Bumble Z

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?

KingBaby

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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.

DavesZ#3

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

Bumble Z

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

Goo$e

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

dkmesa350z

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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.

Bumble Z

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

Goo$e

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WELL???

Lakeside

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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.

Bumble Z

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

350ZNISMO673

pics? Verdict?

jerseystyle

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