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Old 08-12-2023, 12:45 PM
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The color is pretty unique, and the HGY color was replaced mid-year, and went to a BGR code. My understanding is that it was due to the mica in the paint, which didn't meet EPA standards, and was discontinued. The only company in the US that will mix the HGY is PPG, and it's intended to be for restoration or repairs only.

This is as close an example as I can get, it's a 2022 F-type, BGR color. In off lighting conditions, it looks black, but as light hits it at an angle, it pops green. The BGR is pretty heavy in the mica/flake, and the HGY flake is much finer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsTbe98o1P8

I saw a true HGY car in person, and the color stuck with me, and went down a rabbit hole trying to find the color I saw. I saw other cars with the BGR color and it just wasn't the same. A lot of people said 'no, that's the only color they had', but I knew better, and kept digging. People on some of the Jag forums, as difficult as it was for me to visit, knew there were changes to the color mid-year, so I was vindicated. But finding the exact color was a task.


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