Daytona Sunset ???
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 407
Likes: 0
From: All Corvettes are RED! Oklahoma City, OK
Daytona Sunset ???
I currently own an orange 2003 350Z and am planning to trade up to a C6. Has anyone seen the orange Z and compared the color to the orange C6? How do they compare? I am in Oklahoma City and the closet Daytona Sunset I have found is over 200 miles away in Dallas. A little far to drive just to check a color.
Does anyone else find it funny that on the 350’s the colors are:
LeMans Sunset Orange Metallic
Daytona Blue Metallic
And on the C6:
Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic
LeMans Blue Metallic
EDIT: Is it the same orange that was used on the last year or two of the Camaro? If so that one seems more reddish than the Z.
Thanks,
Bob
Does anyone else find it funny that on the 350’s the colors are:
LeMans Sunset Orange Metallic
Daytona Blue Metallic
And on the C6:
Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic
LeMans Blue Metallic
EDIT: Is it the same orange that was used on the last year or two of the Camaro? If so that one seems more reddish than the Z.
Thanks,
Bob
Last edited by tbob; Oct 5, 2004 at 11:22 AM.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 53,535
Likes: 77
From: Arizona
Originally Posted by fgriff1
Take a look at the Pontiac Fusion Orange Metalic. I have this color on my 04 GTP. The Factory code is the same as DSOM, 56U.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 115
Likes: 0
From: Plainville MA
Originally Posted by tbob
I currently own an orange 2003 350Z and am planning to trade up to a C6. Has anyone seen the orange Z and compared the color to the orange C6? How do they compare? I am in Oklahoma City and the closet Daytona Sunset I have found is over 200 miles away in Dallas. A little far to drive just to check a color.
Does anyone else find it funny that on the 350’s the colors are:
LeMans Sunset Orange Metallic
Daytona Blue Metallic
And on the C6:
Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic
LeMans Blue Metallic
EDIT: Is it the same orange that was used on the last year or two of the Camaro? If so that one seems more reddish than the Z.
Thanks,
Bob
Does anyone else find it funny that on the 350’s the colors are:
LeMans Sunset Orange Metallic
Daytona Blue Metallic
And on the C6:
Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic
LeMans Blue Metallic
EDIT: Is it the same orange that was used on the last year or two of the Camaro? If so that one seems more reddish than the Z.
Thanks,
Bob
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
From: Detroit area mi
Originally Posted by tbob
Is it the same orange that was used on the last year or two of the Camaro? If so that one seems more reddish than the Z.
Thanks,
Bob
Thanks,
Bob
Yes, it is exactly the same paint as Sunset Orange Metallic used on Trans Ams, Firebirds, and Camaros in 2001 and 2002. It was also offered on Chevrolet and Gmc trucks for a couple of years, including Yukons and Suburbans. It should be easy to find a vehicle that color, although it looks different with the different contours of different body styles. My C6 that I got last week is DSOM
Racer
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 289
Likes: 32
From: Maricopa AZ
Originally Posted by Hoonose
Gosh, I hope it's not the same. The pontiac, I've seen, and is TOO orange for me. My DSOM gets built today!
the DSOM is code 71U. I guess they must be different.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 53,535
Likes: 77
From: Arizona
Originally Posted by fgriff1
I received a Touch-Up Bottle from Pontiac for my Fusion Orange Metallic, the bottle said "Sunset Orange 56U". I checked the color code on my car and it was 56U.
the DSOM is code 71U. I guess they must be different.
the DSOM is code 71U. I guess they must be different.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 23
Likes: 0
Hummer H2?
I haven't seen DSOM in person but through comparing many photos it looks to be the same color that is out on the Hummer H2s. Anyone know if that is true? Or better yet how to find out Hummer paint codes?
Racer
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 445
Likes: 0
I own a DSOM C6 and was serious trying to get a Lemans Sunset Orange 350Z two and a half years ago. I even had the huge 15' x 6' dealer banner hanging in my garage and looked at it everyday. The 350Z orange is much much brighter, not alot of red in it like the DSOM. The DSOM looks copperish at night, the 350Z orange will never be considered copperish looking. They are totally different.
