Vw Bus Color Chart

Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Ghia Type 2 Color Combinations Original paint and upholstery combinations can be determined from the 'M' code plate. Numbers or words that appear in () are the codes contained on the 'M' plate. Early vehicles have text for the paint color (s) instead of number (s) and they may be in German or English.

'L' codes were normally also placed directly below the 'M' plate. Mail Home Color Charts for Bug and Bus Years in BOLD are in operation. This is an on going project that we are in the middle of.

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Follow this link to! Bustopia.com provides a complete list of the original paint and interior color names (and factory codes) that Volkswagen used on our beloved Classic VW buses when they were manufactured. The second code is the 'color code'.

Volkswagen usesthis number to note colors in their literature (e.g. archives and for ordering paint). You canalso find this code in your car.

It is printed on the silver sticker which is fixed below the M. VW Colour Chips These colour chips are taken from original vehicle paint charts, but accuracy can be lost through the scanning process and also monitor settings. For this reason, these colour chips should be used as a guide only.

For true accuracy it's recommended that you get a small amount of paint mixed by an automotive refinish supplier. Type 1 Color Combinations Description of Type 1 Models Paint/Body Forum FAQ with additional mixing codes and formulas Also see: Der Berater Issue #12 for some detailed interior and other colors Also see A guide to finding the paint colour of your VW Beetle Additional VW Paint and Upholstery Materials 1961. VW Splitscreen Paint Codes Barndoor Bus Originally Volkswagen painted the Barndoor Bus in the following Colours Two Tone Colour Schemes Paint Code L76 Brown Beige on the top with paint Paint Code L75 Light Beige on the bottom (Microbus and Samba models).

Car Color Charts Not a day goes by without at least one phone call requesting information for correct paint colors and interior combinations for a particular Bug or Bus. As a result, the following color charts were born. To ensure 100% accuracy, all of the information contained within these charts was derived from VW factory literature.

1973 Volkswagen Bus Colors Available Colors: Bright Orange Ceylon beige Green Kasan Red Orient Blue Pastell White Yellow. Bustopia.com provides a complete list of Volkswagen Bus paint l-codes and paint names (as well as interior color names and factory codes) for Classic VW buses.