Ford paint code K3
Sunbeam Silver Metallic.
- Code
K3- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Silver
- Code in use
- 1977 across Ford
- Models
- 5
- Same paint on
- Mazda
- 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 K3: it is mostly listed as Rimini Blue Metallic. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
Ford models with paint code K3
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 Escort | 1977 | Sunbeam Silver Metallic |
| Ford Escort Cabrio | 1977 | Sunbeam Silver Metallic |
| Ford Fiesta | 1977 | Sunbeam Silver Metallic |
| Ford Scorpio/granada | 1977 ≈ | Sunbeam Silver Metallic |
| Ford Transit | 1977 | Sunbeam Silver Metallic |
9 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Ford Focus (built 1998–2025)
- Ford Fusion (built 2005–2020)
- Ford Galaxy (built 1995–2023)
- Ford Ka (built 1996–2021)
- Ford Mondeo (built 1992–present)
- Ford Orion (built 1983–1993)
- Ford Probe (built 1988–1997)
- Ford Ranger (built 2011–present)
- Ford Sierra (built 1982–1993)
Where to find code K3 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 Sunbeam Silver Metallic
Ask for Ford K3 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants.
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.