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Lime Rock Grey
Metallic

Paint code C39 · Special order · BMW M4 CS / M3 CS launch color
227built
An F80 M3 in Lime Rock Grey Metallic

4 of 6 photos measured

Front ¾ · Cloud

01 / 06

Photo: Bring a Trailer · slamnss

#2 most common of 94 special-order colors.

Bimmerpost build sheets, 2018

Two counts: 227 (Bimmerpost build sheets) · 232 (MDataWorks)

Lime Rock Grey Metallic (C39) is a metallic BMW Individual paint, seen on the F80 M3 for US model year 2018. 227 F80 M3s were painted in it. Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet. Model years

The dot is the body color picked off that photo.

4 measured photos

Each dot is the color picked off the body in one real photo. The light and the camera both move it.

7 points of lightness, brightest to darkest photo.
0 · black100 · white

Dots: the 4 measured photos. Line: BMW's own color chip.

  • Sun, front 3/4: #adb8be, lightness 78. Photo: Bring a Trailer · nirwhistlr
  • Sun, side: #9babbb, lightness 73. Photo: Bring a Trailer · nirwhistlr
  • Overcast, front 3/4: #9ca1a4, lightness 71. Photo: Bring a Trailer · slamnss
  • Overcast, rear 3/4: #99a0ad, lightness 70. Photo: Bring a Trailer · slamnss

Where they went

Lime Rock Grey Metallic: cars by market and model, Bimmerpost build-sheet tally
MarketPre-LCILCICSTotal
US & Canada––9292
Europe/RoW––8787
RHD markets––4848
All00227227
BMW changed the model in mid-2015. In the US, pre-LCI cars are mostly 2015 models. Bimmerpost build-sheet tally, 2018.Source

By year

MDataWorks counts 232: 0 manual and 232 DCT. 232 are CS cars.

Lime Rock Grey Metallic: cars by market and year, MDataWorks
Market20172018Total
US–8484
Canada–1212
Europe/RoW18788
UK/AU/JP–4848
All1231232

What they sell for

1 sold at public auction.

$71,500 typical sale price.
Public auction sales of Lime Rock Grey Metallic F80 M3s
Car and dateMilesPrice and listing
2018 M3 CS · DCT2022-08-06 · 13,000 mi$71,500Bring a Trailer

Swatch color is an estimate. Reference

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