Subaru paint code 32J
Obsidian Black Pearl
オブシディアンブラックパール
- Paint code
- 32J
- Name
- Obsidian Black Pearl
- Colour
- pearl black
- Finish
- Pearl: layered and the hardest to match, so look closely at panel edges
- V5C should say
- BLACK
- Status
- Confirmed by two independent sources
Models that came in Obsidian Black Pearl
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 32J too.
Has a 32J 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 32J, the car left the factory in Obsidian Black Pearl.
- Check the V5C. For Obsidian Black Pearl it should say BLACK. 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. Obsidian Black Pearl has a pearl 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 32J?
32J is Obsidian Black Pearl (オブシディアンブラックパール), a pearl black paint.
What colour should the V5C say for a car in 32J?
The DVLA records a basic colour, not the paint name, so a car still in its factory Obsidian Black Pearl should be registered as BLACK. Anything else suggests it has been painted a new colour, and the keeper should have told the DVLA.
Which models came in Obsidian Black Pearl?
Japanese catalogue colour listings include it for the Subaru Impreza WRX STI GD (GDB) and Subaru Impreza WRX STI GR (GRB). 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