GM paint code 48
Dark Green Metallic, also listed as Dark Grey Fern Metallic, Dark Meander Green P. Metallic, Dark Yellow Green Metallic.
- Code
48(also seen as7205,7684,810K,9806)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Green
- Code in use
- 1981–2004 across GM
- Models
- 14
- 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 48: it is mostly listed as Black. This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
GM models with paint code 48
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 Bonneville | 1981 | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1981 | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1981 ? | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Canyon | 1981 ? | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 1981 ? | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Colorado | 1981 ? | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Firebird | 1981 | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Hummer | 1981 ? | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 1981 ? | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1981 ? | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 1981 ? | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM S10 | 1981 ? | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Seville | 1981 | Dark Green Metallic |
| GM Sky | 1981 ? | Dark Green Metallic |
6 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Hummer H2 (built 2002–2009)
- GM Hummer H3 (built 2005–2010)
- GM Hummer H3T (built 2005–2010)
- GM Park Avenue (built 1990–2012)
- GM Silverado (built 1998–present)
- GM Solstice (built 2005–2009)
Where to find code 48 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 Green Metallic
Ask for GM 48 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 7205, 7684, 810K).
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.