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Sakhir Orange II
Metallic

Paint code C1H · Order-form paint
975built
An F80 M3 in Sakhir Orange II Metallic

3 of 4 photos measured

Front ¾ · Sun

01 / 04

Photo: Bring a Trailer · Collectibleclassics

#9 most common of 16 order-form paints. 2.8% of all F80 M3s.

Bimmerpost build sheets, 2018

BMW built 975 F80 M3s in Sakhir Orange II Metallic (C1H). Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet.

The dot is the body color picked off that photo.

3 measured photos

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

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

Dots: the 3 measured photos. Line: BMW's own color chip.

  • Sun, rear 3/4: #e02c0b, lightness 59. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Collectibleclassics
  • Sun, side: #b0252c, lightness 50. Photo: Bring a Trailer · rhodges14412
  • Sun, front 3/4: #a51b1a, lightness 47. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Collectibleclassics

Where they went

Sakhir Orange II Metallic: cars by market and model, Bimmerpost build-sheet tally
MarketPre-LCILCICSTotal
US–535–535
Canada–15–15
Europe/RoW–203–203
RHD markets–222–222
All09750975
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 975: 155 manual and 820 DCT. 749 had the Competition Package.

Sakhir Orange II Metallic: cars by market and year, MDataWorks
Market201620172018Total
US–206329535
Canada–8715
Europe/RoW2572106203
UK/AU/JP3713253222
All62418495975
Next: San Marino Blue MetallicThe next paint, by cars built.936 cars built.