2007 Subaru Touch Up Paint (22 OEM Colors)

The 2007 Subaru Vibe

Welcome to 2007, the year Subaru decided to paint the entire outdoors. Whether you were carving canyons in a WRX, hauling camping gear in a Forester, or trying to figure out exactly what was going on with the Tribeca's front grille, you had options. We're talking 32 different colors in our database for this year alone-Subaru was clearly feeling adventurous. You had the classics like W R Blue Pearl and Obsidian Black Pearl Metallic, but the real soul of the era lived in the earthy tones like Willow Green Opal Mica and Moss Green Metallic. It was a time when a two-tone Outback in Newport Blue Pearl over Steel Gray Metallic wasn't just a car; it was a personality trait.

Paint Health Check

Here's the cold, hard truth: 2007 was deep into the Thin Paint Era. By this point, the factory robots had "efficiency" down to a science, which is a polite way of saying they were stingy with the clear coat. If your Impreza or Legacy spent its life outside, you're likely seeing the "Subie Rash"-those tiny rock chips on the hood that seem to multiply overnight. Because the clear coat was applied so thin, it's prone to "crow's feet" (micro-cracking) and UV delamination on the roof and hood. If you look closely at a Brilliant Silver Metallic hood from this year, you'll probably see more pits than a peach farm. It's not that the paint was bad; it just didn't have the "meat" on its bones to fight back against a decade of highway gravel.

Restoration Tip

Listen close, because this era requires a surgeon's touch. When you're fixing those inevitable chips in your Satin White Pearl or Diamond Gray Metallic, do not-I repeat, do not-try to fill the crater in one go. If you blob a giant drop of paint into a chip, it'll shrink, skin over, and look like a zit on a prom queen. Because this factory paint is so thin, you need to build your repair in light, patient layers. Dab a tiny bit in, let it flash, and repeat until it's just slightly higher than the surrounding surface. Then, and only then, do you level it off. You're not just painting a car; you're undoing the "robot efficiency" of 2007 one drop at a time.