Special Order

All possible color variations of this color, including the color codes, BMW part numbers, and the number of units produced.

Not Available

Exterior Color (D): Nicht vorhanden
Exterior Color (E): Not Available
Color Group: Misc
Color Type: Standard / Metallic
Color Code: None
BMW Part Number: None
8er's Produced: : 5
Commentary:

  • BMW experimented in building some 8er's outside of Germany in their South Africa factory
  • These 8er's were built from kits sent from Germany
  • Production information for these vehicles were hand-written and sent to Munich for data entry into BMW AG's computer systems
  • Unfortunately, South African-produced 8er's data did
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Christoph
February 1, 2007 at 8:01 AM

Special Order

Exterior Color (D): Sonderlackierung
Exterior Color (E): Special Order
Color Group: Misc
Color Type: Standard / Metallic
Color Code: 490
BMW Part Number:
8er's Produced: : 18
Commentary:

  • Outside of Germany, Sonderlackierung, color code 490, is thought to be a real color.
  • Actually, Sonderlackierung signifies a special color to be applied to a BMW vehicle.
  • There are many 8er vehicles ordered in special order paint. All but 19 have been identified.
  • The remaining 19 unidentified 8's were either used by BMW
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Christoph
February 1, 2007 at 8:00 AM

Without Lacquer

Exterior Color (D): Ohne Lack
Exterior Color (E): Without Lacquer
Color Group: Misc
Color Type: Standard / Metallic
Color Code: 000
BMW Part Number: Pending
8er's Produced: : 15
Commentary:

  • BMW experimented in building some 8er's outside of Germany in their South Africa factory
  • These 8er's were built from kits sent from Germany
  • Production information for these vehicles were hand-written and sent to Munich for data entry into BMW AG's computer systems
  • Unfortunately, South African-produced 8er's data did
…
Christoph
February 1, 2007 at 8:02 AM