evotista
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All,
Being friday and without anything else to keep my brain going...here's what attempts to be a definitive list of A3 S3 paint codes and sales code by year. I've seen jojo's list but believe it contains codes for other model audis.
in total i believe there were 37 "standard" colours for A3/S3s over the models lifetime....of which only 4 were S3 only (Nogaro/Avus Silver/Misano Red/Goodwood Green)...even Imola Yellow seems to have been available on the pre MY99 A3s. The trouble with paint codes is the way in which they are referred to in sales docs does sometimes differ from tech docs.
eg, I'm convinced that at least early UK S3 sales docs did refer to the colour Azure blue - pearl effect, when in fact the proper name is Santorin blue in tech docs (paint code terms). Azure blue does exist on other audis but with a different paint code!
Some colours sales wise also have multiple names...eg, mocha brown (UK term) has also been referred to as Samba Brown etc. Other colours do exist as special orders eg, papaya orange, berry red...etc but to the best of my research were not standard on any A3 in UK. Merlin Purple was also to the best of my research only ever standard on A3...not S3...so any S3s in this must have been special order jobs.
Anyway pick apart at your will......... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/book.gif
01/09/1996 - 30/06/1999
8L-V-000001 - 8L-X-200000
A3 colours
Cornflower Blue - - LY5M - F9
Brilliant Black - - LY9B - A2
Casablanca White - - LY9G - W3
Laser Red - - LY3H - H1
Imola Yellow - - LY1C - 1T
Aluminium Silver - Metallic - LY7M - L5
Maya Yellow - Metallic - LY1U - Q3
Paradise Green - Metallic - LY6K - D6
Isis Red - Metallic - LY3Z - W1
Mocha Brown - Pearl Effect - LZ8P - K3
Cactus Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6L - E7
Europa Blue - Pearl effect - LZ5T - Y3 - up to 97
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Santorin Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5K - 5J - 98 onwards
Volcano Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9U - W9
Hibiscus Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3L - 7M - 98 onwards
Ruby Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3N - X6 - up to 97
01/07/1999 - 31/08/2000
8L-Y-000001 - 8L-Y-200000
A3 colours
Cornflower Blue - - LY5M - F9
Brilliant Black - - LY9B - A2
Casablanca White - - LY9G - W3
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Mineral Grey - Metallic - LY7K - Z8
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Laurel Green - Metallic - LY6R - 7N
Maya Yellow - Metallic - LY1U - Q3
Mocha Brown - Pearl Effect - LZ8P - K3
Cactus Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6L - E7
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Santorin Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5K - 5J
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
Hibiscus Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3L - 7M
Jaipur Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3S - 5H
S3 Colours (Went on sale May 99 in UK)
Brilliant black - - LY9B - A2
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Imola Yellow - - LY1C - 1T (exclusive to S3)
Mineral Grey - Metallic - LY7K - Z8
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Cactus Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6L - E7
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Santorin Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5K - 5J
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
01/09/2000 - 30/06/2001
8L-1-000001 - 8L-1-200000
A3 Colours
Brilliant Blue - - LY5K - E8
Brilliant black - - LY9B - A2
Casablanca White - - LY9G - W3
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Mineral Grey - Metallic - LY7K - Z8
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Crystal Blue - Metallic - LLY7 - 4J
Laurel Green - Metallic - LY6R - 7N
Pine Green - Pearl Effect - LLZ6 - 4S
Merlin Purple - Pearl Effect - LLZ3 - 4B
Denim Blue - Pearl Effect - LLZ5 - 7C
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
Hibiscus Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3L - 7M
Jaipur Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3S - 5H
S3 Colours
Brilliant Black - - LY9B - A2
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Imola Yellow - - LY1C - 1T (exclusive to S3)
Mineral Grey - Metallic - LY7K - Z8
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Goodwood Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6X - 6T (exclusive to S3)
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
Nogaro Blue - Pearl Effect - LLZ5 - M8 (exclusive to S3)
01/07/2001 -
8L-2-000001
A3 Colours
Brilliant Blue - - LLY5 - E8
Brilliant black - - LY9B - A2
Polar White - - LY9M - P1
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Dolphin Grey - Metallic - LX7Z - F5
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Crystal Blue - Metallic - LLY7 - 4J
Canvas Beige - Metallic - LY1X - 2W
Laurel Green - Metallic - LY6R - 7N
Avocado Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6R - L2
Merlin Purple - Pearl Effect - LLZ3 - 4B
Denim Blue - Pearl Effect - LLZ5 - 7C
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
Merlot Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3Q - P8
S3 Colours
Brilliant Black - - LY9B - A2
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Imola Yellow - - LY1C - 1T (exclusive to S3)
Dolphin Grey - Metallic - LX7Z - F5
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
Avus Silver - Pearl Effect - LY7J - C2 (exclusive to S3)
Misano Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3M - N9 (exclusive to S3)
Goodwood Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6X - 6T (exclusive to S3)
Nogaro Blue - Pearl Effect - LLZ5 - M8 (exclusive to S3)
Being friday and without anything else to keep my brain going...here's what attempts to be a definitive list of A3 S3 paint codes and sales code by year. I've seen jojo's list but believe it contains codes for other model audis.
in total i believe there were 37 "standard" colours for A3/S3s over the models lifetime....of which only 4 were S3 only (Nogaro/Avus Silver/Misano Red/Goodwood Green)...even Imola Yellow seems to have been available on the pre MY99 A3s. The trouble with paint codes is the way in which they are referred to in sales docs does sometimes differ from tech docs.
eg, I'm convinced that at least early UK S3 sales docs did refer to the colour Azure blue - pearl effect, when in fact the proper name is Santorin blue in tech docs (paint code terms). Azure blue does exist on other audis but with a different paint code!
Some colours sales wise also have multiple names...eg, mocha brown (UK term) has also been referred to as Samba Brown etc. Other colours do exist as special orders eg, papaya orange, berry red...etc but to the best of my research were not standard on any A3 in UK. Merlin Purple was also to the best of my research only ever standard on A3...not S3...so any S3s in this must have been special order jobs.
Anyway pick apart at your will......... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/book.gif
01/09/1996 - 30/06/1999
8L-V-000001 - 8L-X-200000
A3 colours
Cornflower Blue - - LY5M - F9
Brilliant Black - - LY9B - A2
Casablanca White - - LY9G - W3
Laser Red - - LY3H - H1
Imola Yellow - - LY1C - 1T
Aluminium Silver - Metallic - LY7M - L5
Maya Yellow - Metallic - LY1U - Q3
Paradise Green - Metallic - LY6K - D6
Isis Red - Metallic - LY3Z - W1
Mocha Brown - Pearl Effect - LZ8P - K3
Cactus Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6L - E7
Europa Blue - Pearl effect - LZ5T - Y3 - up to 97
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Santorin Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5K - 5J - 98 onwards
Volcano Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9U - W9
Hibiscus Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3L - 7M - 98 onwards
Ruby Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3N - X6 - up to 97
01/07/1999 - 31/08/2000
8L-Y-000001 - 8L-Y-200000
A3 colours
Cornflower Blue - - LY5M - F9
Brilliant Black - - LY9B - A2
Casablanca White - - LY9G - W3
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Mineral Grey - Metallic - LY7K - Z8
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Laurel Green - Metallic - LY6R - 7N
Maya Yellow - Metallic - LY1U - Q3
Mocha Brown - Pearl Effect - LZ8P - K3
Cactus Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6L - E7
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Santorin Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5K - 5J
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
Hibiscus Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3L - 7M
Jaipur Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3S - 5H
S3 Colours (Went on sale May 99 in UK)
Brilliant black - - LY9B - A2
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Imola Yellow - - LY1C - 1T (exclusive to S3)
Mineral Grey - Metallic - LY7K - Z8
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Cactus Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6L - E7
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Santorin Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5K - 5J
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
01/09/2000 - 30/06/2001
8L-1-000001 - 8L-1-200000
A3 Colours
Brilliant Blue - - LY5K - E8
Brilliant black - - LY9B - A2
Casablanca White - - LY9G - W3
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Mineral Grey - Metallic - LY7K - Z8
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Crystal Blue - Metallic - LLY7 - 4J
Laurel Green - Metallic - LY6R - 7N
Pine Green - Pearl Effect - LLZ6 - 4S
Merlin Purple - Pearl Effect - LLZ3 - 4B
Denim Blue - Pearl Effect - LLZ5 - 7C
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
Hibiscus Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3L - 7M
Jaipur Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3S - 5H
S3 Colours
Brilliant Black - - LY9B - A2
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Imola Yellow - - LY1C - 1T (exclusive to S3)
Mineral Grey - Metallic - LY7K - Z8
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Goodwood Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6X - 6T (exclusive to S3)
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
Nogaro Blue - Pearl Effect - LLZ5 - M8 (exclusive to S3)
01/07/2001 -
8L-2-000001
A3 Colours
Brilliant Blue - - LLY5 - E8
Brilliant black - - LY9B - A2
Polar White - - LY9M - P1
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Dolphin Grey - Metallic - LX7Z - F5
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Crystal Blue - Metallic - LLY7 - 4J
Canvas Beige - Metallic - LY1X - 2W
Laurel Green - Metallic - LY6R - 7N
Avocado Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6R - L2
Merlin Purple - Pearl Effect - LLZ3 - 4B
Denim Blue - Pearl Effect - LLZ5 - 7C
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
Merlot Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3Q - P8
S3 Colours
Brilliant Black - - LY9B - A2
Absolute Red - - LY3F - 6G
Imola Yellow - - LY1C - 1T (exclusive to S3)
Dolphin Grey - Metallic - LX7Z - F5
Silver - Metallic - LY7W - 5B
Ming Blue - Pearl Effect - LZ5L - Q5
Ebony Black - Pearl Effect - LZ9W - 4Z
Avus Silver - Pearl Effect - LY7J - C2 (exclusive to S3)
Misano Red - Pearl Effect - LZ3M - N9 (exclusive to S3)
Goodwood Green - Pearl Effect - LZ6X - 6T (exclusive to S3)
Nogaro Blue - Pearl Effect - LLZ5 - M8 (exclusive to S3)