Audi paint code G3
Malvenrot, also listed as Pinotrot.
- Code
G3(also seen asLY3B,LY3E)- Finish
- Solid
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1980–1994 across Audi
- Models
- 5
- Same paint on
- Volkswagen
- Screen colour
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Check before you buy. Codes are compiled from public data and can contain errors: check the label on your vehicle or ask a dealer before buying paint. How we verify
Our sources disagree about code G3: it is mostly listed as Nanograu Metallic. This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
Audi models with paint code G3
Years are the overlap of the code's years with each model's production years. ≈ production years of the model line, not the exact variant; ? production years not confirmed yet.
| Model | Years | Colour name |
|---|---|---|
| Audi 100 | 1986–1992 | Malvenrot |
| Audi 200 | 1986–1992 ? | Malvenrot |
| Audi 80 | 1986–1992 | Malvenrot |
| Audi 90 | 1986–1992 ? | Malvenrot |
| Audi SQ2 | 1986–1992 ? | Malvenrot |
12 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Audi A1 (built 2010–present)
- Audi A1 Sportback (built 2010–present)
- Audi A3 (built 1996–present)
- Audi A3 Cabrio (built 1996–present)
- Audi A3 Sportback (built 1996–present)
- Audi A3/S3 (built 1999–present)
- Audi Q2 (built 2016–present)
- Audi Q3 (built 2011–present)
- Audi S3 (built 1999–present)
- Audi TT (built 1998–2023)
- Audi TT Coupe (built 1998–2023)
- Audi TT Roadster (built 1998–2023)
Where to find code G3 on your Audi
Vehicle data sticker in the spare-wheel well and in the service booklet. Four characters starting with L, such as LY9B (Brilliant Black) or LY7W (Floret Silver).
Touch-up paint for Malvenrot
Ask for Audi G3 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as LY3B, LY3E).
This is a solid colour, the easiest kind to match. Most cars from the 1990s on still have a clear coat over it.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.