Rover paint code 897
Nightfire Red Metallic.
- Code
897(also seen as916,BLVC916,COQ,LRC916-NAU)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1990–2004 across Rover
- Models
- 13
- Screen colour
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Rover models with paint code 897
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rover 200 | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover 400 | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover 600 | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover 800 | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover M Range | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover MGV8 | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover Maestro | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover Metro | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover Mg | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover Mini | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover Montego | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover R200/R400 | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
| Rover Streetwise | 1990–2004 ? | Nightfire Red Metallic |
Touch-up paint for Nightfire Red Metallic
Ask for Rover 897 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 916, BLVC916, COQ).
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.