CarPaintCode
33X Preussischblau Metallic

Porsche paint code 33X

Preussischblau Metallic, also listed as Saphir Metallic.

Code
33X (also seen as 35L, 374, L33X, L5, LM5T, LY5V, S4, S4N)
Finish
Metallic
Colour family
Blue
Code in use
1983–1988 across Porsche
Models
3
Screen colour
#202A38 approximate

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Porsche models with paint code 33X

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
Porsche 9111984–1987 ?Preussischblau Metallic
Porsche 9281984–1987 ?Preussischblau Metallic
Porsche 9441984–1987 ?Preussischblau Metallic

Touch-up paint for Preussischblau Metallic

Ask for Porsche 33X and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 35L, 374, L33X).

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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