I just bought a 911 front suspension, struts, brakes, etc. to go to 5-lug wheels, and the struts are Bilstein (green).

I want to keep them green, but does anyone know what color green is a close match?

I will probably bead blast the struts and dust covers and go with a nice aerosol spray-bomb.

Thanks in advance.

can't help you with the green; i did find a rattle-can that's a pretty good match for the Bilstein Sport yellow, tho - that's what i'll be using...

QUOTE (JOHNMAN @ May 5 2005, 04:48 PM)

I just bought a 911 front suspension, struts, brakes, etc. to go to 5-lug wheels, and the struts are Bilstein (green). I want to keep them green, but does anyone know what color green is a close match? I will probably bead blast the struts and dust covers and go with a nice aerosol spray-bomb. Thanks in advance.

you could send a dust cover to Tower Paint and they'll match it and send you the paint in a rattle can....

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i did find a rattle-can that's a pretty good match for the Bilstein Sport yellow, tho - that's what i'll be using...

What paint color matches the yellow bilstein rear shocks? Can I find it locally?

Please share.

i have found "Plasti-Kote Anti-Rust Enamel" #376 "Brite Yellow" to be a pretty good match - i haven't sprayed my struts yet so i can't say that it's a 100% side-by-side match. but i plan to (lightly) respray all the parts, so there will be no side-to-side match issues.

if you have two colors side by side most people can spot a difference. but if you have all the parts painted the same color - even if it "should" be a tone darker or warmer, people will "see" the right color. if this doesn't turn out to be a good match IRL, i'll update this post...

FWIW - the last time i sprayed these struts it was in "Koni Orange" for which Rustoleum "Flamingo Red" was a very close match.