Audi 1983 Touch Up Paint

1983 Audi Touch Up Paint (16 OEM Colors)

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Paint Pen

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Paint Bottle

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottle. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the included basecoat delivers a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Spray Can

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using ourcustomized color Spray Can. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun.

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For small chips & scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Pens

Repair tiny chips and scratches with precision. Perfect for small nicks from rocks or door dings, the fine tip applicator makes it easy for beginners to achieve a clean, factory-quality finish. Each order includes a basecoat and a midcoat pen.

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For Medium-sized Chips & Scratches

Customized Color Tricoat Paint Bottles

Tackle medium-sized scratches and chips with our Customzied Color Paint Bottles. The built-in applicator brush provides smooth, controlled coverage, while the basecoat & midcoat deliver a perfect factory match in your custom paint color.

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For larger areas & panel resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Spray Cans

Cover larger areas with a smooth, professional finish using our customized color basecoat & midcoat Spray Cans. Designed for hoods, fenders, and larger scratches, this product provides consistent spray coverage and factory-matched color accuracy.

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For large repairs & total resprays

Customized Color Tricoat Professional Size Paint

When your repair job calls for more than a touch-up, step up to our professional-size automotive paints. Available in Pint, Quart, or Gallon sizes, these paints are ready-to-spray using an airless spray gun. Each order includes a basecoat & a midcoat paint.

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Where to find Audi color code

How to Find Your 1983 Audi's Color Code

Audi paint color codes are printed on a paper color id tag, often found around the spare tire area; some Audis also have a metal plate on the driver door jamb. The paper tag can fall off and disappear over time, leaving codes unavailable. Codes can include two parts, e.g., LY9H and P1; LY9H often corresponds to Polar White Clearcoat, and P1 can be used for the same white on some models. Older Audi models can be hard to identify by code; custom matching may be required.

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1983 Audi Background Info

The 1983 Audi Vibe

Welcome to 1983, a year when the Audi 5000S was making every other sedan on the road look like a brick with wheels. Between the aerodynamic "Aero" styling of the 5000 and the world-dominating Quattro tearing up the rally stages, Audi was officially the thinking man's performance brand. While the rest of the world was stuck in beige, Audi was leaning into the future with sophisticated, tech-forward metallics. Our records show the real heavy hitter of the year was Meteor Gray Metallic. It's a color that says "I have a car phone and you don't," perfectly capturing that early-80s German obsession with precision and understated cool.

Paint Health Check

Now, listen close, because 1983 was the heart of the Single Stage Era. Back then, the color and the protection were mixed into one thick, luscious pot and sprayed onto your 4000 or 5000 in a single go. It looked like a million bucks on the showroom floor, but there's a catch: it's porous. Without a separate clear coat to take the hit, the sun treats your paint like an all-you-can-eat buffet. If you're looking at your Audi today and it's got that dull, "chalky" finish, that's classic oxidation. The pigment is literally drying out and dying on the vine because the UV rays have spent forty years eating the binder right out of the surface.

Restoration Tip

If you're lucky enough to still have original paint on that Quattro, you've got to treat it like a vintage wine. Here is the golden rule for 1983 steel: It needs wax or it dies. Because single-stage paint is constantly "breathing," it's losing its oils every second it sits in the sun. You can often buff that chalky haze right off to find the "live" paint underneath, but don't just stop there and admire your work. You need to seal those pores with a high-quality carnuba or polymer sealant immediately. If you leave that freshly polished Meteor Gray naked, it'll oxidize again before the next oil change. Feed the paint, keep it sealed, and it'll keep that German glow for another forty years.

Audi Models Released in 1983

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