Hi All,
i am nearing the stage where I will be prepping for paint etc having replaced three sills. The problem is my sticker inside the door jam has faded and I cannot gather a paint code! I have a FSH and the original log book but cannot find a paint code anywhere.
Hopefully. there are some bright sparks on here who can give me some advice!
Here is a photo for reference anyway:


Thanks.

 

Sorry, my mistake - it is a 1996 not a 1998.
Cheers.

 

Post your VIN. Someone can probably find your paint color using it....

 

Registered Dec. 1996, but will be MY97.

I would say that is Antigua Blue, code JGZ/JHH.
Not quite as dark as Sapphire (JHE on mine)

 

My convertible is also P reg and is Antigua Blue and does look the same as the photo.




Richard

 

Thanks for the quick replies fellas, much appreciated.

It looks like it is Antigua Blue then - are JGZ/JHH two separate codes or one? If it helps, this is my VIN:

 

That sure is pretty. Mine is close JHM, Pacific Blue.

 

They are two separate codes. I find.that Sapphire also has two: JGE/JHE, dependent on the car's MY, although that info isn't consistent with the door jamb sticker on mine...

 

RichardS - yours looks the same colour. Can I ask what paint code is on your door jam?

Cheers.

 

My 1998 is a JHM color code. Pacifica blue metallic. Very close in color to these pics but it is a little daker. It has a slight purple cast when hit with lights. I think the metallic makes the color pop a little extra.

 

Thanks Ray.
I have tested the JHH - it seems a little lighter but that may also be due to a light primer. I will also try your JHM code.
Cheers.

 

I think that the JHM color code in 1998 was an option and that had to be special ordered and not a stock color. I think they made it stock in 2000. I could be wrong but that is what I have discovered so far in my search for the paint for touch up.

Ray

 

Hi,

Thanks for the input.

I have trawled through the original documents for the car (Bill of Sale, log book, invoices etc), and I cannot fond any reference anywhere for the paint code. You would think that it would be specified somewhere in the original documents? A sticker on the inside of the door jam is ridiculous!

 

Agreed. Back in the days of the early XJ's. the paint code was stamped into a metal tag rivetted to the body and lasted longer than the body.

Any Jaguar Parts department has access to your vehicle build sheet through TOPIx. If you enquire about a paint touch-in kit, they will have to look up the paint name/code on the build sheet using your VIN. Most parts department staff are helpful if you approach them in the right way and explain the predicament.

Graham

 

Thanks Graham.
I am not sure the Aussie dealers have TOPIx. I will call around and see what they say! Fingers and toes crossed.

 

Here in the U.S. we have autobody supply shops - Hopefully you have the same - that have paint chip books that you can use to find the color code on your car. Most of them also have "paint guns" that they can use to read the color directly off of your car & can mix custom colors to match: especially useful for faded paint.
HTH