2005 Domestic and Foreign Vehicles Color Identification Plate Location

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The only way to accurately order touch-up paint is to know the color code for your vehicle. You may be lucky and own say a 2005 Subaru that lists only one color of white. However, you still need to verify the color code as perhaps the white shown on our site was not the white used on your vehicle! On the other hand, you could own a 2005 F-Series which lists numerous red colors and deciding which one from looking at the colors shown is impossible. For example, a Red Metallic Clearcoat and a Garnet Red Metallic Clearcoat look very similar on the screen, but can look VERY different on your car. In this case, you must find the color code for your vehicle.

All vehicles carry a color identification plate that is located in various places on the vehicle depending on the model. Use the picture below to locate the color identification plate for your vehicle. Next, find the colors for your vehicle and look at the color codes shown for all possible colors. Write these down and go out to you vehicle and check for the correct code. If the color of your car doesn't seem to match the color shown on your computer but the color code matches, then you have correctly identified the color. We manufacture the touch up paint according to the color code, NOT color names.

Sometimes these codes can be tricky to find. For example, on some cars, the color code is located in the trunk as shown below, but it actually is under the trunk carpet next to the spare tire. These locations are starting points.  They can even vary on the same models!

2005 Domestic Vehicles - (Foreign cars below.)

Chrysler/Jeep/Plymouth		General Motors		GMC
300/300C	1B	Buick		Savana	17,21
Crossfire	6B	Century	10	Safari	16
Dakota, Durango	7	LaCrosse	10	All Other Models	18
Grand Cherokee	1A	Rainer	18	Pontiac
Liberty	4	Rendezvous	11	Aztek	20
Magnum	1B	Terreza	18	G6	18
Mini Van	6A, 6B	All Other Models	14	Grand Prix	10
Neon	5			Montana	11
PT Cruiser	2	Cadillac		Pursuit	23
Ram Truck	6A, 7	Escalade	18	Vibe	18
Ram Van	3	All Other Models	9	Wave	18
Sebring Convertible	1A			All Other Models	9
Sebring Coupe	2	Chevrolet		Hummer
Sebring Sedan	1A	Astro	16	H1	22
Stratus Sedan	1A	Cavalier	9	H2	18
Stratus Coupe	2	Cobalt	23	H3	18
Viper	4	Express	17,21	Saturn
Wrangler	8	Malibu	9	Relay	18
Ford/Lincoln/Mercury	4	Monte Carlo	10	Vue	14
		Venture	11	All Other Models	9
		All Other Models	18

Additional Locations

1A Top right side frame rail
1B Front side of battery trAY
2 Cowl panel
3 Inside Driver's front fender
4 Driver's door
5 Passenger Side Strut Tower
6A Front core support
6B Right frame rail
7 Front passenger floor pan
8 Front driver side floor pan
9 Spare Tire Cover / Spare Tire Well
10 Inside Deck Lid
11 Left Rear Storage Compartment Inside Door
12 Right Wheel House (or under spare tire cover)
13 Right Side Trunk Area CD Storage Compartment Door
14 Driver's door
15 Instrument Panel Compartment Right Hand Sun Visor
16 Passenger Door Rear Face
17 Rear Face of Right Door "B" Pillar Face
18 Glove Box
19 Behind Driver's Seat
20 Left Rear Access Door
21 Left Side Under Driver's Seat
22 Left Front Driver's Door/Lower Sail Panel
23 Trunk Floor under Carpet

Chevrolet Color Plate

Chrysler Color Plate

Ford Color Plate

Ford, Lincoln and Mercury owners, take  note! Look for the words "Exterior Paint Colors" below. Right above it (not below!) is the color code. You would think the color code would be 54D. But the actual color code is ABOVE the words and is 19.

2005 Foreign Vehicles

Acura	1,3	Mazda	1
Audi	4	Mercedes Benz	1,6,8
BMW, Mini	1,7,9	Mitsubishi	1,2,3
Honda	1,2	Nissan	1,3,5
Hyundai	1	Porsche	1,2,4,7
Infiniti	1,2,3	Saab	1,3,6,10
Isuzu	2,3,10	Subaru/Fuji	7
Jaguar	1,5	Suzuki	1,2,3,4,10
Kia	1	Toyota/Scion	1
Land Rover	1,6,8	Volkswagen	4
Lexus	1	Volvo	6,7,8

Special note on 2005 Honda and Acura. You must find your color plate and look at the letter in the lower right hand corner. This code is the factory code and is part of the paint color. For example, the color below would be listed as B-89P-A on our site because of the letter A. This letter will usually only be A,H or L.