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08-11-2009 09:52 PM

watkins

Whats with all this nonsense? That is without a doubt Frost Grey Metallic. A rare, though particularly stunning color, most noticeably on convertibles.

08-11-2009 12:26 AM

lovestospeed

I'd say its a desaturated darker blue.
lol none of these fancy color names :P

07-29-2009 12:12 PM

shadys210

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tweek's Turbos

No, he is from upstate NY. We use alot of Canadian spellings.

Who me? if so, not upstate lol
* a lot

07-29-2009 11:54 AM

What is the PMS color for Saab's frost Grey?

07-29-2009 11:41 AM

Palmer

Just to reiterate: It's frost grey.

07-29-2009 11:16 AM

Tweek's Turbos

Quote:

Originally Posted by 132417SAAB

color*

whatever it's called it looks nice

No, he is from upstate NY. We use alot of Canadian spellings.

07-29-2009 11:08 AM

shadys210

Quote:

Originally Posted by christian900se

That means you need to get a better wax, or be more careful in your application.

Most of the waxes I have dont stain anything, I can literally apply them to my trim and it comes right off.

yeaa i want to get that new stuff that's like clear, it's called ice or something, and it's wash and wax and you just use the hose and spray it off, any recommendations?

most people wouldn't know what colors those are, unless you own a saab

07-29-2009 09:05 AM

B204Life

I love telling people that my car is Citrin Beige Metallic. Then they ask, "So what color is that again?"

It also looks anything from gold to gray depending on the lighting.

+1 on the frost gray metallic
http://www.saabworkshop.com/index.ph...p&article_id=5

07-28-2009 09:00 PM

christian900se

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadys210

also, didn't realize you couldn't get wax on the molding LOL, and now it looks stupid with white all over the molding, tried to get most of it out and it's like almost gone

That means you need to get a better wax, or be more careful in your application.

Most of the waxes I have dont stain anything, I can literally apply them to my trim and it comes right off.

07-28-2009 07:17 PM

shadys210

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saabinduction

BTW, if you ever want to sell your front bumper. I'm your man.
uhhh......not that you'll need to or anything.........
uhhh.....yes you will......*gypsy voice*"you want a viggen bumper...oooooohhhhaaaa!"

OH! and from one frost grey owner to another, the car looks 100 percent more AWESOME if you buy the smoked (completely legal....they came on 2000model year + SE's) little fender blinker lights. Also, pull the cornerlights and remove that amber reflective plate. (Also completely legal since the bulb is a amber bulb, therefore when it flashes, it flashes amber.....)
The clear, all grey/smoked/clear look turns the car from a nice looking Saab into a really nicely done "stock" look.
Just my opinion.

Nice find! Looks to be in really good shape with a well looked after paint job!

yea I'll eventually get those, it's just I'm broke right now and starting a new job so I'll only add a few mods then try and sell it
also, didn't realize you couldn't get wax on the molding LOL, and now it looks stupid with white all over the molding, tried to get most of it out and it's like almost gone

and the paint is alright, does have a little chipping on the hood by the emblem and here and there

07-28-2009 11:58 AM

BTW, this is one of those '99 only colors for the 9-3. Silver Green Metallic is another one.

Pretty easy to get the color right, just look up the available colors for a 9-3 in the year you have, it narrows things down very quickly.

07-28-2009 10:27 AM

Saabinduction

yay! Another dark grey with blue, white and blackcolor owner!
(I HATE that color, only because it seems like every owner including myself usually takes about 3 months to get the correct answer. lmao)

I might offer that I think it's a difficult color to find, for two reasons. I've seen several "shades" of this color. I have seen some (that I know on a regular basis, so it isn't lighting) that are slightly more blue than gray, and I've seen some (like mine) that are slightly more gray than blue.
Secondly, this particular color seems to be altered by the type of light hitting it. So it will shift a little bit depending on sunset, full noon, morning, parking garage, etc.

BTW, if you ever want to sell your front bumper. I'm your man.
uhhh......not that you'll need to or anything.........
uhhh.....yes you will......*gypsy voice*"you want a viggen bumper...oooooohhhhaaaa!"

OH! and from one frost grey owner to another, the car looks 100 percent more AWESOME if you buy the smoked (completely legal....they came on 2000model year + SE's) little fender blinker lights. Also, pull the cornerlights and remove that amber reflective plate. (Also completely legal since the bulb is a amber bulb, therefore when it flashes, it flashes amber.....)
The clear, all grey/smoked/clear look turns the car from a nice looking Saab into a really nicely done "stock" look.
Just my opinion.

Nice find! Looks to be in really good shape with a well looked after paint job!

07-28-2009 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadys210

lol then why would those colors be under dark midnight blue??

Because Saab chooses its own color names and does not pick them from Wikipedia...maybe?

07-28-2009 10:03 AM

mvadenais

brown

07-28-2009 09:56 AM

PaulH

I think your car is frost grey.

Paul

07-28-2009 09:44 AM

shadys210

ok thanks

07-28-2009 09:28 AM

christian900se

That is quite obviously not midnight blue, this it midnight blue:

http://l.images.easyautosales.com/20...255930-557.jpg

07-28-2009 09:01 AM

aireeca

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadys210

I've been told it's frost blue, but it also looks like dark midnight blue. i looked at the code and it's 271/k03, but i looked it up on a chart and it says it's Frost Gray Metallic Clearcoat, which defiantly is not right.

I'm going to defy your assertion that the color is definitely not frost gray. Check out Palmer's ride. Should look familiar.

Case closed.

07-28-2009 08:47 AM

stig

It's frost gray.

It's none of the blues and it's not silver. And it looks like every other frost gray Saab.

07-27-2009 08:15 PM

shadys210

lol then why would those colors be under dark midnight blue??

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