How To Identify Your Car's Paint Code (Aussie Guide)?
You are at a panel shop to get a scratch on your door repaired, and the staff there asks for the paint code. This happens a lot, and often car owners end up guessing about the car paint in Sydney . As a result, they end up with mismatched panels or waste money on matching paint colours. Car owners should know that everything starts with the paint code, and it takes only a couple of minutes to find it. This saves you rework, particularly in NSW weather conditions where ultraviolet rays can chew through cheap touch-ups really fast. WHERE DOES PAINT CODE ACTUALLY HIDE? It is rarely in the same place twice, and the common locations that you can search for these codes are – Engine bay (firewall or strut tower) Driver-side door jamb Under the boot lid Owner's manual (if you're lucky) However, there is no guarantee of this, and the code is usually 3 or 4 characters like KAD, G47, 36GS, etc. Please make sure you don't confuse yourself with the VIN, as it indicates where it was bui...