Daihatsu paint code 3Q8
Dark Red Mica
ダークレッドマイカ
- Paint code
- 3Q8
- Name
- Dark Red Mica
- Colour
- mica maroon
- Finish
- Mica: a shimmering flake, so repaired panels can look different at an angle
- V5C should say
- MAROON or RED
- Status
- Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car
Models that came in Dark Red Mica
Listed for these models in Japanese catalogue colour listings. Not every colour was offered for every year or trim.
Other Daihatsu models outside our model library used 3Q8 too.
Has a 3Q8 car been resprayed?
- Find the model plate and read the code. On the caution plate, whose position varies by model: look in the engine bay first, then the door pillars. Some Daihatsus share Toyota’s codes. If it says 3Q8, the car left the factory in Dark Red Mica.
- Check the V5C. For Dark Red Mica it should say MAROON or RED. Add the paint code to our free check and we’ll compare it with the DVLA record for you.
- Check the auction sheet. It should describe the car as maroon and usually prints the code. A sheet that says one colour with a code for another means the car was painted before it was sold in Japan. Our auction sheet translator flags that.
- Look for the old colour where a respray rarely reaches: the engine bay, door shuts, inside the boot lid and fuel flap, and under rubber seals. Dark Red Mica has a mica finish, so look along each panel at an angle for a change in shade.
Questions
What colour is Daihatsu paint code 3Q8?
3Q8 is Dark Red Mica (ダークレッドマイカ), a mica maroon paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in 3Q8?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Dark Red Mica should be registered as MAROON or RED. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.
Which models came in Dark Red Mica?
Japanese catalogue colour listings include it for the Daihatsu Copen (L880K). Other Daihatsu models outside our model library used it too.
From our own colour table. The dot shows the colour family, not the paint itself. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected]. All Daihatsu colour codes