Volkswagen paint code K8
Aquablau, also listed as Blau, Lagoblau, White Silver Metallic.
- Code
K8(also seen asL54Y,LA5P,LB9Z,LE5B)- Finish
- Solid
- Colour family
- Blue
- Code in use
- 1973–2024 across Volkswagen
- Models
- 7
- Same paint on
- Audi
- Screen colour
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Volkswagen models with paint code K8
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 Beetle | 1973–1975 | Aquablau |
| Volkswagen Golf | 1974–1975 | Aquablau |
| Volkswagen Golf GTI | 1974–1975 ≈ | Aquablau |
| Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen | 1973–1975 ? | Aquablau |
| Volkswagen Golf Variant | 1974–1975 | Aquablau |
| Volkswagen Passat | 1973–1975 | Aquablau |
| Volkswagen Polo | 1975 | Aquablau |
14 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- Volkswagen Caddy (built 1979–present)
- Volkswagen E-Golf (built 2012–2021)
- Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan (built 2014–2020)
- Volkswagen Jetta (built 1979–present)
- Volkswagen Jetta Gli (built 1979–present)
- Volkswagen Sharan (built 1995–2022)
- Volkswagen T-Roc (built 2017–present)
- Volkswagen T-Roc Sport (built 2017–present)
- Volkswagen T4 (built 1990–2004)
- Volkswagen Taro (built 1989–1997)
- Volkswagen Tiguan (built 2007–present)
- Volkswagen Touareg (built 2002–present)
- Volkswagen Touran (built 2002–present)
- Volkswagen Up (built 2011–2023)
Where to find code K8 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 Aquablau
Ask for Volkswagen K8 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as L54Y, LA5P, LB9Z).
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.