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Old December 7th, 2013, 4:33 PM
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Hello, I'm new to the forum. The thing that brought me here is that my drivers side exterior door handle nearly pulled off from the body the other day. A quick search and I found all of the information I need, for now.

My question, as made obvious by the title is how do I find out what color my Tahoe is? Surprisingly my search for this came up empty as far as I could tell. I'd like to replace the door handles and mirror caps with white ones but I'd obviously like them to match. I've noticed different color whites I.E Artic White, Olympic White ect. ect. What code should I be looking for on the SPID?

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I could find out but I would need the last 8 of your vin.
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I know places that sell house/wall paint can scan your color and the computer gives them the mix for a perfect match. Do they have that for automotive paint?
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Originally Posted by tech2
I could find out but I would need the last 8 of your vin.
7J312946

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Originally Posted by Marko5657
I know places that sell house/wall paint can scan your color and the computer gives them the mix for a perfect match. Do they have that for automotive paint?
I'm not sure, but probably! All i need is the code to solve my riddle. I know that the dealer where I got if from has a meter that checks for inconsistencies, like if a panel was repainted because of a wreck, so I'm sure they have what you were talking about too.

Here's a a few pics of her, while we wait.

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Your dealer's body shop and/or parts department should be able to tell you what the paint code is. What year is your Tahoe and I will look it up on the sales brochure?
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here ya go..... 50u - summit white


you should find the 3 character paint code (50u) on either the door vin sticker or glove box build sheet
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Thank you for the quick response!
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