GM paint code 86
Imperial Red Metallic, also listed as Magnetic Red Metallic.
- Code
86(also seen as9915)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1993–2007 across GM
- Models
- 27
- 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 86: it is mostly listed as Dark Rosewood 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 86
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 Astro | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Blazer | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Bonneville | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Bravada | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Corvette | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Deville | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Eldorado | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Express | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Heavy Duty Truck | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Jimmy | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Kodiak | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Le Sabre | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Medium Duty Truck | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Park Avenue | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Rainier | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Rally | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM S10 | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Savana | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Seville | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Sierra | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Sonoma | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Suburban | 1993 | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Topkick | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
| GM Vandura | 1993 ? | Imperial Red Metallic |
8 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Catera (built 1996–2001)
- GM Dts (built 2005–2011)
- GM Envoy (built 1997–2008)
- GM Lucerne (built 2005–2011)
- GM Safari (built 1998–present)
- GM Silverado (built 1998–present)
- GM Trailblazer (built 2020–present)
- GM Xlr (built 2003–2009)
Where to find code 86 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 Imperial Red Metallic
Ask for GM 86 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 9915).
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.