Ford paint code 7
Azul Artico I Metallic, also listed as Bleu Caraibes Metallic, Smoke Metallic.
- Code
7(also seen as79,9RQE,9RQEWWA,BMU,R,YHR)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Grey
- Code in use
- 1980–2019 across Ford
- Models
- 13
- Same paint on
- Ford
- 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 7: it is mostly listed as Coca Cola Red 2000. This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
Ford models with paint code 7
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 Courier | 1980–1982 | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Escort | 1980–1982 | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Escort Cabrio | 1980–1982 | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Escort Van / Express | 1980–1982 ? | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta | 1980–1982 | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta Van | 1980–1982 | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Granada | 1980–1982 | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Ka Two-Tone | 1980–1982 ? | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Scorpio/granada | 1980–1982 ≈ | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Sierra | 1982 | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Taunus | 1980–1982 | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Tourneo | 1980–1982 ? | Azul Artico I Metallic |
| Ford Transit | 1980–1982 | Azul Artico I Metallic |
26 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Ford B-Max (built 2012–2017)
- Ford C-Max (built 2003–2019)
- Ford Cabrio (built 1908–1927)
- Ford Ecosport (built 2003–2022)
- Ford Edge (built 2006–present)
- Ford Explorer (built 1990–present)
- Ford Focus (built 1998–2025)
- Ford Focus Bev (built 2011–2018)
- Ford Focus C-Max (built 2003–2019)
- Ford Focus Cabrio (built 1998–2025)
- Ford Focus RS (built 2004–2016)
- Ford Focus St (built 1998–2025)
- Ford Fusion (built 2005–2020)
- Ford Galaxy (built 1995–2023)
- Ford Ka (built 1996–2021)
- Ford Ka+ (built 1996–2021)
- Ford Kuga (built 2008–present)
- Ford Maverick (built 1969–1979)
- Ford Mondeo (built 1992–present)
- Ford Orion (built 1983–1993)
- Ford Puma (built 1997–2001)
- Ford Ranger (built 2011–present)
- Ford S-Max (built 2006–2023)
- Ford Tourneo Connect (built 2002–present)
- Ford Tourneo Courier (built 2014–present)
- Ford Transit Connect (built 2002–present)
Where to find code 7 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 Azul Artico I Metallic
Ask for Ford 7 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 79, 9RQE, 9RQEWWA).
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.