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Old May 16, 2012 | 01:32 PM
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Planning to have the SS spoiler I picked up painted soon, and I just want to make sure I give the correct paint code to my painter. Do I need to tell them the code is 41U or U8555? They are both listed on my door jamb, and some of the threads I looked at gave conflicting info on which is the right code to use. This is for a 2002 Camaro.
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Old May 16, 2012 | 02:56 PM
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Chevrolet codes can be confusing! For example, the color code 96/WA8867 listed on our site can be shown on your vehicle as 96U or 96L or 8867 or WA8867. Often there will be a BC CC before the color code. This stands for Basecoat/Clearcoat. The U in the paint code means the Upper Color and the L means the Lower Color. Two tone vehicles will have each color coded, i.e. 96U and say 36L. Also, it could be 8867L or 8867U.

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Arctic White 10/WA9567
Pewter Metallic 11/WA382E
Graphite (Interior) 12/WA7701
Sebring Silver Metallic 13/WA9566
Navy Blue Metallic 28/WA352E
Black 41/WA8555
Medium Red Metallic 44/WA408G
Sunfire Yellow 54/WA9929
Mystic Teal Metallic 79/WA320C
Flame Red 81/WA8774
Sparkle Silver Metallic (Wheel Color) WA9967
Sunset Orange Pri Metallic 71/WA633H
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Old May 17, 2012 | 11:22 AM
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just year and the wa code.wa 8555
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Old May 17, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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There both right, they are both black dupont code f0211 does not matter much because black is black
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Originally Posted by 99427camaro
There both right, they are both black dupont code f0211 does not matter much because black is black
Sorry, but that's not true at all.
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Old May 18, 2012 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Regulator
Sorry, but that's not true at all.
agrees and i work as a painter in a body shop.
to the op just give your paint wa8555 as the paint code , that is gm's code for black.
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Old May 20, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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