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Old 06-09-2003, 08:37 AM
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How do you figure out the color code of a car?

I've been shopping for a Maxima and I have found a 2000 SE. The color is described as silver but I think I see a brown tint to it. Is there a way to get the color code off of the VIN or do you have to look at the code printed on the car? How do I decipher which color the code represents?
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Old 06-09-2003, 08:39 AM
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Re: How do you figure out the color code of a car?

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I've been shopping for a Maxima and I have found a 2000 SE. The color is described as silver but I think I see a brown tint to it. Is there a way to get the color code off of the VIN or do you have to look at the code printed on the car? How do I decipher which color the code represents?
You could use this to help...

http://www.courtesyparts.com/paint/maxima.html
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Old 06-09-2003, 08:42 AM
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i think there's a sticker under the hood that says it
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Re: Re: How do you figure out the color code of a car?

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You could use this to help...

http://www.courtesyparts.com/paint/maxima.html
$9 for shipping
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Old 06-09-2003, 09:27 AM
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Re: Re: Re: How do you figure out the color code of a car?

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$9 for shipping
Yeah, stupid rate, but I was just linking it for the color chart.
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Old 06-09-2003, 01:56 PM
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Open the hood and look for a metal plate on the firewall on the drivers side. My plate says KT3. Once you have that code, then you can be sure of the color of the car.
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I would be careful, if your ordering the Glacier Pearl for a 2k2. That's my paint code...ordered from the dealer and it comes out gray. I think there should be something more for the pearl...but it doesn't match at all.
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There is a way to "de-code" it from the VIN but I don't know the process.
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Originally posted by mm7759
I would be careful, if your ordering the Glacier Pearl for a 2k2. That's my paint code...ordered from the dealer and it comes out gray. I think there should be something more for the pearl...but it doesn't match at all.
You are missing the basecoat. The glacier pearl is a tricoat. Go to any auto paint store and they will give you the base coat for $10 or so.
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That link is dead, here is a better one.

http://www.courtesyparts.com/touch_u...php?cPath=1956

Tells you how to find the paint code.
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Old 06-27-2016, 11:01 AM
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Now that link is dead too. Perhaps Nissan is getting out of the paint business.
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