Volkswagen paint code D5
Pastellbraun.
- Code
D5(also seen asLH8M)- Finish
- Solid
- Colour family
- Grey
- Code in use
- 1991–1997 across Volkswagen
- Models
- 7
- 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 D5: it is mostly listed as Bleu Pacifique Metallic. This page covers the other colour listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
Volkswagen models with paint code D5
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 Dasher | 1991–1997 ? | Pastellbraun |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1991–1997 | Pastellbraun |
| Volkswagen Golf Blue Motion | 1991–1997 ? | Pastellbraun |
| Volkswagen Golf Cabrio | 1991–1997 | Pastellbraun |
| Volkswagen Golf Variant | 1991–1997 | Pastellbraun |
| Volkswagen L80 | 1991–1997 ? | Pastellbraun |
| Volkswagen Rabbit | 1991–1997 ? | Pastellbraun |
6 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Volkswagen E-Golf (built 2012–2021)
- Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan (built 2014–2020)
- Volkswagen Golf Wagon (built 2003–2009)
- Volkswagen Tiguan (built 2007–present)
- Volkswagen Touran (built 2002–present)
- Volkswagen Transporter (built 2015–2024)
Where to find code D5 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 Pastellbraun
Ask for Volkswagen D5 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as LH8M).
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.