diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeItemRenderer.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeItemRenderer.java
index 854f900e..e7b4254f 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeItemRenderer.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FacadeItemRenderer.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.OpenGlHelper;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.RenderBlocks;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator;
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.IIcon;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.IItemRenderer;
@@ -53,9 +54,10 @@ public class FacadeItemRenderer implements IItemRenderer {
         }
 		Block block = activeState != null ? activeState.block : null;
 		int decodedMeta = activeState != null ? activeState.metadata : 0;
+		ItemStack decodedStack = new ItemStack(block, 1, decodedMeta);
 
 		try {
-			int color = item.getItem().getColorFromItemStack(new ItemStack(block, 1, decodedMeta), 0);
+			int color = decodedStack.getItem().getColorFromItemStack(decodedStack, 0);
 			RenderUtils.setGLColorFromInt(color);
 		} catch (Throwable error) {
 		}
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FakeBlock.java b/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FakeBlock.java
index 2003198f..a92bd155 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FakeBlock.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/transport/render/FakeBlock.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
+import buildcraft.transport.BlockGenericPipe;
 
 
 /*
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ public final class FakeBlock extends Block implements ITextureStates {
 	
 	@Override
 	public int colorMultiplier(IBlockAccess blockAccess, int x, int y, int z) {
+		// TODO: Move this somewhere else?
+		if (BlockGenericPipe.facadeRenderColor >= 0) {
+			return BlockGenericPipe.facadeRenderColor;
+		}
 		return colorMultiplier;
 	}