Viewing: Quick question - How can I Find out the colour of my car?

**teaszer** · 15-03-2010, 01:57 AM

I have a 1995 Vw polo 1.4L 8v and recently I have been doing alot of filling and sanding so it had been sprayed over but I Think ive managed to buy the wrong paint. The tin said Vw mars red, this come outdull. So I then bought VW mars red No.2 and this is just as bad. Only to find out you then have tornado red and so on. I cant seem to find which one it is plus with my car always being waxed it dosnt help the colours to match lol

**bgood12** · 15-03-2010, 03:20 AM

most likely you will have to do some research. all data, even though a pay-site is pretty good about telling you where you can find any information about it in your car. But, research it on the net a little more and if you still cant find it I will try to look it up for you.

**pgarner** · 15-03-2010, 09:44 AM

look in the boot floor or service book. there should be a sticker somewhere with all the options the car was speced with google them and one should come back as the paint codes

**turbonutter69** · 15-03-2010, 11:52 AM

It's on the vin plate under the bonnet. Can't remember which one to use though but it does say the paint code somewhere on the vin plate.

**pgarner** · 15-03-2010, 02:09 PM

nope it doesnt however if you go to VW they will use your reg/VIN number and check the colour. that is as long as its not been changed

**one in a million** · 15-03-2010, 02:40 PM

usualy the shassy number, should say the colour of the car i think, i have seen many red polos, an they all look an off colour, red seems to fade in the sun, and the thing is when you spray a panel it doesnt match the colour of the rest of the car, i think with that you need to spray the whole car, reds a bugger for fading

**turbonutter69** · 15-03-2010, 04:36 PM

Have a look here http://www.carpaint.co.uk/colour_code.htm

**pgarner** · 15-03-2010, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by one in a million

usualy the shassy number, should say the colour of the car i think, i have seen many red polos, an they all look an off colour, red seems to fade in the sun, and the thing is when you spray a panel it doesnt match the colour of the rest of the car, i think with that you need to spray the whole car, reds a bugger for fading

youve also got a fair few colours that are classed as the same. theres over 10 variants of black magic alone

**teaszer** · 31-03-2010, 12:27 AM

Cheers guys I found a sticker in my spare wheel well that had then paint code in it.
Shame i dont really need it anymore =[