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Silverstone II
Metallic

Paint code A29 · Order-form paint
2,085built
An F80 M3 in Silverstone II Metallic

6 of 7 photos measured

Front ¾ · Cloud

01 / 07

Photo: Bring a Trailer · northsideimports

#6 most common of 16 order-form paints. 6.0% of all F80 M3s.

Bimmerpost build sheets, 2018: paint table + Individual table

2,084 on the order-form paint table + 1 through BMW Individual.

BMW built 2,085 F80 M3s in Silverstone II Metallic (A29). Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet.

The dot is the body color picked off that photo.

6 measured photos

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

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

Dots: the 6 measured photos. Line: BMW's own color chip.

  • Overcast, rear 3/4: #a9b3bc, lightness 76. Photo: Bring a Trailer · northsideimports
  • Overcast, side: #aeb1af, lightness 76. Photo: Bring a Trailer · northsideimports
  • Overcast, front 3/4: #a6adb6, lightness 74. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Jgalt81
  • Sun, side: #a7a6ab, lightness 73. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Jgalt81
  • Studio, front 3/4: #97a4ab, lightness 71. Photo: Bring a Trailer · zacrobinson
  • Overcast, rear 3/4: #5c6272, lightness 50. Photo: Bring a Trailer · Jgalt81

Where they went

Silverstone II Metallic: cars by market and model, Bimmerpost build-sheet tally
MarketPre-LCILCICSTotal
US255705–960
Canada1646–62
Europe/RoW109337–446
RHD markets119497–616
BMW Individual–1–1
All4991,58602,085
BMW changed the model in mid-2015. In the US, pre-LCI cars are mostly 2015 models. Bimmerpost build-sheet tally, 2018.SourceIndividual table

By year

MDataWorks counts 2,085: 351 manual and 1,734 DCT. 765 had the Competition Package.

Silverstone II Metallic: cars by market and year, MDataWorks
Market20142015201620172018Total
US–255287243175960
Canada–1625111062
Europe/RoW389914211058447
UK/AU/JP5614117921129616
All945116335752722,085

What they sell for

16 sold at public auction.

$43,000 typical sale price.
Public auction sales of Silverstone II Metallic F80 M3s
Car and dateMilesPrice and listing
2016 M3 · DCT2026-04-09 · 75,900 mi$24,750Cars & Bids
2015 M3 · Manual2025-10-28 · 62,800 mi$41,551Cars & Bids
2015 M3 · Manual2025-07-22 · 37,000 mi$43,750Bring a Trailer
2016 M3 · Manual2025-06-10 · 43,000 mi$44,250Bring a Trailer
2017 M3 Competition · DCT2025-01-25 · 100,000 mi$30,750Bring a Trailer
2016 M3 · Manual2024-10-29 · 55,000 mi$42,250Bring a Trailer
2015 M3 · Manual2024-09-11 · 44,000 mi$48,500Bring a Trailer
2016 M3 · Manual2024-08-19 · 54,400 mi$36,250Cars & Bids
2017 M3 Competition · DCT2024-07-22 · 16,000 mi$47,000Bring a Trailer
2015 M3 · DCT2024-02-20 · 101,800 mi$26,250Cars & Bids
2015 M3 · Manual2023-07-11 · 55,400 mi$40,583Cars & Bids
2017 M3 Competition · DCT2023-01-23 · 70,000 mi$44,600Cars & Bids
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