Here is my suggestion that will save you much grief. Accept it and learn to live with it because it will never be perfect. My car has all factory paint. My mirrors don't match the doors, the bumper doesn't match the hood and the lip spoiler doesn't match the bumper. It's subtle but still there.

 

Theres a difference between subtle and way off, you be the judge. If it's way off then see if they can get it closer in color.

On that note I seen a Red BMW 760i on 22's or 24's yesterday in woodland hills. It looked to be a custome red, maybe even a candy. The body kit (bumpers & skirts) look like a totally different color when the sun would hit it, but I mean big time. I think they could have done a better job seeing that it's a $120k car.

 

Theres a difference between subtle and way off, you be the judge. If it's way off then see if they can get it closer in color.

On that note I seen a Red BMW 760i on 22's or 24's yesterday in woodland hills. It looked to be a custome red, maybe even a candy. The body kit (bumpers & skirts) look like a totally different color when the sun would hit it, but I mean big time. I think they could have done a better job seeing that it's a $120k car.

 

[QUOTE=Ubetit,Apr 17 2006, 09:01 AM]Here is my suggestion that will save you much grief. Accept it and learn to live with it because it will never be perfect. My car has all factory paint.

 

Everything should have been painted at the same time using the same paint formula. Any visual difference is due to the materials involved (plastic versus metal).

We see this all the time at our shop. Matching bumpers is a bitch. Do this. Have a total stranger walk around your car and ask him to tell you if it's been repaired. If he immediately spots the front end, you got a problem.

 

ive seen the car and its very noticable in the sunlight.

any suggestions? What if the shop says they cant do much?

 

The ONLY thing the shop can do is repaint and aim for a better match. If they take any pride in their work they should be willing to do that. They won't want to obviously, as they'll be doing the job twice but only getting paid once. But having said that... if the color match is off it can always be corrected.

In the shop's defense, matching factory paint with aftermarket paints can be a bitch. All you have to work with is the paint code that supplies a color formula. If the factory was off a little the day they painted your car, using the code can screw things up. Factor in metallic flake and it gets even more complicated.

As a last resort, they can spray test panels and adjust the tint until it's correct, but that's tedious and expensive. (But the right way to do it.)

Have your friend be a friendly customer and try to get the shop to work with him. If an insurance company was involved they should be kept informed too.

Good luck.

 

thanx a lot for the info

will keep it updated with pics also