CarPaintCode
40W Vesuvio Metallic

Porsche paint code 40W

Vesuvio Metallic.

Code
40W (also seen as 40X, K3, L40W, L40X)
Finish
Metallic
Colour family
Grey
Code in use
1995–2000 across Porsche
Models
3
Screen colour
#272427 approximate

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

Porsche models with paint code 40W

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 9111995–2000 ?Vesuvio Metallic
Porsche Boxster1995–2000 ?Vesuvio Metallic
Porsche Carrera1995–2000 ?Vesuvio Metallic

Touch-up paint for Vesuvio Metallic

Ask for Porsche 40W and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 40X, K3, L40W).

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.

Similar Porsche colours

LV7SGraphit Metallic Matte2003–2004 4A3Moccabraun Metallic2002 3C4Violettchromaflair Metallic2000 7E9Schwarzgrau Matte2003–2004 2HVulkangrau Metallic2016–2024 708Schwarz Metallic1979–1984 LR7MLava Grey Metallic2009–2010 39RAventuragruen Metallic1993–1997