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Re: black colors-jet, diamond,cosmos??? (archive)
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Posted by Steve F. on May 13, 2001 at 04:55:20:

In Reply to: black colors-jet, diamond,cosmos??? posted by Terry on May 12, 2001 at 07:43:23:


I had a jet black 94 840. Now looking again. What is the difference between diamond black and cosmos black. The 94 BMW brochure lists jet and diamond, but no cosmos. Was cosmos a newer color. I saw an ad for a 94 cosmos CSi, but I don"t see how that can be, based upon my 94 color option brochure.

Terry, Jet Black is/was a BMW standard color (#668) for the 850. Cosmos Black (#303) is/was a metallic black (charcoal-grey) for the 850. These colors were the only available black's in 1994/1995. Prior to Cosmos Black, Diamond Schwartz (metallic)was the metallic black available. After Cosmos was introduced, Diamond Schwartz was only available--through BMW Individual, however, few cars had this color after '93. Schwartz I was, and now, Schwartz II-is the the standard/non-metallic black....


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