GM paint code 43
Pulse Yellow Metallic, also listed as Yellow (2c).
- Code
43(also seen as43U,5456,5646,721S,GHR,WA610G,Y27)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Yellow
- Code in use
- 2001–2023 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 colours 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 Avalanche | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Blazer | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Buick | 2009–2020 | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM C/k Pickup | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Canyon | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Colorado | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Corvette | 2009–2023 | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Delta Eighty Eight | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Hummer | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Hummer H2 | 2009 | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Hummer H3 | 2009–2010 | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Jimmy | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Medium Duty Truck | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Rally | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Regency | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM S10 | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Safari | 2009–2023 | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Sonoma | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 2009–2023 | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Tahoe | 2009–2023 | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
| GM Yukon | 2009–2023 ? | Pulse Yellow Metallic |
6 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Astro (built 1985–2005)
- GM Aurora (built 1994–2003)
- GM Aztek (built 2000–2004)
- GM Bonneville (built 1958–2005)
- GM Cavalier (built 1975–1995)
- 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 Pulse Yellow Metallic
Ask for GM 43 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 43U, 5456, 5646).
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.