Paint Colour Codes
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Often, the paint colour code for your Elan can be found on the VIN plate located in the engine bay, although it seems that not all cars have the colour code present.
‘A’ prefix paint codes are used for cars finished in ICI 2K two pack acrylic polyurethane paint introduced around 1977.
‘B’ codes indicate DuPont basecoat/clear acrylic enamel paint introduced during 1991, with water based paints being phased in during 1997.
The paint code number is often stamped in the lower left corner of the vehicle identification plate fixed to the wheelarch in the front engine compartment, if your car does not have this code present, Lotus Customer Service (01953 6080000) will be able to tell you the colour code if you quote your VIN in full.
ICI Colours
| Lotus Code | Option Code | Name | Manuf. Code | Lotus part # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A21 | IAAB | Monaco White | ICI P4207517 | A089B6149V |
| A23 | IABB | Calypso Red | ICI P420GJ23 | A089B6150V |
| A45 | IADB | Silver Frost | ICI P4217805 | A082B6087V |
| A59 | IAJB | Steel Blue | ICI P4218118M | A082B6116V |
| A64 | IAOB | Norfolk Mustard | ICI P420WD55 | A082B6192V |
| A65 | IAEB | British Racing Green | ICI P420GE51 | A089B6197V |
| A68 | IANB | Pacific Blue | ICI P4217750 | A089B6196V |
Du-Pont Colours
| Lotus Code | Option Code | Name | Manuf. code | Lotus part # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B01 | IAAB | Monaco White | DuPont ABN9149 | A100B6240V |  |
| B02 | IACB | Black | DuPont AB47600 | A100B6240V |  |
| B03 | IABB | Calypso Red | DuPont ABK9197 | A100B6239V |  |
| B04 | IAEB | British Racing Green | DuPont ABK9349 | A100B6238V |  |
| B05 | IAOB | Norfolk Mustard | DuPont ABN9561 | A100B6237V |  |
| B06 | IAQB | Aqua Blue | DuPont ABK9253 | A100B6255V |  |
| B07 | IARB | Silk Red | DuPont ABL9683 | B100B6254V |  |
| B08 | IANB | Pacific Blue | DuPont ABN9144 | A100V6234V |  |
| B09 | IADB | Silver Frost | DuPont ABL9056 | A100B6235V |  |
| B10 | IAJB | Steel Blue | DuPont ABN9148 | A100B6236V |  |
| B13 | Metallic Black | Dupont ABN8113 | A082B6313F | ||
| B16 | Empire Green | Dupont ABW9320 | A082B6299F | ||
| B18 | Medina Green | DuPont N9888 | A082B6301F | .......................... Are you sure? | |
| B19 | Palicio Purple aka Palacio? | DuPont 3E321 | A082B6302F |  | |
| B20 | Azure Blue | DuPont L9890 | A082B6303F |  | |
| B21 | Lotus Racing Green | Dupont L9051 | A082B6304F | ||
| B42 | Midnight Blue | DuPont L8632 | A082B6335F |  | |
| B45 | Cranberry Red | DuPont N9571 | |||
| B48 | Mauritius Blue | Dupont H9322 | |||
| B51 | Pearl White | Dupont ABN9150 | |||
| B52 | Magenta Metallic | Dupont H9883 |
