Originally Posted by onehundred80
My Mopar touch up paint cross reference says PVJ is Cognac Chrystal Pearl Coat. This was not a Crossfire color.
Crossfire Red colors are listed as Inferno Red Chrystal Pearl Coat, Inferno Red Chrystal, Blaze Red Clear Coat or Blaze Red Chrystal.
As you state the color code is PRH for the Inferno Red Chrystal Pearl Coat ('08 and '05), Inferno Red Chrystal ('07)and Blaze Red Clear Coat ('06), but is listed as ARH for the Blaze Red Chrystal for 2004 year only.
As there is a Blaze Red Chrystal color (PRH) for other cars in the 2004 year, we may assume that the ARH is different from the PRH so the Crossfires came with two shades of red, ARH and PRH.
Of course I could be totally wrong for the second time in my life.
Surprisingly, or, perhaps not, there can be many different paint codes for the same paint formula. The longer a particular color has been in use, the more likely it is to have multiple paint codes. If you look up PVJ on SW Formula Express, it's listed as Cayenne Red Pearl and Deep Coral Red Pearl... which doesn't mean it isn't also Cognac Chrystal Pearl Coat, or anything else. Colors tend to get a lot more names and paint codes than they do actual different formulas. The name of the color is the last thing I'd ever go by as a reference. I always go by the paint code listed on the car, then use the color chips to find the closest alternate, then tint from there if needed.
ARH comes up as an accent color (Inferno Red Crystal Pearl).
None of it is "Wrong" as long as you end up with the formula that matches what's on the car.
