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Guards Red, Trying to understand the Paint #s |
Ross |
Aug 17 2016, 01:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 17-August 16 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 20,304 Region Association: South East States |
Hi, I am new to the website. My teenagers and I are going to get our 1972 914 painted and I am trying to understand the color "Guards Red". I was told by our body guy that there could be variations of the color. So I called the Porsche dealership here in town and they told me to use the code LM3A and possibly L80K. Can anyone confirm that these are the right codes for Guards Red? Thank you very much and it's good to find you all.
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JoeD |
Aug 17 2016, 01:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 19-July 15 From: Atlanta, GA Member No.: 18,973 Region Association: South East States |
Hi, I am new to the website. My teenagers and I are going to get our 1972 914 painted and I am trying to understand the color "Guards Red". I was told by our body guy that there could be variations of the color. So I called the Porsche dealership here in town and they told me to use the code LM3A and possibly L80K. Can anyone confirm that these are the right codes for Guards Red? Thank you very much and it's good to find you all. Don't think Guards Red was ever a factory color on a 914... but having said that, my car was painted Guard's Red a long time ago by a previous owner. He said it was the factory Porsche color L80K, also known as India Red (or Indischrot in German). I love the color on my 914! Here it is (or course, on a flat bed tow truck...!) |
JOEPROPER |
Aug 17 2016, 01:51 PM
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The answer is "no" unless you ask... Group: Members Posts: 1,184 Joined: 21-November 15 From: White Plains New York Member No.: 19,387 Region Association: North East States |
Guards re is a custom color from '73 and up. Your car may be Bahia red. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)
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JOEPROPER |
Aug 17 2016, 01:53 PM
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The answer is "no" unless you ask... Group: Members Posts: 1,184 Joined: 21-November 15 From: White Plains New York Member No.: 19,387 Region Association: North East States |
Find the color code on the door and go to 914info on this site.
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Dion |
Aug 17 2016, 01:55 PM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,766 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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Dion |
Aug 17 2016, 01:56 PM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,766 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
BTW (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)
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dflesburg |
Aug 17 2016, 02:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,720 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Warm and Cheerful Centerville Ohio Member No.: 1,896 Region Association: None |
to complicate it for you...
There are two guards reds pre 1996 code # 72060 and 1996 + code # 75442 so if you park your old guards red car next to a new one they will be slightly different.... |
Robert21 |
Aug 17 2016, 02:17 PM
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ron21 Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Seal Beach Ca 90630 Orange co Member No.: 2,330 Region Association: None |
My car is Guards Red 911 Color
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AZ914 |
Aug 17 2016, 02:50 PM
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914 Dumbass Group: Members Posts: 1,459 Joined: 6-January 03 From: Sunny Tucson Member No.: 98 Region Association: Southwest Region |
My 95 993 was Guards Red and it was the L80K #.
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Big Len |
Aug 17 2016, 03:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,747 Joined: 16-July 13 From: Edgewood, New Mexico Member No.: 16,126 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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Scott S |
Aug 17 2016, 03:12 PM
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Small Member Group: Members Posts: 1,697 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 633 |
Lots of debate on this in the 911 world. However, for the most part it is agreed that codes L80k and 027 are most commonly used by the different paint brands. L80k matched my car perfectly for some minor touch ups (valances, head light rings).
Here are all the codes: 72060 027 guards red porsche 1973 - 2003 72060 27 guards red porsche 1973 - 2003 72060 G1 guards red porsche 1973 - 2003 72060 G8 guards red porsche 1973 - 2003 72060 L027 guards red porsche 1973 - 2003 72060 L80K guards red porsche 1973 - 2003 72060 LM3A guards red porsche 1973 - 2003 75442 G1 indischrot porsche 1995 - 2006 75442 L84A indischrot porsche 1995 - 2006 Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
Ross |
Aug 17 2016, 04:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 17-August 16 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 20,304 Region Association: South East States |
Wow, you guys are awesome! I am leaning towards the Guards Red that does not have an orange hint to it. So it sounds like the Guards Red (Indischrot) 98 is where I need to be... or the L80K... But probably more so the L80K. Do you all agree?
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mepstein |
Aug 17 2016, 04:21 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,309 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
My GT clone will be re-done in Guards Red. It's been painted that color since the mid 80's so it's pretty fixed in my mind. I also like the ones that are more red than orange.
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Scott S |
Aug 17 2016, 05:25 PM
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Small Member Group: Members Posts: 1,697 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 633 |
my 911 looks way more orange in the pic than it is in real life. Here is next to our '13 boxster.
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JoeD |
Aug 17 2016, 05:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 19-July 15 From: Atlanta, GA Member No.: 18,973 Region Association: South East States |
Wow, you guys are awesome! I am leaning towards the Guards Red that does not have an orange hint to it. So it sounds like the Guards Red (Indischrot) 98 is where I need to be... or the L80K... But probably more so the L80K. Do you all agree? I think 98 was generic for custom color and not specific to Guards Red. My L80K car hasn't a hint of orange. It's straight-up red. |
JoeD |
Aug 17 2016, 05:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 19-July 15 From: Atlanta, GA Member No.: 18,973 Region Association: South East States |
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