1989 L series white paint code??

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:04 pm

G'day, I'm getting some paint mixed up in the morning for my 1989 L Series wagon. It was built in Feb 1989. The paint code seems to be missing. Just wondering if anyone can clarify whether the colour I need is Arctic White 982? Thanks legends.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:09 pm

Even someone with the supposed same model may have a different code.
Best to get the paint shop to narrow it down in their listings which are normally pretty accurate.
Either that or if it's a decent place they should be able to do a colour match if you bring in an example part of your car - ie the petrol flap.

But anyway my 1989 wagon was infact "arctic white" when I got them to look it up.

Psymon · Post by **Psymon** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:28 pm

I have a white 85 L series wagon in white. I can go out and grab the paint code for you if you think it would be the same?

subius · Post by **subius** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:18 pm

I went into autobahn one day to get some touchup paint and I didn't have any paint codes. They told me there were 3 different whites for an 89 L series. I bought the one that looked the closest but it didn't match.

I would go in with the car and get them to match the paint exactly. save any confusion that way.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:54 pm

yep see confusion already. Almost definite the 85 model is a different colour. Both my 85 and 86 model L series are a very different white to my 89 model.
(altho my signature photo doesn't show it!).

Psymon · Post by **Psymon** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:35 pm

Wouldn't it be nice if white was just white! :P

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:40 pm

Thanks guys, I'll pull the fuel cap off in the morning.

jim · Post by **jim** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:53 pm

paint code should be on a sticker on inner guard next to strut top, i just bought a touch up can from a place that makes it up on the spot, mine happens to be a white L series as well, it is white 230, they looked it up on computer database but didn't mention 3 shades of white, but being japanese it wouldn't surprise me

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:01 pm

Problem with touch up paint is that it's new - your paint code may say its the same colour but 20 years of weathering can slightly change the colour - a problem for doing touch ups, not so much if you're spraying the whole exterior of the car...

My 2c

Cheers

Bennie

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:20 am

that's just how it turned out, you really do need to spray the whole car to get a proper match