GM paint code 33
Caramel Metallic, also listed as Evolution Blue Metallic, Light Driftwood Metallic.
- Code
33(also seen as33T,5322,718S,8160,GGU)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Orange
- Code in use
- 1978–2013 across GM
- Models
- 27
- 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 also list code 33 for Gold Metallic, Espresso Brown, Verde Esmeralda Metallic, a clearly different colour, so they have their own pages. Which one is right for your car depends on the model and year: check the label.
GM models with paint code 33
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GM Avalanche | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1978 | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Canyon | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Captiva | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Cavalier | 1978 | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Colorado | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Deville | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Eldorado | 1978 | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Grand Am | 1978 | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Grand Prix | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Impala | 1978 | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Malibu | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Monte Carlo | 1978 | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Nova | 1978 | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Rally | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Saturn | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Seville | 1978 | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Srx | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 1978 | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Terrain | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Vue | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
| GM Yukon | 1978 ? | Caramel Metallic |
21 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Alero (built 1998–2004)
- GM Astro (built 1985–2005)
- GM Aztek (built 2000–2004)
- GM Chevrolet Cruze (built 2008–2023)
- GM Cruze (built 2008–2023)
- GM Cts (built 2002–2019)
- GM Dts (built 2005–2011)
- GM Enclave (built 2007–present)
- GM Equinox (built 2004–present)
- GM Hummer H3 (built 2005–2010)
- GM Intrigue (built 1997–2002)
- GM Ion (built 2002–2007)
- GM Lucerne (built 2005–2011)
- GM Lumina (built 1989–2013)
- GM Park Avenue (built 1990–2012)
- GM Rendezvous (built 2001–2006)
- GM S-Series (built 1990–2002)
- GM Safari (built 1998–present)
- GM Sunfire (built 1994–2005)
- GM Tahoe (built 1991–present)
- GM Traverse (built 2008–present)
Where to find code 33 on your GM
Service Parts Identification (SPID) label. A code starting with WA followed by digits (for example WA8555), or a three-character code such as GAZ; the line often starts with BC/CC and U.
Touch-up paint for Caramel Metallic
Ask for GM 33 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 33T, 5322, 718S).
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.