Looking at cars and ran across this one. It's a 96 and it's an odd purple color that intrigues me and I hate at the same time. I looked up the paint codes, but didn't see any that match. It's a complete color coat including places that people wouldn't normally paint on a respray. I found a color code on the 97's called "Bordeaux Red Pearl Clearcoat R-78P". However I can't find any pictures of it on a Civic. I did find it on a Lotus and it looks like a match. Can anyone confirm?

 

id say no its not oem.. iv never seen it before if so

 

running it through photoshop they do have lots of tones similar and just by the eye it looks the same to me. cant say if I love it or hate it either.

I turned up the same info, it seems like it only was used in 97, on civics, accords and odysseys.. and that makes it strange that its on a 96

 

even if its not, its a great red alternative

 

Since you're listed as being in Alabama, I'd guess you're looking at USDM Civics.

No, that is NOT a USDM Civic color. The candidates would be (for red or reddish paint on a US Civic coupe) Milano Red (bright red) or Island Coral Pearl (kind of a light salmon maroon color. It is clearly neither.

I'm going with "aftermarket paint job". Fairly common to see on a 12-14 year old Honda.

The color code is in the driver door jamb btw, if it's a stock color.

6G 1996-2000 Honda Civic OEM Colors (With Photos)

Also, just because two cars have the same NAME given to a color does not mean they're the same color. The Lotus color code is B95, while the Honda color code is R-78P.

This is Honda's Bordeaux Red Pearl. The Civic models it came on are likely EDM five doors. It was not a US '96-'00 Civic color.

 

Leave it to NOFX to answer, thanks. It didn't look like an OEM color to me, but like I said it was just odd it is painted in certain areas people usually don't paint on a respray. I'm guessing whoever did it just did a really complete job.

I knew it wasn't either Milano or Coral, I've seen both of those and they are completely different. I just used the lotus as an example as it came up in the google search and was very close. I had never seen a Bordeaux Civic, and seeing as how you state it isn't a US color I now know why.

It's just an odd color for me. Depending on the price I could be rocking this hideous beauty soon. Thanks again NOFX.