GM paint code 73
Silver Steel Gray Metallic.
- Code
73(also seen as806K)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Grey
- Code in use
- 2003–2007 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 73: it is mostly listed as Black Rose 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 73
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 All Models | 2003–2007 ? | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Aurora | 2003 | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Bonneville | 2003–2005 | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 2003–2007 ? | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Corvette | 2003–2007 | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Denali | 2003–2007 ? | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Heavy Duty Truck | 2003–2007 ? | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Ion | 2003–2007 | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 2003–2007 ? | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Medium Duty Truck | 2003–2007 ? | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Park Avenue | 2003–2007 | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 2003–2007 ? | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Saturn | 2003–2007 ? | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Silverado | 2003–2007 | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
| GM Spectrum | 2003–2007 ? | Silver Steel Gray Metallic |
6 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Beretta (built 1987–1996)
- GM Camaro (built 2015–2023)
- GM Corsica (built 1987–1996)
- GM S-Series (built 1990–2002)
- GM Sierra (built 1982–1993)
- GM Trans Sport (built 1989–1998)
Where to find code 73 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 Steel Gray Metallic
Ask for GM 73 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 806K).
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.