GM paint code 65
Silver Lightning Metallic.
- Code
65(also seen as736Q)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Grey
- Code in use
- 2006–2009 across GM
- Models
- 27
- Screen colour
#697077approximate
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 65: it is mostly listed as Almond 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 65
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 Blazer | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Buick | 2006–2009 | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Corvette | 2006–2009 | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Delta Eighty Eight | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Envoy | 2006–2008 | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Grand Prix | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Hummer H3 | 2006–2009 | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Innovate | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Lumina | 2006–2009 | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Malibu | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Montana SV6 | 2006–2009 ≈ | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Monte Carlo | 2006–2007 | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Ninety Eight Regency | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM S10 | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Safari | 2006–2009 | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Silhouette | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Silverado | 2006–2009 | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Sonoma | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Spectrum | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 2006–2009 | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Tahoe | 2006–2009 | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Venture | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
| GM Yukon | 2006–2009 ? | Silver Lightning Metallic |
10 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Astro (built 1985–2005)
- GM Bravada (built 1990–2004)
- GM Camaro (built 2015–2023)
- GM Cutlass (built 1961–1999)
- GM Intrigue (built 1997–2002)
- GM L-Series (built 1999–2004)
- GM Nova (built 1961–1988)
- GM Sierra (built 1982–1993)
- GM Trailblazer (built 2020–present)
- GM Trans Sport (built 1989–1998)
Where to find code 65 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 Silver Lightning Metallic
Ask for GM 65 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 736Q).
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.