GM paint code 83
Dark Blue Metallic, also listed as Gunmetal Metallic, Med.sapphire Blue Metallic.
- Code
83(also seen as8993)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Grey
- Code in use
- 1978–1995 across GM
- Models
- 13
- 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 83: it is mostly listed as Canyon Red 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 83
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 | 1978 | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1978 | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Corvette | 1978 | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Delta Eighty Eight | 1978 ? | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Denali | 1978 ? | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Impala | 1978 | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 1978 ? | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Malibu | 1978 ? | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Ninety Eight Regency | 1978 ? | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1978 ? | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Outlook | 1978 ? | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Rally | 1978 ? | Dark Blue Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 1978 ? | Dark Blue Metallic |
13 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Acadia (built 2006–present)
- GM Aura (built 2006–2009)
- GM Aurora (built 1994–2003)
- GM Dts (built 2005–2011)
- GM Enclave (built 2007–present)
- GM Equinox (built 2004–present)
- GM Lacrosse (built 2004–present)
- GM Lucerne (built 2005–2011)
- GM Park Avenue (built 1990–2012)
- GM Sierra (built 1982–1993)
- GM Silverado (built 1998–present)
- GM Tornado (built 1957–1957)
- GM Traverse (built 2008–present)
Where to find code 83 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 Blue Metallic
Ask for GM 83 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 8993).
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.