2000 Dodge Touch Up Paint (49 OEM Colors)

The 2000 Dodge Vibe

Welcome to the turn of the millennium, where Dodge was leaning hard into the "New Edge" look and silver was the king of the road. In 2000, if you weren't driving a Bright Silver Metallic Caravan or a Flame Red Dakota, you were probably staring at the tail lights of a Viper in Viper Black. Our database tracks 12 core colors for this year-a concentrated hit of the heavy hitters. This was the era of the Durango and the Intrepid, where the palette moved away from the neon teals of the '90s and toward more "sophisticated" metallics like Patriot Blue Pearl and Graphite Grey. It was a good look-while it lasted.

Paint Health Check

We are firmly in The Peeling Era. By the year 2000, Dodge was using a standard basecoat/clearcoat system, but the bond between those layers wasn't always a lifelong marriage. If your Stratus or Neon spent its life under the sun, you're likely dealing with "Delamination." That's the fancy word for when the clear coat starts looking like a bad sunburn, flaking off in sheets and leaving the flat basecoat exposed to the elements. Once that clear lifts, the countdown to rust begins, especially on the flat horizontal surfaces like the hood and roof.

Restoration Tip

In this era, your biggest enemy is a stone chip. On a 2000 Dodge, a chip isn't just a cosmetic blemish; it's an entry point for moisture to get under the clear coat and start the peeling process. Seal your chips immediately. If you see the clear starting to lift at the edges of a scratch, don't wait-clean the area and get a fresh layer of protection down. If the clear has already started to flake off like parchment paper, you'll need to sand back the "dead" edges of the clear before applying your touch-up, or the new paint will just lift right off along with the old failure.