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Color of my '93 850 GLT

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
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julesr_23
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Color of my '93 850 GLT

Post by julesr_23 »

Hey all, This may sound like some what of a silly question, but, I'm doing some body work on my '93 850 GLT and wanted to know exactly what color it is. I know that there were only a few colors made (first year of production). Mine is the dark burgundy/purpleish metallic finish. I've found a few cans of touch up pain that are close, but they always come out looking slightly pink. Since this time I'm doing the entire passenger side doors I need it to be if no THE color as close as possible.
Cheers,
-Julesr


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'93 850 GLT 270xxxkm
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Post by Ozark Lee »

The color code is on a metal tag near the battery. The color code is the third number down on the right side of the tag.

The format is XXX-XX, the first three numbers are the color code. My guess is that it is 414.

With that code you can go to paintscratch.com and they will match it exactly.

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