1983/84 DK Harbor Blue - correct shade of blue PARTIALLY solved. Need Carpet code

[Rembrant]

Cory - I shared a link to this thread with Robin at Vinyl Pro and she said if you want to give her your postal code info she can give you a good idea what shipping would cost. In fact, she said "For example a three pound package shipped to Burlington, Ontario L7L7B3 would be approximately $30.00. A quart of Color Coat weighs about three pounds."

Gary,

I spoke to Robin and ordered up a quart of Dark Harbor Blue. She was SUPER nice and helpful. I bought their cleaner/prep product and a Preval kit with an extra power head. I was hoping to not have to remove my door panels again lol, but seeing the pictures/colors in this thread I almost had to...lol.

It'll be a week or more before it gets here (coming by UPS ground) but I'm super excited to try it out.

Thanks to 66gtk for starting this thread and sharing the pictures of his work. Excellent stuff.

Like I need any help spending my money...

[Gary Lewis]

Cory - I shared a link to this thread with Robin at Vinyl Pro and she said if you want to give her your postal code info she can give you a good idea what shipping would cost. In fact, she said "For example a three pound package shipped to Burlington, Ontario L7L7B3 would be approximately $30.00. A quart of Color Coat weighs about three pounds."

Gary,

I spoke to Robin and ordered up a quart of Dark Harbor Blue. She was SUPER nice and helpful. I bought their cleaner/prep product and a Preval kit with an extra power head. I was hoping to not have to remove my door panels again lol, but seeing the pictures/colors in this thread I almost had to...lol.

It'll be a week or more before it gets here (coming by UPS ground) but I'm super excited to try it out.

Thanks to 66gtk for starting this thread and sharing the pictures of his work. Excellent stuff.

Like I need any help spending my money...

Cory - I thought you'd come 'round. (Boy, spending someone else's money sure is FUN! David has something going! )

Yes, she's very nice. And I'm so pleased we've found someone that not only can do the mixing but is so pleasant with which to work.

[Danny G]

Cory - I thought you'd come 'round. (Boy, spending someone else's money sure is FUN! David has something going! )

Yes, she's very nice. And I'm so pleased we've found someone that not only can do the mixing but is so pleasant with which to work.

AAC has a lot of options the names won't necessarily match what the OE Ford colors were. But any feel free to correct me if I am wrong but the blue Ford used during this time was called Regatta blue.

I wanted a saddle tan interior, to get that I had to order Desert Tan carpet from AAC. The other one I sold to a member was Saddle... but what they don't say on the color list is it is saddle brown, which is a really good match for the Ford Nutmeg interior.

[Gary Lewis]

AAC has a lot of options the names won't necessarily match what the OE Ford colors were. But any feel free to correct me if I am wrong but the blue Ford used during this time was called Regatta blue.

Yes, and no. As shown below, from our page at Documenation/Specifications/Interior Paint, there were 5 different blues used over the 7 years of Bullnose trucks. But Regatta Blue was used for two years - 85 & 86.

 

[Gary Lewis]

AAC has a lot of options the names won't necessarily match what the OE Ford colors were. But any feel free to correct me if I am wrong but the blue Ford used during this time was called Regatta blue.

I wanted a saddle tan interior, to get that I had to order Desert Tan carpet from AAC. The other one I sold to a member was Saddle... but what they don't say on the color list is it is saddle brown, which is a really good match for the Ford Nutmeg interior.

What we really need to do is to pool our knowledge of ACC carpet colors vs Ford colors and build a list.

[Danny G]

What we really need to do is to pool our knowledge of ACC carpet colors vs Ford colors and build a list.

Definitely a good idea. And that may be why Regatta stood out to me as I have been focused on the 86 model year. Ill try to pull the part number I ordered and we can used the pictures of my interior to show what the carpet actually looks like. I think Dee is the one who has the other carpet I mentioned.

[Danny G]

Definitely a good idea. And that may be why Regatta stood out to me as I have been focused on the 86 model year. Ill try to pull the part number I ordered and we can used the pictures of my interior to show what the carpet actually looks like. I think Dee is the one who has the other carpet I mentioned.

You will notice neither of these look exactly like the swatches on the website.

So these pictures are AAC 8384, "Desert Tan"

This image is AAC 820 "Saddle"

[Danny G]

You will notice neither of these look exactly like the swatches on the website.

So these pictures are AAC 8384, "Desert Tan"

This image is AAC 820 "Saddle"

Now that I see that 820 next to my factory nutmeg dash, the AAC nutmeg carpet may be closer.

[1986F150Six]

Cory - I thought you'd come 'round. (Boy, spending someone else's money sure is FUN! David has something going! )

That is so very true!

 

[Rembrant]

Ordered some samples. Curious if anybody has ordered the ESSEX cut pile with mass backing. I'm concerned with getting the carpet to fit under the door sill contours.

Did you receive your samples yet? Mine just arrived in the mail today, and I think the #7879 is the closest match of the bunch. Curious what your take was. I'll have to get Mrs. Rembrant to weigh in on the selection later as well.