous cabby was Inca Blue, (sometimes confused with Helios Blue) - both good colours, but in my opinion they don't have the depth of rich colour of Classic Blue.
There is a very similar blue colour used on the Corrado storm - that was called Mystic Blue - quite similar to Classic blue - but it too shares the purple hue under certain light conditions.
To me a Rivage should be Classic Blue or Classic Green - but I also am a very firm believer that we are all different and it wouldn't do if we all liked the same. - I am sure you'll do what you think is right.
That's enough of my ramblings.
All the best
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Local Hero
You have done so much to make the car appear as factory fresh as it can, to change the paint to remove the rivage's purple tint seems somewhat criminal!
At the end of the day, it is your car and you can do what you want, but you will get many opinions, starting a thread like this!
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Local Hero
Ive also been thinking that its going to look completly different once its painted.
As it is now its 20 year old paint so its not as vibrant as it once was.
Original all the way I think.
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Settling In
For future reference: http://www.cabby-info.com/paintcolors.htm .
And I agree, keep it Classic Blue. 8)
1986 Mk1 Cabriolet
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Local Hero
My 88 was Late Helios Blue and that flipped in the sunlight.
I even got some made up to refinish the bumpers code LA5Y and that had the purple flip in it too.
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