GM paint code 78
Dark Autumn Maple Metallic, also listed as Dark Carmine Metallic, Dark Fire Opal, Dark Maple Metallic.
- Code
78(also seen as8486,8524,8756,9078,9272)- Finish
- Metallic
- Colour family
- Red
- Code in use
- 1983–2002 across GM
- Models
- 17
- Screen colour
#33171Bapproximate
GM models with paint code 78
Years are the overlap of the code's years with each model's production years. ≈ production years of the model line, not the exact variant; ? production years not confirmed yet.
| Model | Years | Colour name |
|---|---|---|
| GM Bonneville | 1983 | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Buick | 1983 | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Cadillac | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Century | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Chevrolet | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Cutlass | 1983 | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Impala | 1983 | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Innovate | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Malibu | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Malibu Maxx | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Monte Carlo | 1983 | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Oldsmobile | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Outlook | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Pontiac | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Regal | 1983 | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Riviera | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
| GM Srx | 1983 ? | Dark Autumn Maple Metallic |
11 more models listed with this code, but outside their production years
- GM Acadia (built 2006–present)
- GM Aura (built 2006–2009)
- GM Aurora (built 1994–2003)
- GM Cts (built 2002–2019)
- GM Dts (built 2005–2011)
- GM Enclave (built 2007–present)
- GM G6 Pontiac (built 2004–2010)
- GM Lucerne (built 2005–2011)
- GM Lumina (built 1989–2013)
- GM Park Avenue (built 1990–2012)
- GM Sts (built 2004–2013)
Where to find code 78 on your GM
Service Parts Identification (SPID) label. A code starting with WA followed by digits (for example WA8555), or a three-character code such as GAZ; the line often starts with BC/CC and U.
Touch-up paint for Dark Autumn Maple Metallic
Ask for GM 78 and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 8486, 8524, 8756).
This is a metallic colour: it needs a basecoat and a clear coat. Pens and aerosols for metallics usually come with a separate clear.
Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.