'89 80 quattro - color code

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> "Mark W. Byrum, Jr." <markbyrum at erols.com> wrote:

>>Just purchased a red '89 80 quattro, but don't know what color it is to
>>ask for at the dealer (by phone, hopefully) so I can order touch up
>>paint.  AudiWorld.com says there was: maraschino red, tornado red, and
>>mauve red available that year.  The  codes on the fourth line of the
>>trunk decal says: "LY3D/LY3D" followed by "828/ AT" (at least that seems
>>to be the code in the appropriate place for exterior color).  Does
>>anyone know what that code is or can direct me to a web-site where I can
>>look it up?  I have so far been unsuccessful in the latter; and the
>>dealer parts department put their answering machine on this afternoon
>>and haven't called me back.  Your responses are anticipated with
>>thanksgiving.

> If it isn't a metallic, you can eliminate Maraschino.
> Tornado is really bright (Ferrari) red, while Mauve (Malvenrot in German)
> is a little less so. Mauve was a less popular colour here in Holland, you
> hardly see any cars in that colour. Sorry, I haven't got the paint codes.

Heh.  Check out the microfiche for the 1989 model year!

It's 'Torando Red'.

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