im getting my front lip redone at the shop i've done some research on the color code and i know the smoked gray is K11. my issue is i took it to the shop and the guy pulled out the oem color code book from nissan to match the colors up and there is 3 K11's each one a slight darker shade. we put them up to see how they match all pretty close but i want the exact one any idea which K11 i need?

 

Didn't know there where shades to the K11 paint code. Maybe for repainting purposes/blending with weather aged paint!

I'd go with the darker one and let the sun fade it over a 3-5 year period.

 

Nissan assigns different names to the same code, but the color for that code is always the same.

 

yea the sub names had different numbers on them but that page had 3 k11 codes very close to it

 

I'm interested in this...figure it out.

 

Sounds like the shop just mixed a few variants of the same color...probably, as suggested above, for blending purposes for older paint. Nissan only has one color for each designated paint code.

 

yea ill let you know im taking the nismo in tomorrow he has to repaint the lip he told me he's going to play a little with the 3 shades of k11 he said it depends on how much black you also put into it but those 3 shades came out of a nissan oem paint code book they have

 

WELL???

 

I am having skirts painted next week. All I told them was it's a Factory color and that the code is K11. They are professionals and can figure out the rest if there is a problem.

I don't sweat it! An experienced shop should have no issues.

 

i went with the middle shade looked maybe 1/8 darker not too much but overall im not complaining it looks better then it did before especially considering i had the lip repaired in the process

 

pics? Verdict?