Primary color, exterior, Bordeaux Red Metallic

Years 1997–01, 2003, 2005–07 Models 9 Factory citations 21

Also described as Paint, primary exterior, Key LimeSandrift MetallicPrimary color, exterior, Sandrift MetallicPrimary color, exterior, Bordeaux RedPrimary color, exterior, Light Sandrift MetallicPrimary color, exterior, Light Sandrift metallic

Also documented for Buick Cadillac Oldsmobile Pontiac

Documented applications

Aveo — T200 (2004–2008)

2005 Factory-verified

GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Aveo, p.89.

Cavalier — third generation (1995–2005)

1997, 1999–2001, 2003, 2005 Factory-verified

not on LS Sport (2003, 2005)

GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet cavalier rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2001 chevrolet cavalier rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.91.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.104.

Impala — eighth generation (2000–2005)

2003 Factory-verified

Kit-only code (2003 only).

GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Impala, p.110.

Impala — ninth generation (2006–2016)

2007 Factory-verified

Touch-up WA-204M. Not on the factory lists.

GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Impala, p.126.

Malibu — Fifth generation (1997–2005)

1997–2000 Factory-verified

1997 from the Malibu kit order guide.

GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Malibu, p.7.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1998 Chevrolet Malibu, p.7.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1999 Chevrolet Malibu, p.28.

Monte Carlo — sixth generation (2000–2007)

2003 Factory-verified

Kit-only code (2003 only; touch-up WA-220C).

GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, p.107.

TrailBlazer — GMT360 (2002–2009)

2006, 2007 Factory-verified

touch-up paint number WA-204M

GM Heritage factory kit — 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, p.149.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, p.149.

Uplander (2005–2008)

2006 Factory-verified

touch-up paint number WA-204M; the 2007 kit prints the code run together with its paint number, so 2007 is left out

GM Heritage factory kit — 2006 Chevrolet Uplander, p.150.

Venture — U-body minivan (1997–2005)

1997–2000, 2003 Factory-verified

the 1997–1999 order guides word it "Sandrift (Met)"; the 1998–1999 lists except Chevrolet from the D89 requirement

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet venture ext rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet venture ext rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet venture ext rpo code list, p.1.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1997 Chevrolet Venture, p.46.
GM Heritage factory kit — 2003 Chevrolet Venture, p.131.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of 49U in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.