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Mitsubishi paint code T21

Aqua Metallic

アクアメタリック

Paint code
T21
Name
Aqua Metallic
Colour
metallic turquoise
Finish
Metallic: fine aluminium flake, so repaired panels can look lighter or darker at an angle
V5C should say
TURQUOISE, BLUE or GREEN
Status
Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car

Models that came in Aqua Metallic

Listed for these models in Japanese catalogue colour listings. Not every colour was offered for every year or trim.

Other Mitsubishi models outside our model library used T21 too.

Has a T21 car been resprayed?

  1. Find the model plate and read the code. On the caution plate in the engine bay, next to EXT (the exterior paint). Codes are a letter and two digits, such as W37. If it says T21, the car left the factory in Aqua Metallic.
  2. Check the V5C. For Aqua Metallic it should say TURQUOISE, BLUE or GREEN. Add the paint code to our free check and we’ll compare it with the DVLA record for you.
  3. Check the auction sheet. It should describe the car as turquoise 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.
  4. 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. Aqua Metallic has a metallic finish, so look along each panel at an angle for a change in shade.

Questions

What colour is Mitsubishi paint code T21?

T21 is Aqua Metallic (アクアメタリック), a metallic turquoise paint.

What colour should the V5C say for a car in T21?

The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Aqua Metallic should be registered as TURQUOISE, BLUE or GREEN. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.

Which models came in Aqua Metallic?

Japanese catalogue colour listings include it for the Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear L400 (PD8W). Other Mitsubishi 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 Mitsubishi colour codes