Help with yellow paint code for DHL ford van

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Jul 4, 2011 | 12:10 PM

skyrider4000

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Help with yellow paint code for DHL ford van

I purchased a 2008 Yellow E-250, a former DHL van. The code on the door jamb label is X0877. It is not a Ford color code and I can't find any info on it on the internet.

I have a matching trailer I painted last year. The guys at the auto body supply shop tried to match the color, and the trailer is a slightly different yellow. Now, someone backed into the quarter panel on my van! So, I need an exact match now for the paint.

Any help or insight on this?

Thanks!

Jul 4, 2011 | 01:19 PM

Beechkid

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Ok, paint can be matched within a few hues (shades) so close that the eye cannot detect 90% of the time. Find either an auto paint supplier or autobody shop that has a lazer "eye" paint mix system. They will take 3 readings of the actualy paint, then download into the pc....it will create the formula...a trained painter will then take a tiny drop and do any final color tinting that is necessary but in most cases, it's so close that no tinting is needed.