Lowlight colors
Coupe
Jan 1956 - Aug 1957 (Chassisnumber 1.089.519 to 1.649.252)
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| Body Color/ Wagenfarbe | L41 Black/ Tukanschwarz | L259 Pelican Red/ pelikanrot | L317 Lizard Green/ Eidechsgrün | L330 Trout Blue/ Forellenblau | L375 Antilope Brown Poly/ Antilopenbraun | L376 Gazelle Beige/ Gazellenbeige |
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| Roof Color/ Dachfarbe | L41 Black/ Tukanschwarz | L41 Black/ Tukanschwarz | L318 Deep Green/ Tiefgrün | L330 Trout Blue/ Forellenblau | L377 Dark Brown/ tiefbraun | L376 Gazelle Beige/ Gazellenbeige |
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| Upholstery combination cloth/ Polstercombination (stoff) | 51 Dark Grey/ Dunkelgrau or 58 Black/ Swartz |
58 Black/ Swartz | 52 Dark Green/ Dunkelgrün | 53 Gray/ Grau | 55 Brown/Khakibeige | 54 Brown/Kupferrot |
| Upholstery material (stoff)/ Polsterstoff | P200 Dark Gray/ Dunkelgrau (51) or P204 Black/ Swartz (58) |
P204 Black/ Swartz | P203 Dark Green/ Dunkelgrün | P202 Gray/ Grau | P205 Brown/ Braun
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P205 Brown/ Braun |
| Upholstery imitation leather)/ Polsterkunstleder | K200 Light Grey/ Hellgrau | K200 Light Grey/ Hellgrau | K203 Light Yellow/ Hellgelb | K202 Dark Blue/ Dunkelblau | K205 Khaki-beige/ Khakibeige | K201 Copper-red/kupferrot |
| Headliner/Himmelstoff | H150 Light Grey/ Hellgrau
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H151 Beige/ Beige | H153 Light Green/ Hellgrün | H152 Grey Blue/ Graublau or H150 Light Grey/ Hellgrau |
H151 Beige/ Beige | H151 Beige/ Beige |
| Carpet/Teppichstoff | T107 Grey Blue/ Graublau | T106 Grey Beige/ Graubeige | T108 Grey Green/ Graugrün | T107 Grey Blue/ Graublau | T106 Grey Beige/ Graubeige | T106 Grey Beige/ Graubeige |
| Rim Inner/ Radscheiben | L328 Steelgrey/ Stahlgrau | L277 Silver Beige/ Silberbeige | L87 Pearl White/ Perlweiß | L82 Silver White/ Silberweiß | L277 Silver Beige/ Silberbeige | L379 Brown/ Braun |
| Rim outer/ Radfelgen | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz |
Sept 1957 - Jul 1959 (Chassisnumber 1.649.253 to 2.528.667)
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| Body Color/ Wagenfarbe |
L41 Toucan Black/ Tukanschwarz |
L241 Bamboo/ Bambus | L248 Aerosilver/ Aerosilber | L337 Dolphin Blue/ Delphinblau | L352 Cognac/ Cognac | L353 Brilliant Red/ Brilliantrot | L354 Cardinal Red/ Kardinalrot |
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| Roof Color/ Dachfarbe |
L41 Toucan Black/ Tukanschwarz |
L318 Deep Green/ Tiefgrün | L281 Grey White/ Grauweiß | L337 Dolphin Blue/ Delphinblau | L472 Beige Grey/ Beigegrau | L41 Toucan Black/ Tukanschwarz |
L354 Cardinal Red/ Kardinalrot |
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| Upholstery combination cloth/ Polstercombination (stoff) | 53 Blue-Blau/ Blue Grey-Blaugrau | 52 Green/ Grün | 52a Green/ Grün (index a for door trim panels only) |
58 Blue/Lightblue | 51 Red/ Rot | 54 Beige | 51 Red/ Rot |
| Upholstery cloth/ Polsterstoff | P206 Blue/ Blau | P208 Green/ Grün | P208 Green/ Grün | P206 Blue/ Blau | P209 Red/ Rot | P207 Beige/ Beige | P209 Red/ Rot |
| Upholstery vinyl (imitation leather)/ Polsterkunstleder | K303 Blue Gray/ Blaugrau | K304 Green Gray/ Grüngrau | K304 Green Gray/ Grüngrau | K309 Light Blue/ Hellblau | K303 Blue Gray/ Blaugrau | K310 Light Beige / Hellbeige | K303 Blue Gray/ Blaugrau |
| Beadings/ Köder | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß |
| Carpet material/ Teppichstoff | T111 Gray/ Grau | T113 Green/ Grün | T113 Green/ Grün | T111 Gray/ Grau | T111 Gray/ Grau | T112 Brown/ Braun | T111 Gray/ Grau |
| Headliner/ Himmelkunstleder | K 307 B Light Gray/ Hellgrau | K 308 B Light Beige/ Hellbeige | K 308 B Light Beige/ Hellbeige | K 307 B Light Gray/ Hellgrau | K 307 B Light Gray/ Hellgrau | K 308 B Light Beige/ Hellbeige | K 307 B Light Gray/ Hellgrau |
| Floor covering/ bodenbelag | Rubber grey | Rubber Green | Rubber Green | Rubber grey | Rubber grey | Rubber Beige | Rubber grey |
| Tür- und Seitenverkleidung | KsK1/17 blaugrau grau | KsK 2/12 grüngrau dunkelgrün | KsK 2/5 grüngrau graugrün | KsK 10/11 hellblau dunkelblau | KsK 3/9 braungrau dunkelgrau | KsK 13/14 hellbeige braunbeige | KsK 3/9 braungrau dunkelgrau |
| Armrest/ Armlehne | K303 Blue Gray/ Blaugrau | K304 Green Grey/ Grüngrau | K303 Blue Gray/ Blaugrau | K309 Light Blue/ Hellblau | K303 Blue Gray/ Blaugrau | K310 Light Beige/ Hellbeige | K303 Blue Gray/ Blaugrau |
| Sunvisor/Sonnenblende | Grey/ Grau | Beige/ Beige | Beige/ Beige | Grey/ Grau | Grey/ Grau | Beige/ Beige | Grey/ Grau |
| Rim Inner/ Radscheiben | L328 Steel Grey/ Stahlgrau | L87 Pearl White/ Perlweiß | L281 Grey White/ Grauweiß | L82 Silver White/ Silberweiß | L472 Beige Grey/ Beigegrau | L277 Silver Beige/ Silberbeige | L277 Silver Beige/ Silberbeige |
| Rim outer/ Radfelgen | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz | L41 Black/ Schwarz |
Convertible
Jan 1958 - Dec 1958 (Chassisnumber 1 815 645 - 2 270 325)
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| Body Color/ Wagenfarbe |
L41 Black/ Tukanschwarz |
L87 Pearl White/ Perlweiß |
L243 Diamond Grey/ Diamantgrau |
L354 Cardinal Red/ Kardialrot |
L417 Amazon Green/ Amazonas |
L428 Graphite Silver/ Graphitesilber |
L431 Berina Blue/ Berina |
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| Top material | V1 Black or V31 Light grey | V1 Black | V1 Black or V16 Texas brown | V1 Black or V17 Sahara-beige | V1 Black or V30 Light-green | V1 Black or V31 Light-grey | V1 Black or V29 Blue |
| Upholstery combination cloth/ Polstercombination (stoff) | 51 red/rust red | 50 red/true red | 55 beige/honey brown |
54 beige/light beige | 52 green/green grey | 56 beige/rust red | 58 blue/blue |
| Upholstery combination leatherette/ Polstercombination (kunstleder) | 78 red brown or 76 red |
70 red brown or 77 red |
74 honey brown | 73 light beige | 71 green grey | 70a red brown index a for door trim panels only |
75 blue |
| Upholstery Cloth / Polsterkombination (Stoff) | P209 Red | P209 Red | P207 Beige | P207 Beige | P208 Green | P207 Beige | P206 Blue |
| Upholstery vinyl (imitation leather)/ Polsterkombination (Kunstleder) | K183 Red Brown/ Rotbraun | K183 Red Brown/ Rotbraun | K320 Honey-brown/ Honigbraun | K310 Light Beige/ Hellbeige | K304 Green Gray/ Grüngrau | K183 Red-brown/ Rotbraun | K181 Blue/ Blau |
| Door Trimmings | KsK 1/6 Blue-grey/Red-Brown | KsK 2/6 Green-grey/Red Brown | KsK 2/18 Green-grey/Honey-brown | KsK 13/14 Light beige/ Brown-beige | KsK 2 Green-grey | KsK 3/6 Brown-beige/Red brown | KsK 10/4 Light-blue/Blue |
| Side Panels | KsK 1 Blue-grey | KsK 2 Green-grey | KsK 2 Green-grey | KsK 13 Light beige | KsK 2 Green-grey | Ksk 3 Brown-grey | KsK 10 Light blue |
| Parcel Tray | KsK 19 Light-grey | KsK 20 Light-beige | KsK 20 Light-beige | KsK 20 Light-beige | KsK 20 Light-beige | KsK 20 Light-beige | KsK 19 Light-grey |
| Beadings/ Köder | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß | Kö 50 white/ weiß |
| Carpet material/ Teppichstoff | T111 Gray/ Grau | T112 Brown/ Braun | T112 Brown/ Braun | T112 Brown/ Braun | T113 Green/ Grün | T112 Brown/ Braun | T111 Gray/ Grau |
| Border | E112 Grey | E113 Brown | E113 Brown | E113 Brown | E113 Brown | E113 Brown | E112 Grey |
| Lining | U126 Light-Grey | U125 Light Beige | U125 Light Beige | U125 Light Beige | U125 Light Beige | U125 Light Beige | U126 Light-Grey |
| Sunvisor/Sonnenblende | Light-grey | Light-beige | Light-beige | Light-beige | Light-beige | Light-beige | Light-grey |
| Glove compartment inside | W1 Grey | W2 Beige | W2 Beige | W2 Beige | W2 Beige | W2 Beige | W1 Grey |
| Floor covering/ bodenbelag | Rubber grey | Rubber Beige | Rubber Beige | Rubber Beige | Rubber Green | Rubber Beige | Rubber grey |
| Steering column tube | L471 Stone-beige | L471 Stone-beige | L471 Stone-beige | L471 Stone-beige | L471 Stone-beige | L471 Stone-beige | L471 Stone-beige |
Jan 1958 - Dec 1958 (Chassisnumber 2 270 326 - 2 528 667)
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| Body Color/ Wagenfarbe |
L41 Black/ Tukanschwarz |
L87 Pearl White/ Perlweiß |
L243 Diamond Grey/ Diamantgrau |
L354 Cardinal Red/ Kardialrot |
L417 Amazon Green/ Amazonas |
L428 Graphite Silver/ Graphitesilber |
L431 Berina Blue/ Berina |
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| Upholstery combination cloth/ Polstercombination (stoff) | 50 Red-True Red/ Rot-Echtrot | 50 Red-True Red/ Rot-Echtrot | 50 Red-True Red/ Rot-Echtrot | 54 Beige-Light Beige/ Beige-Hellbeige | 52 Green-Green reay/ Grün-Grüngrau | 50 Red-True Red/ Rot-Echtrot | 58 Blue-Blue/ Blau-Blau |
| Upholstery combination leatherette/ Polstercombination (kunstleder) | 70 True Red/ Echtrot | 70 True Red/ Echtrot | 70 True Red/ Echtrot | 73 Light Beige/ Hellbeige | 71 Green Gray/ Grüngrau | 70 True Red/ Echtrot | 75 Blue/ Blau |
| Carpet material/ Teppichstoff | T112 Brown/ Braun | T112 Brown/ Braun | T112 Brown/ Braun | T112 Brown/ Braun | T113 Green/ Grün | T112 Brown/ Braun | T111 Gray/ Grau |
| Floor covering/ bodenbelag | Rubber Beige | Rubber Beige | Rubber Beige | Rubber Beige | Rubber Green | Rubber Beige | Rubber grey |
Paint and Mix Formula's
Original paint formula's:
The little pictures with the paint formula shown in above tables are from an original VW paint formula book from March 1959. The information originaly was posted on: http://www.karmannghia.org/paint_chips.html
VW offered three different types or qualities of paints:
L = Combination Laquer
LK = Force Dried Enamel (oven-baked at 80 degrees C)
LKL = Air Drying Enamel
LK = Force Dried Enamel (oven-baked at 80 degrees C)
LKL = Air Drying Enamel
Mixing paints were supplied in three grades to achieve each of these paint types: LM for L quality LOM for LK quality LKM for LKL quality
The formula is based on the use of original VW mix paints. Unless you have the original mix paints, the mix formula is useless!!
For some pints note the (M) after the name, please also note that (M) does not appear after all the names. The (M) stands for Metallic. Also if you look at the formula any paints with Aluminium (90) in the mixture will be a metallic paint.
Metallic is used for:
L317 Lizard Green/ Eidechsgrün
L330 Trout Blue/ Forellenblau
L375 Antilope Brown Poly/ Antilopenbraun
L337 Dolphin Blue/ Delphinblau
L352 Cognac/ Cognac
L354 Cardinal Red/ Kardinalrot
L243 Diamond Grey/ Diamantgrau
L417 Amazon Green/ Amazonas
L428 Graphite Silver/ Graphitesilber
L431 Berina Blue/ Berina
Shown below are the instruction in German and English and the three pages of mixting colors.
Modern paint formulas:
Modern paint formula's are offered by a selected number of car paint manufactorors. Most of them have an online database.
In the table below you can see with manufactorer has with lowlight colors available.
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Glasunit |
RM |
Spies Hecker |
Standox |
Sikkens |
Dupont |
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| L41 Black |
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| L259 Pelican Red |
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| L317 Lizard Green |
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| L318 Deep Green |
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| L330 Trout Blue |
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| L375 Antilope Brown Poly |
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| L376 Gazelle Beige |
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| L377 Dark Brown |
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| L241 Bamboo |
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| L248 Aerosilver |
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| L281 Grey White |
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| L337 Dolphin Blue |
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| L352 Cognac |
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| L472 Beige Grey |
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| L353 Brilliant Red |
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| L354 Cardinal Red |
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| L87 Pearl White |
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| L243 Diamond Grey |
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| L417 Amazon Green |
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| L428 Graphite Silver |
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L431 Berina Blue |
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The PPG/Ditzler paint chips you can find here:
http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/acl_files/Volkswagen.html
| Color | PPG /Distler code |
| L41 Black | 9000 |
| L259 Pelican Red | 71085 |
| L317 Lizard Green | 42671 |
| L318 Deep Green | 42678 |
| L330 Trout Blue | 12187 |
| L375 Antilope Brown Poly | 21864 |
| L376 Gazelle Beige | 21854 |
| L377 Dark Brown | 21863 |
| L241 Bamboo | 81141 |
| L248 Aerosilver | 31825 |
| L281 Grey White | |
| L337 Dolphin Blue | 31883 |
| L352 Cognac | 21732 |
| L472 Beige Grey | 31888 |
| L353 Brilliant Red | 70957 |
| L354 Cardinal Red | 71040 |
| L87 Pearl White | 8237 |
| L243 Diamond Grey | 31824 |
| L417 Amazon Green | 42613 |
| L428 Graphite Silver | 31900 |
| L431 Berina Blue | 12130 |
Available Lowlight Glasunit Paint formula's:See: http://www.glasurit.com/COLOR/new-color-online/m1frameset.php?language=1
The formula's below are for 1 liter paint
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RM paint http://color-explorer.rmpaint.com/index.php?language=10
For the color database of Spies Hecker, you can follow this link
http://www.shcolor.info/scripts/colorinfo.dll/colorfilter
4 mixtures of lowlight colors are available:
| L259:PELIKANROT |
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| L376:GAZELLEBEIGE |
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| L353: BRILLANTROT |
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| L243: DIAMANTGRAU-MET |
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Standox has the same colors as Spies hecker:
See: http://www.sxcolor.info/scripts/colorinfo.dll/formula
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| L243: DIAMANTGRAU-MET |
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For the color database of Sikkens, you can follow this linkhttp://www.sikkenscr.co.uk/sikkens/uk/
3 mixtures of lowlight colors are available:
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http://color.dupontrefinish.info/scripts/colorweb.dll/setlanguage?sec=&page=&newlanguage=EN
3 mixtures of lowlight colors are available:
L354: Kardinal Rot
L87 : Pearl Weiss
L243: Daimond Grey