GOT A CASE OF THE "BLUES"

May 14th, 2003

COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME DISTINQUISH BETWEEN THE 2 COLORS OF BLUE ON THE REATTA'S ...THERE IS SAPPHIRE AND MAUI ...ARE THERE ANY OTHERS ?[color:\\"blue\\"] [/color] SINCE I BOUGHT MY '89 REATTA USED AT AN AUCTION ,I NEVER KNEW THE EXACT NAME FOR THE SHADE OF BLUE I HAVE..WHEN I HEARD SAPPHIRE I THOUGHT IT WAS THAT BLUE BUT NOW I HEAR THERE IS A COLOR CALLED MAUI BLUE...SINCE I AM BUYING AND FINDING USED PARTS ( THANKS TO ALL THAT LED ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS ) FOR MY WRECKED '89 WANTED TO BE SURE I WAS INQUIRING ABOUT THE RIGHT COLOR OF BLUE...DID THEY MAKE THE MAUI BLUE IN '89? MINE IS SORT OF A MEDIUM SHADE OF BLUE ..NOT A BRIGHT BLUE BUT NOT A DARK BLUE EITHER...BLUE INTERIOR WITH A WHITE PINSTSRIPE...WISH I HAD A PHOTO OF IT I COULD ATTACH BUT I DON'T..PRETTY SURE IT IS THE ORIGINAL COLOR AS WHEN THE FIRST OWNER PURCHASED IT...THANKS AGAIN FOR HELP WITH THIS ONE AND ALL THE HELP ON THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM...PAT

imported_walt in ciniti · May 14th, 2003

Pat, Go to brochures on the home page and look at the 88 colors, they show sapphire blue firemist. Also look at yearly differences

Geoff Meador · May 14th, 2003

[color:"#003399"]Sapphire Blue Firemist Metallic. [/color]
[color:"#00CCFF"]Maui Blue. [/color]

(Those are quick approximations that should answer your basic question)

Also, since your Reatta is an '89, it should be Sapphire Blue Firemist Metallic. Maui Blue was a '90-'91 color.

imported_walt in ciniti · May 14th, 2003

Also look at datbase, they show Maui blue as a 90 color

EDBS0 · May 14th, 2003

Hopefully this won't confuse all faster than going down the first hill on "The Beast", fantastic ride!!
[*]Open your trunk, [*]Turn back the carpet in the trunk from the right back to the left front. [*]Unscrew the large thumb screw holding down the space saving spare and completely remove it (thumb screw). [*]Remove the large plastic protective panel, app. 2.5 feet in diameter and set it aside. [*]Find the 3 o'clock position of the vertical indent for the space saving spare there on the vertical part will be "black sound absorbing" material. [*]Flip the flap up to the right and you will find a pot of gold or the "Service Parts Identification" sticker where you will find the paint codes.
89 Buick paint colors.

Hopefully the attachment is a scan from the 1989 Service Manual <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/image...ins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Booreatta · May 14th, 2003

go to the main index at the top of this page and click it
then on the main page you will see collectable photo link at the
upper left and click on it, follow the links to reatta photo and you will see both colors posted. post yours there if you want to. everyone needs to do that
the dark color is sapphire.