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OMG. Not another 'shroom debacle.
Mushroom is technically not a color name, it's the name generally associated with interior color code (xx5), and may appear in the EPC. However, AFAIK, for all 1980's models in USA, this would be the same color and was indeed called "Cream-Beige". Look at any dealer sales brochure from the 80's, they should all show "Cream Beige". You won't find "mushroom" anywhere except in the EPC charts, maybe... I looked up a 126 and it showed "cream" for interior xx5. Just as a nickel is a coin but a coin isn't necessarily a nickel, cream-beige/cream is mushroom, but mushroom isn't necessarily cream-beige/cream.
Specific color codes are always FOUR digits in length and vary by the material (plastic, vinyl, velours, fabric, leather, etc). These must be looked up in the EPC charts.
Things get worse in the 1990's as MB had different color variants of mushroom/xx5, changing to Parchment for facelift 124 chassis, and although pre/post facelift may have the same xx5 interior code, the colors are visibly different and 4-digit colors codes are different. Same with code xx4 (Date), which changed from Palomino to Saddle for facelift 124. Oh, and the name Java didn't exist until around 2000?
Anyway. The chart shown above is both technically inaccurate AND confusing. A business that specializes in this stuff (1) should know better, and (B) should do their homework so they aren't giving customers misleading information that may result in receiving the wrong color.
...and the name still does not identify the color, only the interior code (xx5).
Yes, its from a 94 W124 cabriolet. The point I was making was that the term mushroom or Champignon is used by Mercedes to identify a color. Wasn't debating which color, FWIW, I have only seen it attached to 94/95 parts.
Understood. The point I was making was that the term mushroom or Champignon is used to identify a color code.
I think I should have done that too, I inadvertently steered the (color) pot.
You are welcome to pick up the revolution for me. I fought the good fight for many years and @2phast continues to provide evidence.
Yes I did order the seat belt presenter "Sails" for a C126 and am happy with the quality of the part and the service from Octoclassics. The color is "close enough" considering the 30 years of sun and aging with adjoining materials/colors. And this color is Palomino even though my official color is Saffron from what I understand on the data card.
Couple of question please:
The name on the data card is not always accurate. You cannot trust what the datacard shows for ANY color names, and that includes paint colors. I think datacards are the source for a lot of the name confusion, people assume the EPC/datacard names must be correct, and they are not.
Palomino is the correct name for interior code xx4 in North America through the early 1990's. MB didn't start screwing with different interior shades until 1992 USA model year. From 1992 onward, it's a mess.
Good eyes Roy and correct, not that easy. The sail replacement requires some time for removal of original part and fitting of the replacement while dealing with the 30 yo sun soaked, brittle rail and attached quarter cover. The posted pic was in-process as I had finished up for the day and trying to figure out why the end was kicking out. The groove in the chrome rails were a smidge thinner than the plastic base of the new sail and not of uniform thickness. Instead of opening up the groove of the chrome rail I put a strip of 220 paper with adhesive backing on a glass window pane that I use for flat sanding and sharpening. I sanded/lowered the base of the sail until it fit into the chrome groove with trial and error fitting.
Good to know as I got Saffron from an overseas decoder website from BW after inputting my serial # and it seemed to get all of the other options correct on the car. My dad had used the terms Palomino and Tobacco from time to time to describe the color and will f/u on the EPC. Thanks
