Matching Colour for replacement fairing

[Spudsta71]

Could anyone please give me a couple of pointers relating colour matching. I need a replacement L/H upper fairing for my 2000 Curvy S (I had a minor off in the rain last Saturday causing mine to crack :oops::()

I have found one on e bay - item number 280213868383 (sorry I had to list it like this, I don't know how to insert links - advice on this would also be greatfully appreciated) and it looks the same colour as mine. I have PM'd the seller to ask if he has a colour code, but the only info he has is what is in the listing (SUZUKI PART NO. 94402-20F01-Y7E)

Two questions if I may - Is Y7E the colour code, and in your opinion is the part in the photo Grand Candy Blue?

btw, I haven't had a chance to lift the tank to check my colour code as yet, but I am fairly confident it is G.C.Blue.

Cheers.

[Dangerous Dave]

Have a look in the service book, it will tell you the colour code in there also!

Link (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280213868383&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2F search.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle% 3D280213868383%26fvi%3D1)
http://i14.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/e0/da/c813_1.JPG

1999 - Candy Jay Blue (Y7E)

2000-2002 - Grand Candy Blue (YC7)

I think.....

[Spudsta71]

Cheers Dave. Not got a service book I don't think??? I got a Suzuki owner's manual with the bike, but no service book.
Any advice on whether or not the item is G.C.Blue, if Y7E is the colour code?
Failing that, can you give me an idiots guide to posting a link please - I sound like a right pillock don't I !!!! I honestly do know SOME stuff - honest :roll:

[Lissa]

Yes, we've seen this one. It certainly seems to be the right blue, but the sticker may be the wrong colour. They did change in certain years as we know.:D

[21QUEST]

According to that part number, it's Candy Jay Blue.

Candy Grand Blue would end with 'YC2' .



Ben

EDIT: part number is defo not CG Blue....might just be the lighting making it look like it is. Don't famcy gambling then, I take it :)

[Dangerous Dave]

Any advice on whether or not the item is G.C.Blue, if Y7E is the colour code?
Sounds like Candy Jay Blue to me going by the code, although looks like Grand Canyon Blue in the picture but you can't always go by pictures!


can you give me an idiots guide to posting a link please

All you need to do is put a word in the text box, highlight it and go up to the http://forums.sv650.org/images/editor/createlink.gif
button above and type in the URL for the site you are linking too (file, properties, highlight address (URL), and copy and paste into the above http://forums.sv650.org/images/editor/createlink.gif)

Hope it makes sense....

[Spudsta71]

:confused::confused::confused:
Havin done a deeper search of t'interweb, I have found a site with official colour codes listed on it and Y7E is indeed Candy Jay Blue, Candy Grand Blue is YC2.

Does anyone know if the two colours are very noticably different, or could you mistake one for the other if you didn't have them side by side???

Don't wanna buy the thing n then it not match...........

[Lissa]

:confused::confused::confused:
Havin done a deeper search of t'interweb, I have found a site with official colour codes listed on it and Y7E is indeed Candy Jay Blue, Candy Grand Blue is YC2.

Does anyone know if the two colours are very noticably different, or could you mistake one for the other if you didn't have them side by side???

Don't wanna buy the thing n then it not match...........

They are VERY different!

[Spudsta71]

http://www.itrocks.com/editorials/sv650colors.html

This is the site with the paint code info on, for future reference if you need it.

[Lissa]

Jamessunhill's curvy with the two different blues.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/Lissasv650/jamessplastics.jpg

[Spudsta71]

Lissa, in your opinion, would you say the panel in the photo was Candy Grand Blue then, as it looks identical to mine, and if they are "VERY different" surely it wouldn't look anything like C.G.Blue!!?? :help:

[Dangerous Dave]

http://www.itrocks.com/editorials/sv650colors.html

This is the site with the paint code info on, for future reference if you need it.
Well done on the link, judging by the spelling I'm not sure if its US colours??? They have missed out Y9F Pearl Canyon Yellow from the 2000 model, the best colour to have too!!! :thumright:

[Dangerous Dave]

Looks like Grand Canyon Blue to me, Candy Jay Blue was hideous!

[Lissa]

We noticed when we first looked at this panel that the sticker seemed to be blue, which we thought was unique to the Jay blue, although the panel does look darker than Jay blue.

Mind you, we got caught out like that with our belly pan. It looked like Candy Grand blue in the photo but was Jay blue in reality:(

[Spudsta71]

OMG :shock: :smt021 My Head Hurts ! ! !

If it weren't confusin enough, we also have the added variable of U.S. colours too.............?? Where will it all end. LOL.

[Dangerous Dave]

OMG :shock: :smt021 My Head Hurts ! ! !

If it weren't confusin enough, we also have the added variable of U.S. colours too.............?? Where will it all end. LOL.
A lot of the colours are the same between US and UK, we tended to get them first (i.e Silver) and I don't think the US got the early Yellow (Y9F).

Right, leathers on and off to work now....

[Spudsta71]

Cheers Dave, Thanks for the help mate - ride safe pal