What paint code?

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:17 pm

I am respraying my L series & the paint code is long gone.
Does anyone know where to go to find subaru paint codes.

It is an '86 L series wagon, non metallic red.

Kev

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:30 pm

also what is the code for white- same probelm- sliver sticker on front with no wring on it.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:51 pm

Yeah
My silver sticker was unreadable too.

Kev

subanator · Post by **subanator** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:06 am

My paint code sticker is gone too, its a metallic grey/bronze ish paint colour.
I would appreciate if anyone could post this up.

fredsub · Post by **fredsub** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:08 am

it was W???something

mine was gone too....hey its probably better to have the paint supplier match it up, even match up your faded color....which is no longer the paint code anyways.......

BlackMale · Post by **BlackMale** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:51 am

Kev, if i remember i will have a look on mine 2nite. Alternatively take a small chip to a paint place (Those Bunnings super stores have em) and they will give you a paint code once they have scaned the paint chip. This code then gives em correct mixture for you car.

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:04 am

true, take them the fuel flap and let them work off that.

BlackMale · Post by **BlackMale** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:00 pm

Chris_Rogers wrote:true, take them the fuel flap and let them work off that.

Yer just use the inside

unless u have gotten HEAPS of fuel on it over the years

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:41 pm

You can find the codes that fit the colours on the internet.
eg Cardinal Red = 936
Cayenne Red Pearl = 22w

The problem is that Subaru has at least 13 different shades of red. They also have many shades of white, green etc.

What I need to know is what 'red' was used on Leonie models in 1986.

I didn't know that Bunnings did Automotive paint. I'm pretty sure that Currumbine & Joondalup dont. They can scan a colour & come up with a mix that will fit Dulux or Berger or other housepaint.

Kev

BlackMale · Post by **BlackMale** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:28 pm

Ya git. I would not have suggested it if i did not know. Auto paint try a SUPER store - Go to Whitfords 1 they can do it.

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:38 pm

kev,
where?
the ealry L series ones were numbers so you probably have yours there.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:59 pm

Jaffa wrote: Ya git. I would not have suggested it if i did not know. Auto paint try a SUPER store - Go to Whitfords 1 they can do it.

I will try Whitfords. It's been a while since I was in that store. The last time I was there it was a BBC Hardware.

Chris wrote
"where?
the ealry L series ones were numbers so you probably have yours there."

Hi Chris,
The problem is that the number which is on a small silver sticker, in the engine bay near the top of the radiator has been erased.
Kev

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:05 pm

kev,

mine is there ( silver tag on radiator support.) but suffered the same fate yours did. where on the net do you find them. short of finding a white tourer and sneeking a peek I have no idea what colour mine actaully is.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:24 pm

Chris

You can do a google search that will lead you to a number of sites that will list all the Subaru colours and the codes that go with them.

The problem for you is that there are about a dozen different shades of Subaru White.

What I couldn't find is a list of what colours went with what Subarus & in what years.

I suspect that someone with a white Subaru of the same model & year as yours will have the same colour as yours.

Kev

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:47 am

WHY NOT JUST SEE A SUBARU DEALER JUST GIVE THEM YOUR VIN NUMBER SURELY THEY WILL BE ABLE TELL YOU.

Chris_Rogers · Post by **Chris_Rogers** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:54 am

clint,

I can't - mine's an import.

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:36 pm

ARE DIBNT NO THAT. MAYBE A PANEL SHOP MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.