GM paint code 39
Dark Mesa Brown Metallic, also listed as Light Saddle Metallic, Sandstone (2c).
- Code
39(also seen as39C,8558,9148,9221)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Orange
- Code in use
- 1984–1988 across GM
- Models
- 33
- 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 39: it is mostly listed as Auburn Nightmist. This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
GM models with paint code 39
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 Astro | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Avalanche | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Blazer | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM C/k Pickup | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Cavalier | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Deville | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Eldorado | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Express | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM G5 Pontiac | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Jimmy | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Kodiak | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Medium Duty Truck | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Monte Carlo | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Prizm | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Rainier | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Rally | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM S10 | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Saturn | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Savana | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Seville | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Sierra | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Sonoma | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Sunbird | 1988 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Topkick | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Vue | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Yukon | 1988 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
14 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Achieva (built 1991–1997)
- GM Aztek (built 2000–2004)
- GM Bravada (built 1990–2004)
- GM Cobalt (built 2004–present)
- GM Envoy (built 1997–2008)
- GM Hhr (built 2005–2011)
- GM Hummer H3 (built 2005–2010)
- GM Lumina (built 1989–2013)
- GM Park Avenue (built 1990–2012)
- GM Safari (built 1998–present)
- GM Silverado (built 1998–present)
- GM Sunfire (built 1994–2005)
- GM Tahoe (built 1991–present)
- GM Trailblazer (built 2020–present)
Where to find code 39 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 Dark Mesa Brown Metallic
Ask for GM 39 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 39C, 8558, 9148).
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.