i have an 03 cavalier and i am getting my body kit painted
in a couple of weeks i know where the code is at in the trunk
but i have 2- 12s back there and dont want to unhook my system
thanks for the help
03blazedcavi
ps the color is sand dust
The paint shop should use a computer to match the color to be honest. Even if it's on 03 the EXACT paint that was on the car will be a bit faded by now I'm sure and it would not match up.
If you still want the paint code do a search through members and put in that color for an 03 and then email them to see if someone will walk out to the car and find the code.
If all else fails, pull the subs and see what it is...but again, the paint shop SHOULD be doing color matching for the paint rather than looking for a paint code!
Eh...old man with a Corvette now...it was bound to happen sooner rather than later right?
its also on the tag in your door i dont remember which numbers it is but its in there
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the paint shop SHOULD be doing color matching for the paint rather than looking for a paint code!
rriiiiiggghhhttttttttt
ok still need the PAINT CODE to match the color, just because the shop has that little machine all that does it gives and tells ya what tint to use in the matchin of the base coat
dude ya need the paint code
pull the subs and get the code and the "wa number"
the code is in the last row of numbers IE; 12u wa 518
that`s what ya need
can i haz bondo
big daddy wrote:the paint shop SHOULD be doing color matching for the paint rather than looking for a paint code!
rriiiiiggghhhttttttttt
ok still need the PAINT CODE to match the color, just because the shop has that little machine all that does it gives and tells ya what tint to use in the matchin of the base coat
dude ya need the paint code
pull the subs and get the code and the "wa number"
the code is in the last row of numbers IE; 12u wa 518
that`s what ya need
For once I actually agree with you totally... wow
To the author:
Anywho's... depending on where you are, not all body shops happen to have a color scanner at their disposal. Besides, if the painter is any good and knows how to blend, the majority of the time all they have to do is blend the color to the adjacent panels, and you'd never notice anyway. No color scanner that I've ever heard of will give you an EXACT color match, they only give the closest stock color... it does not read individual pigments and amounts of pigments for a perfect match... well maybe in a perfect world... but that's not what we have here. Irregardless, you will need the paint code, and as long as the painter isn't a dumb@$$, they will be able to blend the paint and everything will be fine.
