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Perfect Match!!
Item is a perfect match to a difficult color, well worth the effort and wait to order.
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Volkswagen Hennarot Touch Up Paint — Paint Code L553
Hennarot is Volkswagen paint code L553. Volkswagen used L553 on the Karmann Ghia, Karmann Ghia Cabrio from 1964 to 1971. L553 is a solid, high gloss finish. Hennarot is sold as Henna Red in other markets.
Paint codeL553
- Paint code
- L553
- Production years
- 1964–1971
- Finish
- Solid
- Gloss
- High gloss
- Shade family
- Red
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Volkswagen Hennarot paint code aliases
- Manufacturer code
L553Usually the one on your car’s label
Sold under other names
- USAHenna Red
Which Volkswagen models came in Hennarot (L553)?
Will L553 match my Volkswagen if the paint has faded?
The kit is mixed to the L553 formula — the same code printed on your vehicle’s paint label — not colour-matched by eye. On panels that still carry their factory paint, that reproduces the original tone.
Where it will not match
- Panels bleached by years of sun sit lighter than the factory formula. The kit reproduces the original colour, not the faded one.
- A panel that has already been resprayed is no longer the factory colour, so the code will not describe it.
- Metallic and pearl finishes are harder to blend across a large area than solid colours — they are at their best on chips and thin scratches.
- Damage larger than a few centimetres, or down to bare metal over a wide area, is body-shop work.
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What you get.
What's in the box
Package content
| Item | Basic | Plus | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
 Paint | 25ml | 50ml | 100ml |
 Correct N Clear | 50ml | 50ml | 100ml |
 Paste | 25ml | 25ml | 25ml |
 Wax | 25ml | 25ml | 25ml |
 Brush | 5pcs | 5pcs | 10pcs |
 Microfiber Cloth | Included | Included | Included |
 Surface Cleaning | Included | Included | Included |
 Sponge | Included | Included | Included |
 Surface Leveling | Included | Included | Included |
 Gloves | Included | Included | Included |
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Reviews from Volkswagen owners
Reviews of the Color N Drive touch up kit, written by buyers on Amazon.
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Amazing product
Perfect color match, easy to use, good instructions, and everything is included. Highly recommend
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Scratches barely noticeable
Watched YouTube video demo and followed it. Easy to use and excellent results. You really need to be on top of it to notice anything was done.
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Great Product- Follow Directions, it works!
I wish I would have taken a before picture, had a 3” long scratch down to the metal where my side mirror on a 2021 VW Atlas clipped a pole in my garage. Reading the other reviews people mention that the correct and clear…
Easy as it getsThree steps.
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