Subaru paint code 18L
Black Topaz Mica
ブラックトパーズマイカ
- Paint code
- 18L
- Name
- Black Topaz Mica
- Colour
- mica black
- Finish
- Mica: a shimmering flake, so repaired panels can look different at an angle
- V5C should say
- BLACK or BLUE
- Status
- Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car
Models that came in Black Topaz Mica
Listed for these models in Japanese catalogue colour listings. Not every colour was offered for every year or trim.
Other Subaru models outside our model library used 18L too.
Has a 18L car been resprayed?
- Find the model plate and read the code. On the model plate in the engine bay, usually on the bulkhead or a strut top, next to COLOR or C/T. If it says 18L, the car left the factory in Black Topaz Mica.
- Check the V5C. For Black Topaz Mica it should say BLACK or BLUE. 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 black 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. Black Topaz Mica has a mica finish, so look along each panel at an angle for a change in shade.
Other Subaru black paints
Questions
What colour is Subaru paint code 18L?
18L is Black Topaz Mica (ブラックトパーズマイカ), a mica black paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in 18L?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Black Topaz Mica should be registered as BLACK or BLUE. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.
Which models came in Black Topaz Mica?
Japanese catalogue colour listings include it for the Subaru Impreza WRX STI GD (GDB). Other Subaru 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 Subaru colour codes