Stock White paint code for 96B4V?

[john.jackson9213]

Looked for the stock paint code on my wagon today and came up with nothing when I drove to the paint shop and looked under the rear carpet and in the spare tire well.

So I need some help please. What is the stock white color for the 96 Passat?

On line I find references to a 96 VW color called Arctic White, but not a direct reference to a 96 Passat.

For the 97 Passat I find references to Candy White.

So which is the correct color for my 96? Each color has a different formula, so they are not the same color (meaning Arctic White vs Candy White)

 

[Bob S.]

John; Where is the paint code on the car? I will check my 96 for you. Bob

 

[Matt-98AHU]

John, if you call the dealer and give them your VIN number, they should be able to tell you what the color code was from the factory.

When I worked for the dealer I used to be able to retrieve all the PR codes for a particular VIN when I used the repair program ELSA. Pretty easy to do.

Or, if you don't want to deal with them, you could likely retrieve them yourself for a cost. $35 gets you a day's access to erwin.vw.com where you can not only pluging your VIN and retrieve PR codes and technical bulletins along with all of the repair information you would find in a Bentley manual (for a fraction of the cost).

 

[john.jackson9213]

Bob S. - "Think" it is supposed to be under the rear cargo area carpet or in the spare tire well.

Matt - will check with dealer on Monday. There is one right near work. We will see how willing they are to help.

 

[Steve Addy]

The only white for B4 from 1995-7 was candy white, paint code LB9A. Artic white was never a a color although Alpine White was used for a lot of VW cars (B3 as well) for a number of years.

Steve

 

[john.jackson9213]

Checked with the local VW dealer today (Thanks, Matt) for the correct paint code:

LB9A "Candy White" Just like Steve said. Thank You Steve.

After a bit more research, I found the same Candy White, code LB9A used by VW thru the 2015 model year.