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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 ![]() ![]() |
The most recent white for this sort of thing is Alpine white, L456.
As an aside, the colour representations on that page look far too yellow to my eyes. In reality, Alpine is properly white, for example. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 ![]() ![]() |
I think it was just one of those details carried over from the Series vehicles. In those days, the default colour for hard tops and SW roofs was limestone, which may have just stemmed from keeping the paint process simple. That continued, albeit in white, to the 90/110 and subsequently Defender models. It was only when LR started to smarten up the range with things like the Freestyle options pack that body coloured roofs became a thing. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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seriesonenut Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 1239 ![]() ![]() |
you could always try 'snow white'.......
![]() ![]() Click image to enlargesnow110 by Richard Holmes, on Flickr 1984 One-Ten CSW 2010 XS USW (sold) 1957 Series One 88 diesel 1958 Series One 88 4x2 |
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SteveG Member Since: 29 Nov 2011 Location: Norfolk Posts: 664 ![]() ![]() |
I thought it was originally from safari roofs that were painted white to reflect the heat of the sun to reduce internal temps. Originally it was just the safari roof panel that was painted white, the main roof panel remained body colour. That then developed into painting roof white colour too and then into vehicles without a safari roof having their roof panels painted white. |
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Rywm Member Since: 01 Dec 2019 Location: Kent Posts: 1 ![]() ![]() |
![]() Click image to enlarge Here is my Defender. I had the roof painted Chawton White to match the wheels. |
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abyss Member Since: 30 Sep 2017 Location: Melbourne Posts: 33 ![]() ![]() |
it looks epic your 110 with white roof. What colour is it?
I have the Santorini Black 110 and thinking to paint the roof white. Not sure if it will work with the metallic black? |
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falkster Member Since: 12 Nov 2023 Location: Sutton Coldfield Posts: 69 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Click image to enlarge don't want to imagine this with any other colour roof but white... ![]() |
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Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3790 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
We had the roof of our Puma 90 S.W. painted Indus Silver, to match the aluminium parts/wheels etc on it.
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kevin-h Member Since: 24 Mar 2020 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 27 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I think this too. It has a noticeable effect on interior temperatures. |
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johnnymarrsbarres Member Since: 03 Oct 2024 Location: UK Posts: 23 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hi all
New member here, having recently purchased this handsome little 90. ![]() Click image to enlarge The roof is suffering from some lacquer peel and the sunroof seals are borked, so I am taking the opportunity to get the roof painted. I want to get it done in white but there are various shades. I am erring towards alpine white, I like the slightly warmer tone and I don't want it to look like I've just been to B&Q and bought a tin of landlord special pure brilliant white paint. Does anyone have an example of a cairns blue Defender with an alpine white roof? Google image search hasn't turned up much..! Thanks |
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Kev the Rev Member Since: 04 Jun 2023 Location: Ripon Posts: 49 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mine is Keswick Green, originally with white roof and Boost alloys
I wanted to go black but was scared to commit so had the roof wrapped gloss black Now has Twisted black wheels too Wrapping turns out to be no cheaper but at least the next owner can revert back to a white roof very easily |
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Oldyellar Member Since: 04 Sep 2015 Location: Central Posts: 408 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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nidge n Member Since: 04 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 720 ![]() ![]() |
![]() Click image to enlarge I think my roof is limestone on this. |
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Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3516 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Early 90/110 roofs were Limestone.
But I re did mine in Chawton ![]() Click image to enlarge 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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