Guards Red, Trying to understand the Paint #s Options

[Ross]

Hi, I am new to the website. My teenagers and I are going to get our 1972 914 painted and I am trying to understand the color "Guards Red". I was told by our body guy that there could be variations of the color. So I called the Porsche dealership here in town and they told me to use the code LM3A and possibly L80K. Can anyone confirm that these are the right codes for Guards Red? Thank you very much and it's good to find you all.

[Scott S]

Lots of debate on this in the 911 world. However, for the most part it is agreed that codes L80k and 027 are most commonly used by the different paint brands. L80k matched my car perfectly for some minor touch ups (valances, head light rings).

Here are all the codes:

72060 027 guards red porsche 1973 - 2003


72060 27 guards red porsche 1973 - 2003


72060 G1 guards red porsche 1973 - 2003


72060 G8 guards red porsche 1973 - 2003


72060 L027 guards red porsche 1973 - 2003


72060 L80K guards red porsche 1973 - 2003


72060 LM3A guards red porsche 1973 - 2003


75442 G1 indischrot porsche 1995 - 2006


75442 L84A indischrot porsche 1995 - 2006