Lotus Elan and Lotus Elan Plus 2 Forums

Hello,
I’m struggling to find the paint codes for the golden bumpers on my Sprint.
I read that some codes usually mentioned on the lotus forums are far from the real thing. What I want is to match the golden stripes on the side.

Thanks a lot in advance!
Cheers
Vincent

Vincent,

It is now very difficult to match the gold on Sprint bumpers with how they came out of the factory. Talbot Aztec Gold - code 143 or D512B is generally agreed to be as close a match as one can get these days. The Nexa code is
3460 Metallic.

However, if you would like it to match the Sprint decal gold, your best bet is to find a good auto paintwork specialist, who can scan the decal and then mix you up some paint to match.

Tim

Thanks a lot Tim!
Very precise and useful answer, as always

Surely the sprint decals are modern reproductions, unlikely to be originals, so they are probably not an accurate representation of the original gold bumpers?

Discussed a month ago….

https://lotuselan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=51124

Regards
Richard

for the gold use the 70's classic mercedes benz colour ikon gold MB145

for the white use mercedes benz A class 2014 - 2019, called cirrus white or calcite weiss

for the yellow ??