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elbon50
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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 :-k (Ice Blue Mica)

Is that correct?

If so, what do the other characters stand for please?
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Why?
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Why not ?
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hi mate , your paint code is 8g2 and inertia code is lb21 .
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mk1 dal wrote:hi mate , your paint code is 8g2 and inertia code is lb21 .


Thanks Gary :thumleft:

What is the inertia code ?
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its the spec your inertia is eg colour of seats , yours should be light blue gray .
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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 :o
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Inertia? Do we mean Interior? :D
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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
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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....
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PW@Woodsport wrote:Inertia? Do we mean Interior? :D


opps :lol:
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On my car the aerosol paint has a silvery look when it shiuld be pale blue
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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.
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elbon50 wrote:
My seats & door cards are black leather :o


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.
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Hi Peter

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