2001 Daihatsu Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2001 Daihatsu Vibe

The year 2001 was a strange crossroads. We were all breathing a sigh of relief that Y2K didn't reset our bank accounts, and the roads were a literal sea of "High-Tech Silver" and "Generic Beige." But the 2001 Daihatsu-whether you were wheeling a scrappy Sirion, a Terios, or a Cuore-refused to just blend into the grocery store parking lot. While the rest of the world was playing it safe, the standout soul of this lineup was that unapologetic Yellow. It was a color that said you weren't just driving a budget commuter; you were driving a piece of vibrant, Japanese engineering that didn't take itself too seriously.

Paint Health Check

Now, let's get real about the "Peeling Era." By 2001, Daihatsu was using a basecoat/clearcoat system, which gave these cars a great shine on the showroom floor. But here's the rub: budget-friendly clear coats from this period are notorious for a messy divorce from their base layer. We call it delamination. If your roof or hood currently looks like it's recovering from a bad case of sun poisoning-white, flaking, or chalky edges-that's the clear coat losing its grip. Once that UV protection lifts, the color underneath is a sitting duck for the elements.

Restoration Tip

If you've still got solid paint, you're sitting on a survivor, and you need to keep it that way. In this era, delamination almost always starts at a stone chip. Think of a chip as a tiny crack in a windshield; once air and moisture get under the edge of that clear coat, it'll start to peel back like a cheap sticker. Therefore, you need to seal every single chip the moment you see it. Use a touch-up pen or a fine brush to fill the void, and make sure you're sealing those edges down tight. If you stop the air from getting under the clear, you stop the peel before it consumes the whole panel.