GM paint code 43
Burgundy Metallic.
- Code
43- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1988–1992 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 disagree about code 43: it is mostly listed as Bright Aqua I 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 43
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 | 1988–1992 | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Avalanche | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Blazer | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Bonneville | 1988–1992 | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1988–1992 | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM C/k Pickup | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Canyon | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Cavalier | 1988–1992 | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Colorado | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Corvette | 1988–1992 | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Delta Eighty Eight | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Hummer | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Jimmy | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Medium Duty Truck | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Rally | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Regency | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM S10 | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Sonoma | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 1988–1992 | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Tahoe | 1991–1992 | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
| GM Yukon | 1988–1992 ? | Burgundy Metallic |
6 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Aurora (built 1994–2003)
- GM Aztek (built 2000–2004)
- GM Hummer H2 (built 2002–2009)
- GM Hummer H3 (built 2005–2010)
- GM Safari (built 1998–present)
- GM Sunfire (built 1994–2005)
Where to find code 43 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 Burgundy Metallic
Ask for GM 43 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants.
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.