Paint Code?

hello all how do i find what the paint code is for my car, the sticker is missing in the boot area??

regards

Also need to know this  all mine are missing

What year/reg is it, will be Mars Red no 1 or no 2

Brad, what colour is it? Pics?

yea mars no1 or no2 but how do i find this out?? also is there any way to recreate the factory options sticker??

It's in primer but black originally. 79 Gti. 

Using this site below you can find all the paint codes used on VW golfs for different years

http://www.mk1vw.info/paint1.php

For a mars red color there are two types used. For cars before 1981 the code is L31B and for after 1981 the code is LA3A.

You can determine when your car was manufactured from the chassy (VIN) Number found on a plate on the front panel of the car once you open the bonnet.

You can decipher your VIN no. by inputting it here:

http://www.mk1vw.info/vin.php

ollymalta you're a star mate, spot on website.!!

   

mk1_Dips said

ollymalta you're a star mate, spot on website.!!

   

Thanks  

Doesn't show mine 

Brad. said

Doesn't show mine 

This is another database that has a wider range of colours. You can search by Volkswagen, then find the year you need in the page numbers.

For example: VW 1981
http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?manuf=Volkswagen&page=25&rows=50

If you press the 'C' next to the paint code you can view the paint chips to  more easily identify the paint color

I had a look too in my 1979 brochure, but it doesn't show paint codes, next to black it just has the reference '9000'

Brad. said

Doesn't show mine 

Nearest year I can find to yours is 1980 and the code for black is L041

1980 Color Codes - Volkswagen Paint Cross-Reference

Not sure if this will help but paint codes and years for cabbys, codes will be the same.

http://www.cabby-info.com/paintyears.htm

Melteddrummer said

Brad. said

Doesn't show mine 

Nearest year I can find to yours is 1980 and the code for black is L041

1980 Color Codes - Volkswagen Paint Cross-Reference

Yeah I saw that too, weird 

Hairyarse said

I had a look too in my 1979 brochure, but it doesn't show paint codes, next to black it just has the reference '9000'

The black paint codes always seem to have a 9000 'ditzler' reference number on the site below, wheter L41, L041, L41C.

I could be mistaken, but from the brochures it seems they didn't do a black colour officially until 1980. For the black cars they seem to have used the beetle black colour L41 as can be seen in the link below:

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?manuf=Volkswagen&year=1979&rows=50

In 1980 they changed the code to L041 but the reference still remained 9000

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?manuf=Volkswagen&year=1980&rows=50

A little but off topic guys

But you all seem clued up in paint codes 

What's the code for steel wheels?