Paint code for Magnetic Red Please

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Jan 13, 2005 | 12:18 PM

sweetcharity

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Paint code for Magnetic Red Please

Title reads it. Thank you in advance

Jan 13, 2005 | 12:29 PM

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I have heard that there are MANY different Mag Red shades. Even GM has two different Mag Reds, Magnetic Red I (I believe a 1999 color) and Mag Red II (2000 and up) And within the Mag Red I there are supposedly about 6 different shades of THAT color.

Probably the reason for the shift to Mag Red II

Jan 13, 2005 | 12:32 PM

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Magnetic Red II is what I am looking for.

Jan 13, 2005 | 12:33 PM

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You can get the paint code from the Service Parts ID tag on the inside of the glovebox - it's on the lower left corner with a "BC/CC" notation.

Jan 13, 2005 | 12:37 PM

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Thanx....but the car is not nearby

Thus the question!

Jan 13, 2005 | 12:42 PM

HummelS

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As Glenn said, MagRed is tricky, depending on production date... Your dealer service dept. can give you the correct code if you give them the VIN.

Jan 13, 2005 | 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetcharity

Thanx....but the car is not nearby

Thus the question!

Mag Red is 379E. Which is a 3 stage, my mag red is very similar to the cadilac color. But of course I've added ghost flames which makes color match oh so much fun.

if you have any q's email me @ dljones31@msn.com

Jan 13, 2005 | 12:54 PM

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Jan 13, 2005 | 01:15 PM

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86U Magnetic Red Metallic II

Jan 13, 2005 | 02:02 PM

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86U Magnetic Red Metallic II

Jan 13, 2005 | 02:11 PM

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FYI
86u & 379E are one in the same, GM give you two ways to get the paint code.

Jan 13, 2005 | 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by NTRBL33

FYI
86u & 379E are one in the same, GM give you two ways to get the paint code.

86U is the 'ordering' option code & 379E is the actual paint code, which I believe has a U in front of it; e.g., U379E, but I could be wrong.

BTW...both MagRed I & MagRed II had 86U as the option code.

Last edited by Sully C5; Jan 13, 2005 at 02:48 PM.

Jan 13, 2005 | 06:20 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sully C5

86U is the 'ordering' option code & 379E is the actual paint code, which I believe has a U in front of it; e.g., U379E, but I could be wrong.

BTW...both MagRed I & MagRed II had 86U as the option code.

Exactly........... That 86U is nothing more than the code the dealer is given for a particular year to tell the GM ordering system you want to order Mag Red. Has NOTHING at all to do with the actual paint code that a body shop would need.

It may assist him in tracking down a possible paint code.