CarPaintCode
88 Dark Plum Metallic

GM paint code 88

Dark Plum Metallic, also listed as Medium Spiral/thunder Grey Metallic, Tangier Orange (2c).

Code
88 (also seen as 88T, 9417, 9813, 9V2, 9W4)
Finish
Metallic
Colour family
Orange
Code in use
1990–2018 across GM
Models
27
Screen colour
#D55D00 approximate

GM models with paint code 88

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.

ModelYearsColour name
GM Astro1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Bonneville1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Cadillac1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Century1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Corvette1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Delta Eighty Eight1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Deville1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Grand Am1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Grand Prix1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Heavy Duty Truck1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Impala1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Kodiak1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Le Sabre1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Malibu1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Medium Duty Truck1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Monte Carlo1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Ninety Eight Regency1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Rally1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Regal1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM S101992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Seville1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Sierra1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Suburban1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Topkick1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Trans Sport1992–1993Dark Plum Metallic
GM Vandura1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
GM Vue1992–1993 ?Dark Plum Metallic
12 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years

Where to find code 88 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.

Full guide with diagram →

Touch-up paint for Dark Plum Metallic

Ask for GM 88 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 88T, 9417, 9813).

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.

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