How to change car colors in Cyberpunk 2077

You can change your vehicle colors in Cyberpunk 2077 with the press of a few buttons during your time in Night City. Unlike other games where you have to visit garages or shops to make such changes, the process in CDPR's RPG is quite straightforward. But there are a few things that you need to keep in mind.

This guide shares everything you need to know about changing the color of cars in Cyberpunk 2077 (CrystalCoat mechanic).

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How to change car and bike colors in Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 CrystalCoat Paintjob (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || CDPR)

To change your car's or bike's color in Cyberpunk 2077, follow these steps:

• When you are in/on your car or bike, hold left on the d-pad to trigger the CrystalCoat mechanic. Two new windows will pop up.
• The first window will be CrystalCoat - Choose Color 1, Color 2, and Headlight colors. You can also switch mode for a selected color for hue and saturation.
• The second window will be the TwinTone database (tied with Kiroshi optics) - choose if you have any unlocked.
• Once you are done, select confirm.

Outer color changes to vehicles (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || CDPR)

With a second or two, your vehicle will change its color to the selected paint job. Apart from merely tinkering with the cosmetic look, you can also change your car/bike color to reduce your NCPD wanted level and escape. But there are some restrictions to keep in mind.

Cyberpunk 2077 vehicle paint job restrictions

• The paint job disappears as soon as you get out/off the vehicle. Again, when you get in/on it, the paint job comes back.
• The CrystalCoat mechanic isn't available for all vehicles. When you try to trigger the option on such a vehicle, you will get the error message - "CrystalCoat: Error 404 >> Technology not supported." When you are buying from the Autofixer, you will notice a spray can icon on the top left of the vehicle card signifying its eligibility.
• NCPD vehicles, heavily modded Nomad vehicles, and quest vehicles cannot have their colors changed.
• Kiroshi's TwinTone also isn't available for all vehicles.

Vehicle not supported (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || CDPR)

All Cyberpunk 2077 vehicles that currently support CrystalCoat paint jobs

As of July 2025, these are the vehicles that we are aware of that support CrystalCoat paint jobs in Cyberpunk 2077 (courtesy of Cyberpunk wiki):

• ARCH Nazaré
• ARCH Nazaré "Itsumade"
• ARCH Nazaré "Racer"
• ARCH Nazaré "Kobold"
• Archer Hella EC-D i360 (V's)
• Archer Quartz "Bandit"
• Archer Quartz EC-T2 r660
• Archer Quartz EC-L r275
• Brennan Apollo
• Brennan Apollo 650-S
• Chevillon Emperor 620 Ragnar
• Chevillon Thrax 388 Jefferson
• Rayfield Aerondight "Guinevere"
• Rayfield Caliburn
• Rayfield Caliburn "Mordred"
• Herrera Outlaw
• Herrera Riptide "Terrier"
• Herrera Outlaw "Weiler"
• Mahir Supron FS3
• Mahir Supron FS3-T
• Mahir Supron "Trailbruiser"
• Makigai MaiMai P126
• Makigai Tanishi "Kuma"
• Makigai Tanishi T400
• Mizutani Shion MZ1
• Mizutani Shion MZ2
• Mizutani Shion Targa MZT
• Mizutani Hozuki MH2
• Mizutani Hozuki "Hoseki"
• Quadra Sport R-7 "Charon"
• Quadra Sport R-7 "Chiaroscuro"
• Quadra Sport R-7 "Vigilante"
• Quadra Type-66 640 TS
• Quadra Type-66 680 TS
• Quadra Type-66 Avenger
• Quadra Type-66 "BULITT"
• Quadra Type-66 "Cthulhu"
• Quadra Type-66 "Jen Rowley"
• Quadra Turbo-R 740
• Quadra Turbo-R V-Tech
• Thorton Colby CST40
• Thorton Colby C125
• Thorton Colby CX410 Butte
• Thorton Colby CX410 "Gran Butte"
• Thorton Galena G240
• Thorton Galena GA32t
• Thorton Mackinaw MTL1
• Thorton Mackinaw "Beast"
• Thorton Mackinaw "Demiurge"
• Thorton Merrimac "Warlock"
• Villefort Alvarado V4F 570 Delegate
• Villefort Alvarado V4FH 570 Herman
• Villefort Alvarado "Vato"
• Villefort Deleon V410-S Coupé
• Villefort Deleon "Vindicator"
• Villefort Cortes V5000 Valor
• Villefort Columbus V340-F Freight
• Yaiba Kusanagi CT-3X
• Yaiba Kusanagi "Peacekeeper"
• Yaiba Kusanagi "Akashita"
• Yaiba ARV-Q340 Semimaru
• Yaiba ASM-R250 Muramasa

As you can see, the Type 66 Hoon and Jackie's ARCH aren't available on the list. Thankfully, CDPR has increased the availability in recent times with Update 2.3.