BMW E60 paint codes and color options, 5 series:

Below are the BMW E60 color options for the standard production models for the North American market. Special orders which featured unique paint codes are not shown below. Euro-spec E60 paint codes and color options largely reflect that of the North American color options.

BMW E60 5 series background:

The BMW E60 5 series sedan (E61 Touring) was the fifth generation 5 series. It was manufactured from 2003 - 2010 in Dingolfing Germany and Shenyang China. The E60 5 series was the first ever BMW model to be fitted with a turbocharged petrol engine, a six speed automatic transmission and regenerative braking. A total of 1,096,444 sedan models were manufactured while 263,426 Touring models were manufactured totaling 1,369,817 E6X models world wide.

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BMW E31 paint codes and color options:

Below are the BMW E31 paint codes and color options for the standard production models for the North American market. Special orders which featured unique paint codes are not shown below. Euro-spec E31 paint codes and color options largely reflect that of the North American color options. The 850CSi was not sold in the US but since it was such a unique vehicle, it has its own chart below with dates of which the paint codes and color options were available.

The BMW E31 "Color Line" was a unique line of production vehicles in which the exterior paint color matched the color of the interior Nappa leather. The Color Line was only available on Euro-spec E850CSi models. The location of the paint code placard is found under the hood on the right-hand side strut tower.

BMW E31 8 series background:

The BMW E31 8 series was the first ever 8 series model. Production ran from February 1990 through May 1999. This was BMW's flagship model which featured the latest technologies and innovations as well as the most advanced engines. The BMW E31 8 series was only sold in V8 or V12 engine specs. The North American received a total of 6,920 vehicles before shipments to this market ended in 1997. World wide sales continued until May 1999 with a total production run in all markets reaching 30,609 units.

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Below are the BMW E39 paint codes and color options for mostly US Spec models and some Euro Spec models. These listed E39 paint codes are for standard production models and does NOT include special order paint colors through the BMW Individual Program. Many of the unique E39 colors such as Dakar Yellow were not a standard production color but still offered through special orders. Not all colors were available in all markets. The below colors were extracted from official BMW printed dealership brochures. Note, the E39 M5 had additional paint options available, many unique to the E39 M5. See the link below for the paint color offerings for the M5.

The BMW E39 5 series was BMW's fourth generation 5 series model. Production ran from 1995 through 2004. The sedan launched in 1996 and ended production in 2003 while the Touring version started production in 1996 and ended in 2004. It is believed 1,488,038 units were manufactured world wide. Of these produced, 266,209 were the Touring version..

The BMW E39 was mainly manufactured at the Dingolfing factory in Germany however, assembly of complete knock down kits were completed in Mexico, Indonesia and Russia.

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