GM paint code 48
Dark Red, also listed as Vermelho Vivo.
- Code
48(also seen as9096)- Finish
- Solid
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1990–1998 across GM
- Models
- 15
- 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 | 1990–1995 | Dark Red |
| GM Buick | 1990–1995 | Dark Red |
| GM Cadillac | 1990–1995 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Canyon | 1990–1995 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Chevrolet | 1990–1995 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Colorado | 1990–1995 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Firebird | 1990–1995 | Dark Red |
| GM Hummer | 1990–1995 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Le Sabre | 1990–1995 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1990–1995 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Park Avenue | 1990–1995 | Dark Red |
| GM Pontiac | 1990–1995 ? | Dark Red |
| GM S10 | 1990–1995 ? | Dark Red |
| GM Seville | 1990–1995 | Dark Red |
| GM Sky | 1990–1995 ? | Dark Red |
5 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 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 Red
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 9096).
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.