Paint Codes
By Manntis December 5, 2009
Want to know what your RX-7s or RX-8s original paint colour was? It’s actually pretty simple! We’ve created some approximations as a guide. 2 digit paint codes are for RX-7s, 3 digit ones for RX-8s.
(note: these colours may vary slightly depending on your monitor settings. The chart is intended for a quick reference only)
| Colour Family | Sample (approx) | Production Date | Paint Code | Colour Name |
| White | 1979-1980 | WN | Aurora | |
| 1981-1983 | WT | Formula | ||
| 1984-1986 | WU | Dover | ||
| 1987-1990 | WY | Nobel White | ||
| 1990-1993 | UC | Crystal White | ||
| 1994-1995 | PT | Chaste White | ||
| 2005-2006 | 25D | Whitewater / Snowflake Pearl | ||
| 2007-2010 | 34K | Crystal White Pearl Mica | ||
| Red | 1979-1985, 1987-1988 | RH | Sunrise |
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| 1980-1983 | Y9 | Radiant Copper Metallic |
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| 1980-1983 | R3 | Renaissance Red Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1984 | R7 | Persimmon Red Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1989-1990, 1993-1996 | SQ | Blaze / Burning Red |
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| 1991-1995 | NU, NT | Vintage Red Tri-Coat | ||
| 2006 | 32V | Copper Red Mat | ||
| 2003-2010 | 27A | Velocity Red Mica | ||
| Silver | 1979-1987 | K3 | Sunbeam Silver Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1980 | D6 | Concorde Silver Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1980-1984, 1986-1989 | K8 | Tornado Silver Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1983 | S3 | Chateau Metallic (limited editions) | ||
| 1985 | S6 | Advan Silver Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1985 | S7 | Sound Silver Metallic |
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| 1985-1987 | V9 | Custom Silver Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1987-1989 | J5 | Arctic Silver Metallic Clearcoat | ||
| 1990 | 1F | Winning Silver Metallic Clearcoat | ||
| 1991-1995 | 3L, 4G | Silver Stone Metallic Clearcoat | ||
| 2003-2010 | 22V | Sunlight Silver | ||
| Beige | 1984-1985 | VG | Light | |
| Black | 1979-1980 | E6 | Beat Black Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1980-1982, 1987-1989, 2003-2010 |
PZ, A3F | Brilliant Black Clearcoat |
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| 1983-1985 | H1 | Sparkling Black Metallic |
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| 1991-1995 | PX | Brilliant Black | ||
| 2005 Shinka | 28W | Black Cherry / Radiant Ebony Mica | ||
| Grey | 2003-2008 | 29Y | Titanium Grey Metallic | |
| 2006-2008 | 32S | Galaxy Grey Mica | ||
| Blue | 1980-1982 | U2 | Stardust Blue Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1980 | AY | Impulse | ||
| 1980 | A7 | Marine Blue Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1983 | U6 | Misty |
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| 1984 | DP | Sydney | ||
| 1984-1985 | V3 | Tender Blue Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1985 | L6 | Royal Blue Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1986-1989 | 5A | Sapphire Blue Metallic Clearcoat | ||
| 1989-1990 | 5D | Harbor Blue Metallic Clearcoat | ||
| 1991 | 5N | Brave Blue Mica Clearcoat | ||
| 1992-1995 | M8, 2A |
Montego Blue Mica Clearcoat | ||
| 2003-2009 | 27B | Winning Blue Metallic | ||
| 2006-2007 | 32C | Phantom Blue | ||
| 2007-2010 | 35J | Stormy Blue Mica | ||
| Gold | 1979-1980 | M3 | Imperial Gold Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1980 | M4 | Solar Gold Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1981-1983 | M5 | Maya Gold Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1986-1989 | 1A | Satin Gold Metallic Clearcoat |
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| Maroon | 1980 | Y6 | Indy Maroon Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1985-1987 | 3A | Royal Maroon Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1988-1989 | 2H | Claret Mica Metallic Clearcoat | ||
| Brown | 1983-1984 | T5 | Havana Brown Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 1985 | T9 | Desert / New Trad Metallic Clearcoat |
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| Yellow | 1979 | YU | Spark | |
| 1981 | YW | Space | ||
| 1984 | TC | Orient | ||
| 1993-1994 | J9 | Competition Yellow Mica Tri-Coat | ||
| 2003-2007 | A4J | Lightning Yellow | ||
| Orange | 1979 | OC | Clair | |
| Green | 1979-1980 | G4 | Mach Green Metallic Clearcoat |
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| 2003-2007 | 27C | Nordic Green Mica |
Submitted on December 5, 2009 in Tech & Specs.
D'Arcy (aka 'manntis') has owned several RX-7s over the years, including a 1985 GSL-SE that had once been the daily driver of Pamela Anderson. Named 'Pam' after its former owner, that car met an untimely death outside of Roger's Pass in the Canadian Rockies when the highway turned and, thanks to rain, the car didn't. D'Arcy started Rotorhead as a labour of love in 2002, tired of trying to find information on 1st gen RX-7s scattered throughout the internet.
Manntis has contributed 31 articles to Rotorhead.Comments (2)
Good stuff. BTW, I own a 2001 JDM RX-7 RZ (Snow White Pearl Mica) limited edition model.
It’s paint code is 17W, if you’d like to add it.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6703/rzvinbb.jpg
Cheers,
Steve.
I have a 79 Rx7 and i dont see the color up there.
The paint code is Y5
do you know what this one is
this is a pic of whats left of the paint
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/59/l_717cb1a0eb5c408ea00769f4ad2ae187.jpg