Spring 2018 Reatta newsletter

[Barney Eaton]

If you are a Reatta Division member, you either have or will be getting the Spring 2018 newsletter.

On the front page, lower left is a item "Example Paint Code"....it is a copy of something I put together several years ago and reading it today, it could be confusing  as originally written.

So I hope to get it updated on Ronnie's site, and will send the same update to the newsletter editor.......so to help clarify....You will not see WA-L 8554 19T 40U in a string like that on your cars Service Parts label.

The confusion is 8554 (which is white exterior paint) and 40U (which is black exterior paint) would never appear on the a Reatta together.   

Below is the Service Parts label for a 1991 convertible to use as an example of the actual codes.

At the bottom of the label is  WA-L8554 this is the paint code for white exterior paint if you are buying it from a paint store (not in a spray can)

You see it repeated U5884 (the "U" is upper in GM speak) since Reattas were not available in two tones, the body color will always have the "U"

Next on that line is 40T  ...40 is white, and "T" = top...if you look on line 3 at the top of the label you will see 40T again followed by 40U

40U is one more code telling you the exterior paint color was white........also if you are buying touch up paint in a bottle or spray can from an auto parts store, your white will be listed as "40"...they seldom use the 8554 number in the touch-up books.

While we are looking at the codes,  this convertible has tan interior, note the last line has several interior codes....66F is tan interior "F" = floor mats,  66I = tan interior, 664 = tan leather, and 669 = tan seat belts.

One other tricky code is B84 on the first line.....that tells you the car had the side molded painted body color.... 40Q on line 3.......40 = white and "Q" is telling you the color of the side molding, 

if the car had the black side molding that was standard, that code would be 41Q and there would be no B84 code.

All the code are listed on Ronnie's Reatta owners site.  

[Ronnie]

Barney if changes to the information about paint codes on ROJ are needed, just let me know and I will be happy to make the changes.