Long Beach Red
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Chevy Dude did a YT video and he made a strong case that in 2017 that the hue of the LBR color darkened as compared with the 2016 model year. I went to a dealer last year and made this comparison for myself and I would have to agree with Mike. I would have bought the LBR but the I did not like the 17 hue as much as the 16 hue which was brighter red than the darker 17. This is not a repainted vehicle. This was the paint as it came from the factory on a new car. Mike owns a 16 LBR that he uses on his channel.
If it did, it's a different color.
Last edited by C7nut; Aug 23, 2019 at 12:50 PM.
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Safety Car
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From: Cary NC
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The paint code has not changed. GM has used that paint on A variety of Chevrolets, Cadillacs, Pontiacs, etc. for years with the RPO code G1E. The paint mix codes have not changed during that time
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That can just be normal variance from paint batches. Often times colors will have multiple variants and even sub-variants to certain batches. Very common with silvers, pearl whites, champaigns etc. Same code from the MFG, but large fluctuations in resulting color depending on many variables.
