GM paint code 38
Plum Metallic.
- Code
38(also seen as5334)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1993–1995 across GM
- Models
- 29
- 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 38: it is mostly listed as Beige Metallic. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
GM models with paint code 38
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 Allante | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Aurora | 1994–1995 | Plum Metallic |
| GM Blazer | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Bonneville | 1993–1995 | Plum Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1993–1995 | Plum Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Delta Eighty Eight | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Deville | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Eldorado | 1993–1995 | Plum Metallic |
| GM Express | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Medium Duty Truck | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Ninety Eight Regency | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Park Avenue | 1993–1995 | Plum Metallic |
| GM Rainier | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Rally | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Relay | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Riviera | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM S Pick Up | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM S-Series | 1993–1995 | Plum Metallic |
| GM S10 | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Saturn | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Savana | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Seville | 1993–1995 | Plum Metallic |
| GM Sierra | 1993 | Plum Metallic |
| GM Sky | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 1993–1995 | Plum Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 1993–1995 ? | Plum Metallic |
10 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Catera (built 1996–2001)
- GM Envoy (built 1997–2008)
- GM G6 Pontiac (built 2004–2010)
- GM Hhr (built 2005–2011)
- GM Montana SV6 (built 1997–2009)
- GM Silverado (built 1998–present)
- GM Solstice (built 2005–2009)
- GM Terraza (built 2004–2007)
- GM Trailblazer (built 2020–present)
- GM Uplander (built 2004–2008)
Where to find code 38 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 Plum Metallic
Ask for GM 38 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 5334).
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.