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Nissan paint code LAE

Aurora Mauve

オーロラモーヴ

Paint code
LAE
Name
Aurora Mauve
Colour
purple
Finish
Not given in the name: look at it in daylight
V5C should say
PURPLE, PINK or RED
Status
Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car

Models that came in Aurora Mauve

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

Other Nissan models outside our model library used LAE too.

Has a LAE car been resprayed?

  1. Find the model plate and read the code. On the model plate (the “caution plate”) in the engine bay, usually on the bulkhead, next to COLOR. Some later models put a sticker on the driver’s door pillar instead. If it says LAE, the car left the factory in Aurora Mauve.
  2. Check the V5C. For Aurora Mauve it should say PURPLE, PINK or RED. 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 purple 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.

Other Nissan purple paints

Questions

What colour is Nissan paint code LAE?

LAE is Aurora Mauve (オーロラモーヴ), a purple paint.

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

The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Aurora Mauve should be registered as PURPLE, PINK or RED. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.

Which models came in Aurora Mauve?

Japanese catalogue colour listings include it for the Nissan Elgrand E52 (TE52) and Nissan Serena C26 (C26). Other Nissan 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 Nissan colour codes