Volkswagen paint code B8
Hellelfenbein, also listed as Polizeiweiss.
- Code
B8(also seen asL80E,L93Z)- Finish
- Solid
- Colour family
- White
- Code in use
- 1970–1976 across Volkswagen
- Models
- 3
- 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 B8: it is mostly listed as Giallo Midas Metallic. This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
Volkswagen models with paint code B8
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 Caravelle | 1970–1975 ? | Hellelfenbein |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1974–1975 | Hellelfenbein |
| Volkswagen Lt | 1975 | Hellelfenbein |
4 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Volkswagen Caddy (built 1979–present)
- Volkswagen T4 (built 1990–2004)
- Volkswagen Taro (built 1989–1997)
- Volkswagen Transporter (built 2015–2024)
Where to find code B8 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 Hellelfenbein
Ask for Volkswagen B8 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as L80E, L93Z).
This is a solid colour, the easiest kind to match. Most cars from the 1990s on still have a clear coat over it.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.