Paint match issues on my 03 Chrome Silver...
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Paint match issues on my 03 Chrome Silver...
Has anybody had success with Nissan (local or national) complaining about paint match issues with the bumper caps ands gas lid? Every day I look at my car I notice it more and more. Last week Baker-Jackson Nissan North here in Houston turned me down for a repaint. Is my next step to contact NNA?
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mine is like this too it is because the metal flake in the CS lays different on different materials. like the urethane vs. aluminum body. this gives the effect of lighter tints on areas of the car
my side rocker panels are lighter than my doors and both my bumpers are different than the body
every chrome silver ive seen has this
i had my front bumper repainted for rock chips and they didnt match it worth a damn even thogh they used the same KYO chrome silver. it was the application process that was different than the factory. so i made them take a bumper off another Z and switch them out.
since you got CS you are gonna have to live with it but just take comfort in knowing it s not just you car!
my side rocker panels are lighter than my doors and both my bumpers are different than the body
every chrome silver ive seen has this
i had my front bumper repainted for rock chips and they didnt match it worth a damn even thogh they used the same KYO chrome silver. it was the application process that was different than the factory. so i made them take a bumper off another Z and switch them out.
since you got CS you are gonna have to live with it but just take comfort in knowing it s not just you car!
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Greg,
You can open a complaint with NNA. They will most likely send out an independent paint inspector to look at it. The paint inspector that looked at my car said that the mismatch was normal for cars these days and not a defect.
If you want NNA to do anything, you will need to take it to an independent body shop of your own. See if they think the paint match is acceptable. If not, get an estimate to repaint all the parts. Then call NNA back. They may be willing to work with you, maybe split the cost.
As for mismatching repainting, if they couldn't match the paint, they didn't try very hard. The Daytona Blue color is the most difficult to match due to the very involved process and flop angles. That said, I have personally seen a Nismo kit on a DB Z that matched perfectly. Now, the shop did have to do 18 different test panels, but in the end it was perfect. This is something to keep in mind when getting an estimate; make sure they account for possible difficulty in matching the panels without having to feather the paint into the other panels.
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You can open a complaint with NNA. They will most likely send out an independent paint inspector to look at it. The paint inspector that looked at my car said that the mismatch was normal for cars these days and not a defect.
If you want NNA to do anything, you will need to take it to an independent body shop of your own. See if they think the paint match is acceptable. If not, get an estimate to repaint all the parts. Then call NNA back. They may be willing to work with you, maybe split the cost.
As for mismatching repainting, if they couldn't match the paint, they didn't try very hard. The Daytona Blue color is the most difficult to match due to the very involved process and flop angles. That said, I have personally seen a Nismo kit on a DB Z that matched perfectly. Now, the shop did have to do 18 different test panels, but in the end it was perfect. This is something to keep in mind when getting an estimate; make sure they account for possible difficulty in matching the panels without having to feather the paint into the other panels.
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