Volkswagen paint code K8
Aquablau, also listed as Blau.
- Code
K8(also seen asL54Y,LA5P)- Finish
- Solid
- Colour family
- Blue
- Code in use
- 1973–1996 across Volkswagen
- Models
- 7
- Same paint on
- Audi
- 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 K8: it is mostly listed as Lagoblau. This page covers the other colours listed under the same code. Check the label on your car before ordering.
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).
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.