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Paint code.Magnetic red.
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Paint code.Magnetic red.
My 2000 C5 was repainted a different colour other then stock before I bought it.It's magnetic red which is almost a burgundy.Not the bright red.Does anyone have the paint code so I can get some touch up paint?
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86U is the RPO Code. The "WA" paint code for Magnetic Red II is 379E as shown at the following links:
http://corvetteactioncenter.com/spec...2000specs.html
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...2002specs.html
(Note: the 2000 specs above refer to it as "Red Tint tri-coat")
Your car's "WA" paint code will also be listed on the Service Parts Identification Label on the inside of the glove box lid. It should be at the bottom of the label directly after BC/CC which stands for Base Coat/Clear Coat and should show "U 379E" for Magnetic Red.
In the following example, "382E" is the paint code for this car which is painted Pewter Metallic:
Service Parts Identification Label:
http://corvetteactioncenter.com/spec...2000specs.html
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...2002specs.html
(Note: the 2000 specs above refer to it as "Red Tint tri-coat")
Your car's "WA" paint code will also be listed on the Service Parts Identification Label on the inside of the glove box lid. It should be at the bottom of the label directly after BC/CC which stands for Base Coat/Clear Coat and should show "U 379E" for Magnetic Red.
In the following example, "382E" is the paint code for this car which is painted Pewter Metallic:
Service Parts Identification Label:
Last edited by GrayC5; Aug 10, 2008 at 01:50 AM.
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I bought a touch up from paintscratch.com. Its descrbed as Red Tint Metallic Tri Coat and the code is 86/WA379E. As the name suggests you get a base coat and color coat and clear. I've used it on stone chips and its a good match.
http://www.paintscratch.com/cgi-bin/makepaint2.cgi
Just a thought but if your car is an after market paint job you need to make sure they didn't use the 50th Anniversary Edition color which is more of a burgundy than the Mag Red II. Look at the pics of mine in my profile below. The sun makes the color look different. mag Red normally looks like the pic on the left. The bright sun in Vegas makes the car look a little more like the 50th color although the 50th is maybe a few shades darker than that.
http://www.paintscratch.com/cgi-bin/makepaint2.cgi
Just a thought but if your car is an after market paint job you need to make sure they didn't use the 50th Anniversary Edition color which is more of a burgundy than the Mag Red II. Look at the pics of mine in my profile below. The sun makes the color look different. mag Red normally looks like the pic on the left. The bright sun in Vegas makes the car look a little more like the 50th color although the 50th is maybe a few shades darker than that.
Last edited by DeeGee; Aug 10, 2008 at 02:09 AM.
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