Wedgewood Blue colours

david75 · 25th May 2018, 21:45

I suspect the answer to this is well known by those "in the know", but I have just come across this myself.

I need to get some touch-up paint to sort out a couple of bad stone chips on the front bumper of my Wedgewood Blue Mk 1 saloon, built May 2002, and so I looked up the paint code on the door pillar and it says JBH, which I think is right for "Longbridge built" cars.

When I bought the car I looked up the build data on mg-rover.info, and on checking again just now, I see that the paint code listed there is JEL, which as we know is supposedly the correct code for "Cowley built" cars.

But why would the build data and the code stamped on the door pillar label be different?

And am I right (for the purpose of ordering the paint) that it is JBH as on the door pillar?

I know photos can be deceptive in terms of colour rendition, and indeed various photos I have of my car render the colour different, but here are a couple. Or if you have a copy of this year's club calendar, have a look at August.

trikey · 25th May 2018, 22:08

JBH is what you need

solarsailor · 26th May 2018, 00:05

Mine's JBH but is also listed on mg-rover.info as JEL. It's a useful site with lots of information, but not all of it is 100% accurate - the Wedgewood colour issue being just one example.

david75 · 26th May 2018, 09:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by solarsailor

Mine's JBH but is also listed on mg-rover.info as JEL. It's a useful site with lots of information, but not all of it is 100% accurate - the Wedgewood colour issue being just one example.

Thank you. Glad to know that it’s a known problem and not just me.

suzublu · 26th May 2018, 09:50

FYI David, JBH in the foreground, JEL behind

Le Mans 190 · 26th May 2018, 11:05

I love this colour on the R75

ryszard · 26th May 2018, 12:04

Hi,mine is the opposite,I have a 1999 Cowley built Wedgewood which is JEL code but listed as JBH on that site?Regards Ry....

25th May 2018, 21:45	#1
david75 Posted a thing or two Rover 75 2.5 V6 Conn SE, 04 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southend Posts: 1,176 Thanks: 544 Thanked 302 Times in 165 Posts	Wedgewood Blue colours I suspect the answer to this is well known by those "in the know", but I have just come across this myself. I need to get some touch-up paint to sort out a couple of bad stone chips on the front bumper of my Wedgewood Blue Mk 1 saloon, built May 2002, and so I looked up the paint code on the door pillar and it says JBH, which I think is right for "Longbridge built" cars. When I bought the car I looked up the build data on mg-rover.info, and on checking again just now, I see that the paint code listed there is JEL, which as we know is supposedly the correct code for "Cowley built" cars. But why would the build data and the code stamped on the door pillar label be different? And am I right (for the purpose of ordering the paint) that it is JBH as on the door pillar? I know photos can be deceptive in terms of colour rendition, and indeed various photos I have of my car render the colour different, but here are a couple. Or if you have a copy of this year's club calendar, have a look at August.

26th May 2018, 00:05	#3
solarsailor Posted a thing or two 75 Saloon 1.8T Club SE Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Colchester Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 87 Thanked 653 Times in 344 Posts	Mine's JBH but is also listed on mg-rover.info as JEL. It's a useful site with lots of information, but not all of it is 100% accurate - the Wedgewood colour issue being just one example. __________________ This vehicle was born on Wednesday June 4th 2003 @ 08:24:38 This vehicle was the 73,905th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1,862nd 75 1.8 T Club SE to be made out of 3,980 This vehicle was the 6,856th 75 in Wedgewood Blue to be made out of 7,515 Wedgewood Blue 75s

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25th May 2018, 22:08	#2
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,760 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	JBH is what you need

26th May 2018, 09:50	#5
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,911 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	FYI David, JBH in the foreground, JEL behind

26th May 2018, 11:05	#6
Le Mans 190 I really should get out more....... RIP Le Mans 190 :( Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Atherstone Posts: 2,260 Thanks: 355 Thanked 248 Times in 177 Posts	I love this colour on the R75

26th May 2018, 12:04	#7
ryszard Gets stuck in Moonstone diesel,X351 Jaguar and now MG ZT 260 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Northampton Posts: 682 Thanks: 288 Thanked 118 Times in 96 Posts	Hi,mine is the opposite,I have a 1999 Cowley built Wedgewood which is JEL code but listed as JBH on that site?Regards Ry....