How to Find a Porsche Paint Code

Paint Code Locations For Porsche

Before ordering automotive touch-up paint for Porsche vehicles, it's important that you have the correct paint code. Porsche labels can be difficult to find, and you may need to look in a couple of different places before you find the Porsche paint code location for your vehicle. This label can be hidden in odd places, and its location can be inconsistent from one vehicle to the next. One common place to look for Porsche paint codes is around your spare tire: You'll be looking for a large white paper label. You can also refer to your car's owner's manual; there might be a duplicate Porsche paint code sticker in there.

Once you find the label, your Porsche paint code will be an alphanumeric code that's either four digits long, with the first digit being "L," or three digits long.

This image was taken from one of the pages in a Porsche car manual. LM7W is the paint code in this example.

This image is taken from the spare tire area of the same car, showing the Porsche paint code LM7W.

This image was taken from a 1999 Porsche Boxster. The paint code for this glacier white Porsche is 3AU.

A Porsche paint code sticker could also look like this one, which shows the paint code M7W.

Go through the locations on the diagram below to figure out how to find the Porsche paint code location on your vehicle:

1: In the glove compartment, on the first page of the owner's manual for your vehicle

2: Underneath the hood, in the center of the hood (common in mid-1970s through 2005 models)

3 and 4: At either side of the front luggage compartment. You may have to pull in the sides of the carpet to see the sticker. There should be tabs to release and reseat the carpet.

5: In the spare tire compartment (most typical of the Cayenne and Panamera)

Unfortunately, Porsche no longer puts these labels on at the factory, leaving them up to the dealers to install, and that's why they can be tricky to find. They're typically included in the bag that holds the front license plate bracket, but if a front license plate isn't necessary, the label may end up tossed aside. In these cases, you should still have a paint code label inside your owner's manual. But if you've looked everywhere and can't find any trace of your paint code, Porsche customer service (800-767-7243) should be able to give you an answer. Then, we'll be able to custom-mix your touch-up paint.