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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Default need to know where to look for paint code on 3rd gen camaro
looking for the paint code on my buddies 91 rs it is a teal green. any help is appreciated, thanks
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try the glove box
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try the glove box
sorry man no glove box
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center console lid, and sometimes on the platic door that is the access panel for the spare tire.
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yea that is what i meant
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I think it is on the middle console lid
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Pop the hood there's a plate riveted near the radiator shroud there's a bunch of numbers write em down then go to Thirdgen.org and they have a code/RPO decoder I'll try and get you a link.

http://www.thirdgen.org/rpodecoder

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center console lid, and sometimes on the platic door that is the access panel for the spare tire.
What this guy said but instead I think its under the compartment door on the opposite side of the spare tire panel.
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Originally Posted by SpdFrk1990
What this guy said but instead I think its under the compartment door on the opposite side of the spare tire panel.
I knew it was somewhere back there. It has only been about 10 year since I have worked on one of those.
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Take the car to your paint supply store and have it scanned. There was a metric shitload of alternates (variances) to that color and most of them didnt match anything.
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Originally Posted by SpdFrk1990
What this guy said but instead I think its under the compartment door on the opposite side of the spare tire panel.
Yep, it's the U or WA number on the bottom of the RPO code sticker.
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