Ford paint code 3
Cherryrot Metallic, also listed as Medium Cabernet Red Metallic, Rojo Cabernet Metallic, Rouge Collioure Metallic.
- Code
3(also seen as38,CDKE,CDKEWHA,L,L9)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1997–1999 across Ford
- Models
- 16
- 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 3: it is mostly listed as Atollgruen Metallic. This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
Ford models with paint code 3
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Cougar | 1998–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Escort | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Escort Cabrio | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Explorer | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta St | 1997–1999 ≈ | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta Van | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Focus | 1998–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Focus St | 1998–1999 ≈ | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Galaxy | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Ka | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Mondeo | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Mustang | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Puma | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Tourneo | 1997–1999 ? | Cherryrot Metallic |
| Ford Transit | 1997–1999 | Cherryrot Metallic |
19 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Ford B-Max (built 2012–2017)
- Ford C-Max (built 2003–2019)
- Ford Ecosport (built 2003–2022)
- Ford Edge (built 2006–present)
- Ford Focus C-Max (built 2003–2019)
- Ford Focus RS (built 2004–2016)
- Ford Fusion (built 2005–2020)
- Ford Granada (built 1972–1994)
- Ford Kuga (built 2008–present)
- Ford Orion (built 1983–1993)
- Ford Ranger (built 2011–present)
- Ford S-Max (built 2006–2023)
- Ford Scorpio/granada (built 1972–1994)
- Ford Sierra (built 1982–1993)
- Ford Taunus (built 1939–1994)
- Ford Tourneo Connect (built 2002–present)
- Ford Tourneo Courier (built 2014–present)
- Ford Tourneo Custom (built 2012–present)
- Ford Transit Connect (built 2002–present)
Where to find code 3 on your Ford
Vehicle identification plate on the B-pillar. A short code on the plate's paint line; the same colour may also have a longer factory code in paint catalogues.
Touch-up paint for Cherryrot Metallic
Ask for Ford 3 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 38, CDKE, CDKEWHA).
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.