GM paint code 42
Dark Red.
- Code
42(also seen as8169)- Finish
- Solid
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1978 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 42: it is mostly listed as Blue Silver 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 42
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 | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Bonneville | 1978 | Dark Red |
| GM Buick | 1978 | Dark Red |
| GM C/k Pickup | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Cadillac | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Captiva | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Chevrolet | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Corvette | 1978 | Dark Red |
| GM Grand Am | 1978 | Dark Red |
| GM Grand Prix | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Heavy Duty Truck | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Impala | 1978 | Dark Red |
| GM Le Sabre | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Medium Duty Truck | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Monte Carlo | 1978 | Dark Red |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Pontiac | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Rally | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Riviera | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM S10 | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Silhouette | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Sky | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Sprint | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Srx | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Suburban | 1978 | Dark Red |
| GM Torrent | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Vandura | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Venture | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Vue | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Wave | 1978 ? | Dark Red |
19 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Aurora (built 1994–2003)
- GM Catera (built 1996–2001)
- GM Cts (built 2002–2019)
- GM Cts-V (built 2002–2019)
- GM Envoy (built 1997–2008)
- GM Equinox (built 2004–present)
- GM Hhr (built 2005–2011)
- GM Ion (built 2002–2007)
- GM L-Series (built 1999–2004)
- GM Lacrosse (built 2004–present)
- GM Lucerne (built 2005–2011)
- GM Montana SV6 (built 1997–2009)
- GM Park Avenue (built 1990–2012)
- GM Rendezvous (built 2001–2006)
- GM S-Series (built 1990–2002)
- GM Sierra (built 1982–1993)
- GM Solstice (built 2005–2009)
- GM Sts (built 2004–2013)
- GM Sts-V (built 2004–2013)
Where to find code 42 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 Red
Ask for GM 42 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 8169).
This is a solid colour, the easiest kind to match. Most cars from the 1990s on still have a clear coat over it.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.