How to find out the car body paint code by VIN code

Each car is assigned a unique vin number. This code allows you to recognize the number of coatings used at the factory. It is worth figuring out how to determine the paint code by vin code.

Often vin is located on the surfaces of the doors and under the hood. On many cars, it can be seen in the trunk under the spare tire.

For foreign cars

On foreign-made cars, the vin code location of the vin code is different:

• On the Hyundai Solaris, it is located on the driver's door. The code can also be located near the power unit. Having deciphered the wines, you can determine the desired shade from the catalog;
• The colors of the paintwork on the Ford Focus can be found by looking under the hood - vin is located near the motor. In some models, the manufacturer placed it on the driver's door;
• On the Nissan Almera, the designations of the paintwork material are located under the hood. They should be looked for near the windshield;
• On the Chevrolet Lacetti, the paint shade code is located at the radiator near the power unit. It can also be found near the motor or windshield;
• The car manufacturer Mazda places numbers on the racks or near the engine. Sometimes the identification number is on the passenger door;
• In most Toyota cars, the color of the body enamel is indicated on the internal amplifiers of the front doors;
• In Peugeot, the plate is attached to the front pillars.

In some cars, the vin is placed in the doorway.

For domestic cars

On a Russian-made car, the nameplate on which the vin is applied is placed on the luggage compartment lid. Another popular place is the engine compartment. It is here that the color code and markings on AvtoVAZ models are located.

In some domestic models, colors are designated by names, for example, “white cloud”. In such cases, the paint number for the car should be looked for in the catalog. However, it is not enough just to determine the LMB code.

Enamel can be exclusive - in such cases, its designation is only in unknown catalogs. If the paint manufacturer is not specified, it will not be possible to accurately determine the paint number. In addition to determining the numbers, you should find the correspondence of the paintwork material in the catalogs.

The selection of paint for older models is difficult, since the required information is not indicated on the wines. There are only basic information. In the form of a cipher, the paint color on many cars began to be indicated only from 2013. In other cases, you can select the desired shade only with the help of spectral analysis.

Decryption

The cipher of the shade of paintwork materials is selected according to several components of the wine code, indicated in Latin. Each of them has its own decoding:

1. WMI. The first two letters identify the place where the car was made. For example, for cars of European origin, they are in the S-Z range. The third character is a number indicating the manufacturer.
2. VDS. These letters represent the identification of the vehicle. They indicate the model, weight of the car, body type, etc.
3. VIS. The symbols of this designation contain information about the year of manufacture of the machine and its serial number.

When determining the color by the VIN code, it is important to know all the data about the car. They will help you find the paintwork number in the manufacturer's catalog or on one of the specialized sites.

How to find out the paint number of a car by vin

You can choose the paint code according to the VIN code yourself or using the convenient avtobot.net service (you can check it without registering). The second method is more convenient.

With self-selection of paint, you must:

1. Go to the vehicle manufacturer's website.
2. According to the data obtained from the identification number, find your model.
3. Find out the exact designation of LKM.
4. Go to a specialized service and determine the paint according to the catalog presented.

For online selection of paint on avtobot.net, immediately after entering the site, enter the wines in the specified field and click "Find". From below, all information about the car will be displayed, including the LMB designation. Having found the desired designation, you can order a pencil (enamel) for painting chips in any online store with delivery to the desired location. It is easy to buy a specific paint in a specialized car shop by voicing the found number.

The data sheet also contains all the information. However, the manufacturer does not always indicate a numerical or alphabetic code - often you can only find the name of the color.