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Paint and Trim codes (1/5)
 10/1/09 5:10pm
Jreis
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Rumson, NJ - USA

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1982 Corvette (current) 1987 Coupe 4+3 (past) 2003 Z06 (past)


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Hello all,

 

I have copied the numbers from my trim plate but the manual is of no help trying to decipher the numbers.  What I have is;

 

O  07C 119886

18L  39L  39U      E

    CHEVROLET

 

The 18L is unclear but it is not 181.

 

Any sources out there I can look at to get the right colors.  The car is now black exterior but I know it was painted about 15 years ago.  The interior is black (charcoal?).

 

Thanks for the help.

 
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Paint and Trim codes (2/5)
 10/1/09 5:36pm
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1978 Silver Anniversary L82 4spd (M21) Red Leather. Pace Car is in the hands of a new caretaker.


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From what I read in the "C3 Buyers Guide" I think the "07C" is a July '82 build. With the last July vin # being 120227 your 119886 agrees. The 39 L &U are Charcoal Metallic lower and upper with available trim codes - 132 Silver Gray leather; 182 Charcoal leather; 74C Dark red cloth; and 742 Dark red leather.
Got me on the 18L. I though there was also a number for the actual build date in July also??????
Paint and Trim codes (3/5)
 10/1/09 10:37pm
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Look again closely at the 18L...see if it more closely resembles 18I(the letter I, not a number 1), which would be for Charcoal leather interior. Most leather interior codes ended with the letter "I", instead of the number 2, as the books show.

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Paint and Trim codes (4/5)
 10/2/09 10:48am
Jreis
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Thank you both.  That answers my questions.  No I can go and order the right parts and get this beauty back to her original condition.

Joe
Paint and Trim codes (5/5)
 10/14/09 3:24pm
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