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Suzuki paint code WBW

Moss Grey Metallic

モスグレーメタリック

Paint code
WBW
Name
Moss Grey Metallic
Colour
metallic grey
Finish
Metallic: fine aluminium flake, so repaired panels can look lighter or darker at an angle
V5C should say
GREY, SILVER or GREEN
Status
Not yet confirmed: check the plate on the car

Models that came in Moss Grey Metallic

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

Other Suzuki models outside our model library used WBW too.

Has a WBW car been resprayed?

  1. Find the model plate and read the code. On the caution plate in the engine bay, usually on the bulkhead, next to COLOR. If it says WBW, the car left the factory in Moss Grey Metallic.
  2. Check the V5C. For Moss Grey Metallic it should say GREY, SILVER 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 grey 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. Moss Grey Metallic has a metallic finish, so look along each panel at an angle for a change in shade.

Other Suzuki grey paints

Questions

What colour is Suzuki paint code WBW?

WBW is Moss Grey Metallic (モスグレーメタリック), a metallic grey paint.

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

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

Which models came in Moss Grey Metallic?

Japanese catalogue colour listings include it for the Suzuki Carry DA16T (DA16T). Other Suzuki 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 Suzuki colour codes