Volkswagen paint code B1
Progressivrot Metallic.
- Code
B1(also seen asLY3Q)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 2022–2023 across Volkswagen
- Models
- 5
- Same paint on
- Audi
- Screen colour
#8B0008approximate
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 B1: it is mostly listed as Californiagelb. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
Volkswagen models with paint code B1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf | 2022–2023 | Progressivrot Metallic |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 2022–2023 | Progressivrot Metallic |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2022–2023 | Progressivrot Metallic |
| Volkswagen Polo | 2022–2023 | Progressivrot Metallic |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 2022–2023 | Progressivrot Metallic |
1 more model listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Volkswagen Corrado (built 1988–1995)
Where to find code B1 on your Volkswagen
Vehicle data sticker in the spare-wheel well and in the service booklet. Four characters starting with L, for example LC9X (Deep Black Pearl) or LB9A (Candy White), printed with the interior code.
Touch-up paint for Progressivrot Metallic
Ask for Volkswagen B1 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as LY3Q).
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.