Audi paint code L1
Silber Metallic.
- Code
L1(also seen asLY7Y)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Silver
- Code in use
- 1983–1992 across Audi
- Models
- 9
- 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 L1: it is mostly listed as Vegasgelb. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
Audi models with paint code L1
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 | 1983–1992 | Silber Metallic |
| Audi 200 | 1983–1992 ? | Silber Metallic |
| Audi 80 | 1983–1992 | Silber Metallic |
| Audi 90 | 1983–1992 ? | Silber Metallic |
| Audi A4/S4 | 1991–1992 ≈ | Silber Metallic |
| Audi A5S | 1983–1992 ? | Silber Metallic |
| Audi Quattro | 1983–1991 | Silber Metallic |
| Audi S1 | 1983–1992 ? | Silber Metallic |
| Audi SQ2 | 1983–1992 ? | Silber Metallic |
11 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Audi A1 (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 R8 (built 2006–2024)
- 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 L1 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 Silber Metallic
Ask for Audi L1 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as LY7Y).
This is a metallic colour: it needs a basecoat and a clear coat. Pens and aerosols for metallics usually come with a separate clear.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.