Paint Code

elbon50 · Post by **elbon50** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:14 pm

The bottom line of the data plate on the front panel of my front boot reads :

8G2LB21-642052

I think my paint code is 8G2

(Ice Blue Mica)

Is that correct?

If so, what do the other characters stand for please?

SuperRedMR2 · Post by **SuperRedMR2** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:42 pm

elbon50 · Post by **elbon50** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:01 pm

Why not ?

mk1 dal · Post by **mk1 dal** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:45 pm

hi mate , your paint code is 8g2 and inertia code is lb21 .

elbon50 · Post by **elbon50** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 8:53 pm

mk1 dal wrote:hi mate , your paint code is 8g2 and inertia code is lb21 .

Thanks Gary

What is the inertia code ?

mk1 dal · Post by **mk1 dal** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:17 pm

its the spec your inertia is eg colour of seats , yours should be light blue gray .

elbon50 · Post by **elbon50** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:41 am

mk1 dal wrote:its the spec your inertia is eg colour of seats , yours should be light blue gray .

Ahh that's interesting Gary

My seats & door cards are black leather

PW@Woodsport · Post by **PW@Woodsport** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:28 am

Inertia? Do we mean Interior?

elbon50 · Post by **elbon50** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:01 pm

I bought a can of 8G2 spray paint from my local Mr T dealer a while ago

It appears to be genuine Toyota paint judging from the label

It does not match the paint on my car very well at all

Am wondering what is best to do about that now

PW@Woodsport · Post by **PW@Woodsport** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:41 pm

It doesn't match because there's a huge difference between professional automotive paints and their application and a guy at home lashing an aerosol on....

mk1 dal · Post by **mk1 dal** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:47 pm

PW@Woodsport wrote:Inertia? Do we mean Interior?

opps

elbon50 · Post by **elbon50** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:58 am

On my car the aerosol paint has a silvery look when it shiuld be pale blue

PW@Woodsport · Post by **PW@Woodsport** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:05 am

There is only one proper way to put paint on a car and expect it to match, even then it's not a given. Very few aerosols ever match.

If you want to DIY and get good results invest in a small compressor and spray gun, and learn to do it properly, it will pay you back tenfold throughout your life.

Post by **Lauren** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:20 am

elbon50 wrote:
My seats & door cards are black leather

Leather would simply have been an option which quite possibly was fitted portside. Other aspects of the VIN plate will detail transmission whether auto or manual and any factory options like LSD for example.

A lot of other stuff is fitted/changed after leaving the factory so this doesn't appear in the VIN plate code.

Rob66 · Post by **Rob66** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:34 pm

Hi Peter

I have a 1989 brochure in front of me here the colour is listed as Light Blue Mica 8G2.

elbon50 · Post by **elbon50** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:18 pm

Rob66 wrote:Hi Peter

I have a 1989 brochure in front of me here the colour is listed as Light Blue Mica 8G2.

Thanks for that Rob

Yes it agrees with the other information I have

www.imoc.co.uk

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