Where can I find the paint code for my '97? I need to order a bottle of touchup paint to fix some chips. I think I have Brilliant Silver but want to be sure.

Internet says I have a plaque on the driver's door jamb but I don't see it.

Thanks,

Chalrie

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Charlie

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'66 VW 1300 96K miles
'97 E300D 239K miles
'85 300D 203K miles (sold Sep 2012)

What is your vin. I'll look it up.

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Greg
2012 S350 BlueTEC 4Matic
2007 ML 320 CDI
2007 Leisure Travel Serenity
2006 Sprinter 432k
2005 E320 CDI
1998 SLK230 (teal)
1998 SLK230 (silver)
1996 E300D 99k, 30k on WVO
Previous:
1983 240D, on WVO
1982 300D, on WVO
1983 300CD, on WVO
1986 300SDL 237k, 25k on WVO (Deerslayer)
1991 350SDL 249k, 56k on WVO - Retired to a car spa in Phoenix
1983 380 SEC w/603 diesel, 8k on WVO
1996 E300D 351k, 177k on WVO

There's a metal plate screwed to the upper radiator brace; it has all the codes including the paint codes stamped into it.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

Go to epc.startekinfo.com and register. You need a credit card only to prove you are in the U.S.

You will need a Windows computer for this, and your Java needs to be up to date.

Once you have it set up then input your VIN and then select the 'data card' function. This gives you all the options for your car.

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The OM 642/722.9 powered family
Still going strong
2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD)
2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD)

both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023
2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles)
2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles)

1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh
1987 300TD sold to vstech

That's the easiest way!

Charlie,
Here is a picture of a typical plate. Upper highlighted number is the interior, lower the exterior paint code. (Kindly supplied by Benzworld W210 forum member RichardM98!) I think the M after 744 is for metallic.

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Graham
85 300D,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5

Thanks! I found the plaque - paint code 744M - Brilliant Silver, like I thought. I ordered a touchup kit that includes a clear coat pen and some buffing compound.

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Charlie

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'66 VW 1300 96K miles
'97 E300D 239K miles
'85 300D 203K miles (sold Sep 2012)

There have been some discussions that the letters after are the maker of the paint. G = Gglasurit S = Sikkens ( ? ) = Dr. Herbert

I know on two tone cars there is an upper and lower code.

My 97 SL320 has 702 U ( Uber = Over ) and 702 O ( ? ) ( Smoke Silver Metallic ) . The lower sections are matt finish in my case so the O must mean matt finish.

Cars that are single tone generally have a matt finish on the " removable components " ( lower plastic trim , mirror housings , bumpers ). For matt a 4 place number is used, it seems that the regular color # is used for the last 3 places then a number is placed in the front, I think this is done for ordering paint and the first # isn't on the tag.

From my earlier post.

www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/318879-whats-my-bumper-trim-color-code.html?highlight=paint+code


On my 97 SL , the paint codes are on the bottom right with the top code being the main body and code below it being trim.

Here is my list of color codes, not sure what years but they look to be late 80's and up.

http://color-online.glasurit.com/

amcon: Mercedes-Benz common options







Mercedes-Benz Paint Codes

Mercedes Paint Codes

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Code Color (* = metallic)
019 designo red* (crimson metallic*)
040 black (schwarz)
050 white (weiss)
122 pearl grey (perlmattgrau)*
124 arabian grey (arabergrau)
125 pearl grey (perlgrau)
131 pastellweiss
140 silver grey (silbergrau)
143 fern white
147 arctic white (arcticweiss)
149 polar white (polarweiss)
153 snow white (schneeweiss), glacier white
157 beige grey (beigegrau)
158 white grey (weissgrau)
160 tropic black*
162 blue grey (blaugrau)
164 dark grey (dunkelgrau)
166 blue grey (blaugrau)
169 light stone grey (steingrau hell)
171 stone grey (steingrau)
172 anthracite grey (anthrazitgrau)*
173 anthracite grey (anthrazitgrau)
178 medium grey (mittelgrau)*
180 silver grey (silbergrau)*
181 light beige (hellbeige)
185 melanite black*
186 cement grey (zementgrau)
189 greenish-black (emerald black) (black opal) (smaragdsschwarz)*
190 graphite grey (graphitgrau)
195 meteor grey (meteorgrau)*
197 obsidian black*
199 black pearl (blue-black) (blauschwarz)*
218 lindgrün
221 dark green (dunkelgrün)
226 moss green (moosgrün)
229 medium green (mittelgrün)
231 perlmutter grün
249 spruce green (malachite) (malachit)*
254 pine green*
256 crystal green*
259 forest green (waldgrün)
260 oasis green (oasengrün)
261 willow green*
268 dark green (dunkelgrün) blaugrün?
269 tourmaline green (turmalingrün)*
270 blue green (blaugrün)
272 amazon green (amazonitgrün)*
274 light green (hellgrün)*
278 tundra green (tundragrün)
279 vivianite green (vivianitgrün)*
282 jungle green (dschungelgrün)*
291 dark olive (dunkeloliv)
304 horizon blue (horizontblau)
312 labrador blue
317 grey blue (graublau)
320 blue (blau)
332 dark blue (dunkelblau)
334 light blue (hellblau)
335 mercedesblau
339 violane (violan)*
341 aquamarine blue (aquamarinblau)*
348 ice blue (pearl blue) (perlblau)*
350 medium blue (mittelblau)
353 light blue (hellblau), teallite blue
3538 chassisrot
355 diamond blue (diamintblau)*
356 light blue (hellblau)
359 tanzanite blue (tansanitblau)
366 azurite blue (azuritblue)*
375 atoll blue*
380 delphinblau
381 violet (floraviolett)
387 blue (blau)*
396 medium blue (mittelblau)*
404 milan brown (milanbraun)*
406 cayenne orange (cayenneorange)
408 havana brown (havannabraun)
409 dark brown (dunkelbraun)
4100 cement grey (zementgrau)
412 beige
419 ikonengold*
4200 light blue (hellblau)
422 byzanzgold*
423 dark tobacco brown (tabakbraun dunkel)
424 topaz brown (topasbraun)
427 russet brown
430 autumn beige (herbstbeige)
432 havana brown* (also bisonbraun?)
439 cream (creme)
441 desert taupe (impala brown) (hellbeige)*
442 deer brown (rehbraun)
444 sand beige
459 maroon brown
460 dark red brown (dunkelrotbraun)
461 bronze brown (broncebraun)*
462 beige*
463 copper (kupfer)*
467 sandbeige*
470 coloradobeige
473 champagne (champagnermetallic)*
475 nutria*
476 golden brown
479 walnut brown (also moorbraun?)
480 manganese brown*
481 blackberry (bornite) (bornit)*
482 apricot orange
483 volcanic red (vulcanrot)*
485 rosewood (rosenholz)*
501 orient red
502 speed red
504 english red (englischrot)
512 garnet red (almadine red) (almandinrot)*
513 bordeau red (bordeauxrot)
514 carnelian (agate) red (karneolrot)
516 medium red (mittelrot)
519 red, light red (rot)
525 brilliant red (brillantrot)*
526 mercedes red (mercedesrot)
5328 standard blue (standardblau)
534 fire red (feuerrot)
538 red brown (rotbraun)
540 desert red (barolo red) (barolorot)
541 storm red
542 dark red (dunkelrot)
543 strawberry red (erdbeerrot)
567 maroon (lasurrot)* (also titanite red, titanitrot)*
568 signal red (signalrot) (hellrot)
571 brilliant red (rot)*
572 ruby red (rubin)*
573 dark bordeau red (dunkelbordeauxrot)
574 spindelrot
576 red (rot)
581 inca red*
582 imperial red (imperialrot)
585 mesa red
587 cabernet red (pajettrot)*
589 jupiter red
594 ember red (glutrot)
597 saturn red*
606 maple yellow (ahorngelb)
608 ivory (elfenbein)
618 mimosa yellow (mimosangelb)
620 light ivory (hellelfenbein)
623 light ivory (hellelfinbein)
6277 standard green (standardgrün)
6285 pine green (fichtengrün)
6286 unimog green (unimog-grün)
630 corn yellow (maisgelb)
651 pueblo beige
658 ivory (elfenbein)
670 light ivory (hellelfenbein)
673 sahara yellow (saharagelb)
680 sun yellow
681 manila beige (also weizengelb?)
684 pastel beige
690 light ochre
691 light yellow (lichtgelb)
693 travertine beige*
696 night black

702 smoke silver (rauchsilber)* ( MY 97 SL320 )

706 moonlight silver (mondsilber)*
716 grey beige (graubeige)
717 papyrus white (papyrosweiss)
7186 pearl grey (perlgrau)
7187 standard grey (standardgrau)
721 onyx grey (onyxgrau)*
723 cubanite silver (cubanitsilber)*
726 beige grey (beigegrau)
728 beige grey (beigegrau)*
733 phantom grey (phantomgrau)
735 astral silver (astralsilber)* (bundt style wheels)
737 classic white (classicweiss)
740 pastel grey (pastellgrau)
744 brilliant silver (brillantsilber)* (claimed to be close to new wheels)
745 crystal silver*
747 granite grey, perlite grey*
748 comet grey*
751 ascot grey (liasgrau)
752 carrara grey
753 (tektitgrau)
760 quartz silver (quarzsilber)*
761 polar silver*
791 dune gold*
801 mangrove green*
803 moss green
815 agate green (achatgrün)
816 agate green, andradite green
822 forest green
823 sea foam green
824 sea green (seegrün)
825 deep green (tiefgrün)
834 moss green (moosgrün)*
858 mesa red?????
860 green (grün)
861 silver green (silbergrün)*
862 pine green (piniengrün)*
867 kaledoniengrün
870 nickelgrün
874 citrus green (citrusgrün)*
875 mango green
876 cypress green (zypressengrün)*
877 blue green (also petrol?)*
880 cactus green (agavengrün)
881 thistle green* (also silberdistel?)
888 teal blue (beryl) (beryll)*
891 alexandrite green (alexandritgrün)*
900 deep blue (surfblau)
903 blue (blau)
904 midnight blue (dark blue) (dunkelblau)
906 grey blue (graublau)*
9147 same as 147 arctic white
917 aqua (aquablau)
920 deep blue (tiefblau)
922 pastel blue (pastellblau)
929 nautical blue (nautikblau)*
930 silver blue*
931 magnetite blue (magnetitblau)*
932 lapis blue (lapisblau)*
933 deep-sea blue (tiefseeblau)*
934 china blue (chinablau)
940 marine blue
941 (aragonitblau)
945 lapis blue (lapisblau)
949 cascade blue (kaskadenblau)
958 reef blue*
960 light ochre????? also alabaster white?
9963 indium grey* (indiumgrau) AKA C963


Mercedes-Benz All Models Touch Up Paint

Tropengruen (Trim) 6856

Sodalith Blue (matt) Pearl 5205
Shell Gray (matt) 7176
Ruby (matt) Pearl 3518
Rio Blue (matt) 5309
Paprika Red (matt) 3524
Orient Green (matt) Pearl 6301
Midnight Blue (matt) 5214
Marble Grey (matt) 7201
M/S Grey (matt) 7209
Laud. Grey (matt) 7204
Imperial Red (matt) 3533
Gray (matt) DB-7176
Corundum Red (matt) 3549
Brilliant Emerald (matt) Pearl 6864
Black Opal (matt) 9122
Azure Blue (matt) 5218
Atlas Grey (matt) 7181
Alto Grey (matt) 7700
Agate Grey (matt) 7202
Agate Green (matt) 6303




Spruce Green 249/6249
Smoke Silver 702/9702
Ruby Pearl 572/3572
Royal Indigo 339/4339
Polar White 149/9149
Moonstone Grey 721/7721
Midnight Blue 904/5904
Imperial Red 582/3582
Cypress Green 272/6272
Calypso Green 279
Brilliant Silver 744/9744
Brilliant Emerald Pearl 269/6269
Black Pearl DB-199
Black Opal Pearl 189/9189
Black 040/9040
Azure Blue Pearl 366/5366
Aspen Green 891/6891

is the colour the same inside the boot Granite grau.