BMW paint code 490
Lila Metallic.
- Code
490(also seen asFE86-403X)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1993 across BMW
- Models
- 6
- Screen colour
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Check before you buy. Codes are compiled from public data and can contain errors: check the label on your vehicle or ask a dealer before buying paint. How we verify
Our sources disagree about code 490: it is mostly listed as Acapulcoblau Metallic. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
BMW models with paint code 490
Years are the overlap of the code's years with each model's production years. ≈ production years of the model line, not the exact variant; ? production years not confirmed yet.
| Model | Years | Colour name |
|---|---|---|
| BMW 3 Series | 1993 | Lila Metallic |
| BMW 5er Touring | 1993 | Lila Metallic |
| BMW Lsc | 1993 ? | Lila Metallic |
| BMW M5 | 1993 | Lila Metallic |
| BMW M6 | 1993 | Lila Metallic |
| BMW Z Series | 1993 ? | Lila Metallic |
8 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- BMW 1 Series (built 2004–present)
- BMW 3er Compact (built 1994–2004)
- BMW 5 Series (built 2023–present)
- BMW 5er Limousine (built 2023–present)
- BMW Isetta (built 1953–1956)
- BMW X5 (built 1999–present)
- BMW Z4 Coupe (built 2002–2008)
- BMW Z4 Roadster (built 2002–2008)
Where to find code 490 on your BMW
Paint sticker under the bonnet or on the B-pillar. Three characters: digits on older cars (300 Alpine White, 475 Black Sapphire), letters and digits on newer ones (A96 Mineral White, C3Z).
Touch-up paint for Lila Metallic
Ask for BMW 490 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as FE86-403X).
This is a metallic colour: it needs a basecoat and a clear coat. Pens and aerosols for metallics usually come with a separate clear.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.