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1983-88 (Fox) Info
The 1988 Mercury Cougar

Information | Options | Colors


1988 Cougar XR7

All information about your interior and exterior colors can be found on the vehicle certification label, located inside the driver's door jamb. For the exterior colors listed below, the paint code is also listed next to each color.

Thanks to Brent for providing the following information.

Exterior Colors
NOTE: Colors are an approximate representation.
Due to differences in monitors and settings, accurate color is not possible.
PAINT CODE STANDARD COLORS
1C Black* 1988 Standard Colors
1K Smoke
2D Medium Scarlet
8R Light Sandalwood
9L Oxford White
*There have been verified instances of code 1R, which is Black Clearcoat normally reserved for Lincolns. There is currently no published evidence that 1R was officially offered for the Cougar during this model year, even though examples do exist.
PAINT CODE CLEARCOAT COLORS
26 Bright Red** 1988 Glamour Colors
31 Medium Regatta Blue Metallic
5C Cinnabar Metallic
62 Medium Sandalwood Metallic
63 Light Sandalwood Metallic
7F Twilight Blue Metallic
8N Rose Quartz Metallic
9Z Silver Metallic
91 Smoke Metallic
**A slightly pinker code 26 seems to have appeared sometime during the model year.
PAINT CODE TU-TONE PAINT OPTION (952)
1C / 91 Black / Smoke Metallic 1988 Tu-Tone Colors
8N / 5C Rose Quartz Metallic / Cinnabar Metallic
9Z / 91 Silver / Smoke Metallic
PAINT CODE XR7 MONOCHROMATIC COLORS
1C Black 1988 XR7 Colors
2D Medium Scarlet
9L Oxford White

 

Interior Color and Trim Availability
This is a two-character code on the vehicle certification label.
The first character is the material and seat type; the second character is the color.
TRIM AND SEAT INTERIOR TRIM/COLOR
Shadow Blue Scarlet Smoke Cinnabar Sand Beige
LS MODEL
Cloth Twin Comfort Lounge Seats (Std.) KB KD KG KK KP
Cloth Individual Seats DB DD DG DK -
Leather Twin Comfort Lounge Seats LB LD LG LK LP
XR7 MODEL
Cloth Functional Sport Seats (Std.) MB MD MG - -
Leather Functional Sport Seats (Opt.) NB ND NG - -

 

Interior Seating and Door Panels
DESCRIPTION AND MATERIAL SHOWN ILLUSTRATION
LS MODEL
Standard Twin Comfort Lounge Seats in Cinnabar Cloth
Optional Individual Seats in Scarlet Cloth
XR7 MODEL
Standard Functional Sports Seats in Shadow Blue

Accent Stripe Selector
Paint Stripe (S) Compatibility
INTERIOR COLORS
Shadow Blue Scarlet Smoke Cinnabar Sand Beige
EXTERIOR COLORS S S S S S
STANDARD COLORS CODE  
Black 1C - E P J Y
Smoke 1K Q E A - -
Medium Scarlet 2D - A P - -
Light Sandalwood 8R - - - - Z
Oxford White 9L Q E P J Y
CLEARCOAT (GLAMOUR)
COLORS
CODE  
Bright Red Metallic 26 - A P - -
Medium Regatta Blue Metallic 31 Q - - - -
Cinnabar Metallic 5C - - - Y -
Medium Sandalwood Metallic 62 - - - - Y
Light Sandalwood Metallic 63 - - - - Z
Twilight Blue Metallic 7F P - P - -
Rose Quartz Metallic 8N - - - Y -
Silver Metallic 9Z Q E A J -
Smoke Metallic 91 - E H - -
TU-TONE PAINT OPTION CODE  
Black / Smoke Metallic 1C / 91 - 1
(HH)
1
(HH)
- -
Rose Quartz Metallic / Cinnabar Metallic 8N / 5C - - - 3
(HF)
-
Silver Metallic / Smoke Metallic 9Z / 91 - 2
(HA)
2
(HA)
- -
XR7 COLORS    
Black 1C - XB XA - -
Medium Scarlet 2D - XA XA - -
Oxford White 9L XA XB XA - -
 

HOOD STRIPE (H_)
ACCENT STRIPE (S)
COLOR CODE COLOR CODE
Black A Black A
Medium Blue B Medium Red E
Dark Taupe F Light Oxford Grey H
Light Oxford Grey H Medium Rose J
Light Charcoal P
Dark Blue Q
Medium Champagne Y
Dark Champagne Z
Black/Smoke/Light Canyon Red 1
Silver/Smoke/Light Canyon Red 2
Rose Quartz/Cinnabar/Bright Cinnabar 3
Charcoal (XR7 only) XA
Medium Scarlet (XR7 only) XB
NOTE: Bodyside/decklid accent paint stripes are standard.
Hood stripe - 975 is optional, color is same as standard bodyside/decklid accent paint stripe.

 

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