Mazda paint code 6R
Bordeaux Mica
ボルドーマイカ
- Paint code
- 6R
- Name
- Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux Mica
Listed for these models in Japanese catalogue colour listings. Not every colour was offered for every year or trim.
Other Mazda models outside our model library used 6R too.
Has a 6R car been resprayed?
- Find the model plate and read the code. On the caution plate, in the engine bay on older models and on the driver’s side centre pillar on later ones, next to COLOR. Mazda codes are two or three characters. If it says 6R, the car left the factory in Bordeaux Mica.
- Check the V5C. For Bordeaux 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. Bordeaux Mica has a mica finish, so look along each panel at an angle for a change in shade.
Questions
What colour is Mazda paint code 6R?
6R is Bordeaux Mica (ボルドーマイカ), a mica maroon paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in 6R?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux Mica?
Japanese catalogue colour listings include it for the Mazda Bongo Friendee SG (SGLR). Other Mazda 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 Mazda colour codes