Volkswagen paint code 6X
Rio Red Metallic.
- Code
6X(also seen asLF3L)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 2014 across Volkswagen
- Models
- 6
- 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 6X: it is mostly listed as Deep Blue 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 6X
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 | 2014 | Rio Red Metallic |
| Volkswagen Golf R32 | 2014 ? | Rio Red Metallic |
| Volkswagen Passat | 2014 | Rio Red Metallic |
| Volkswagen Phaeton | 2014 | Rio Red Metallic |
| Volkswagen Polo | 2014 | Rio Red Metallic |
| Volkswagen Tiguan | 2014 | Rio Red Metallic |
Where to find code 6X 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 Rio Red Metallic
Ask for Volkswagen 6X and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as LF3L).
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.