GM paint code 40
Dark Mesa Brown Metallic.
- Code
40(also seen as9202)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1989–1990 across GM
- Models
- 30
- 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 40: it is mostly listed as White. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
GM models with paint code 40
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 Allure | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Bonneville | 1989–1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1989–1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Century | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Corvette | 1989–1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Deville | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Eldorado | 1989–1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Grand Prix | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Hummer | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Impala | 1989–1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Lumina | 1989–1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Malibu | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Malibu Maxx | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Monte Carlo | 1989–1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Outlook | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Park Avenue | 1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Rally | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Regal | 1989–1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM S-Series | 1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM S10 | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Saturn | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Seville | 1989–1990 | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Tracker | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
| GM Vue | 1989–1990 ? | Dark Mesa Brown Metallic |
15 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Acadia (built 2006–present)
- GM Alero (built 1998–2004)
- GM Aura (built 2006–2009)
- GM Aurora (built 1994–2003)
- GM Dts (built 2005–2011)
- GM Enclave (built 2007–present)
- GM Fiero (built 1983–1988)
- GM G6 Pontiac (built 2004–2010)
- GM Hummer H3 (built 2005–2010)
- GM Intrigue (built 1997–2002)
- GM Ion (built 2002–2007)
- GM L-Series (built 1999–2004)
- GM Lacrosse (built 2004–present)
- GM Lucerne (built 2005–2011)
- GM Traverse (built 2008–present)
Where to find code 40 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 40 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 9202).
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.