Volkswagen paint code H3
Horizontblau Metallic, also listed as Ibizarot.
- Code
H3(also seen asL31M,LQ5E)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1974–2023 across Volkswagen
- Models
- 4
- Same paint on
- Audi
- Screen colour
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Volkswagen models with paint code H3
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 | 2022–2023 ? | Horizontblau Metallic |
| Volkswagen Multivan | 2022–2023 | Horizontblau Metallic |
| Volkswagen Transporter | 2022–2023 | Horizontblau Metallic |
| Volkswagen Vanagon | 2022–2023 ? | Horizontblau Metallic |
1 more model listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Volkswagen Lt (built 1975–2005)
Where to find code H3 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 Horizontblau Metallic
Ask for Volkswagen H3 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as L31M, LQ5E).
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.