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  1. Me Here

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    The diminished value inspector came out. He told me that my body moldings, ground effects kit and mirrors all look like a different shade of blizzard pearl because they are plastic. In the sunlight you can tell they all look a little yellowish. The front bumper and rear bumper are also plastic and those don't look yellow...has anyone else ever heard of this? He even said its on new cars, I'm assuming he meant ones that were not painted at a body shop. I don't remember the car ever having a yellow tinge to any body parts and it's a 2012 Prius that is 6 months old, the last 2 months it's lived at the body shop. P1020324.JPG
     
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    Yes, people have spoken about it on here. My 2010 Blizzard Pearl had a slight different color on the front and rear bumper but ever so slight. I can totally see the moldings and ground effects kit being a bit different.
     
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    Even on a brand new car? I guess I never looked close enough when it was new and didn't have anything but manufacture paint on it. Strange that my bumpers, which are plastic look fine in comparison to the doors.
     
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    I have a black vehicle but don't notice any color difference on my side molding. Could just be the white color?
     
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    Everything shows up on white. :)
     
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    It's not uncommon, even more common with metallic or pearl colors. Even if the paint color is a great match, if the metallic or pearl elements aren't in alignment, it makes the color look different. Bumpers and other plastic parts usually have a flex agent in the paint, which can also contribute to the issue.

    BTW--looking at your pic, it appears the doors are slightly darker than the rear quarter panel.
     
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    And this is why you folks are so grand. I did not notice that. The car was repainted both in the front and the back and everywhere in between, my assumption is they did it at different times because all the paint seems to be mismatched. Are you saying it's common on brand new cars too, with metallic and pearl? Or in re-paint jobs with those colors? Thanks!
     
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    In new cars and repaint jobs.
     
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    Brand new cars as well as repairs. Even expensive brand new cars. I had a Porsche that had bumper damage, and when I was having it appraised at a very high end Porsche restoration shop, the owner pointed out how the bumper color was slightly different (something I hadn't previously noticed), and said it was not uncommon, for the reasons I mentioned above.
     
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    If the entire car was repainted, then the shop did a horrible job, given the shade difference between the doors and rear quarter panel. No excuse should be accepted.
     
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    I would have to agree. It might be common, but it wasn't an issue I had before the accident. Plus with the valid point that the doors are a different color than the rear panel, it does kind of drive it on home that this is not normal circumstance. But boy am I getting tired of driving around rental cars! Ugh.
     
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    2013 Prius brand spanking new and just noticed the front and rear bumper in direct sunlight are completely different shade of black to the rest of the car. Dealership says totally normal they're all like that....cheaply painted?? Never noticed this with my other cars. Wondering if the car got banged up in transport or something and they replaced the bumpers, and then stuck it on the lot and sold as new car.
     
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    Doubtful, it has been noted by many on here that the bumpers especially on a color such as blizzard pearl appear a bit different. Chalk it up to the flex additive they add to the paint which goes on the plastic surfaces. My dad had a 2010 in black before getting his 2012 PiP in blizzard pearl and even on his black I was able to see a slight difference in direct sunlight.
     
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    Check this out. It's a 3 stage paint job. All 3 things are a different shade of white. Top photo was taken in the dark. Bottom photo taken in the sunshine.
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    That looks horrible "MeHere", I'd definitely not accept that. Just me...
     
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    I would have loved for it to be sunny when the guy was out yesterday. Just to see what he said about it. Unfortunately when it's overcast it's not as visible. While I don't accept it, I'm not keeping the car. Right now I'm just providing "proof" of diminished value by compiling about 40 photos of "issues." Chances are good State Farm will make me take it back and get some of these things fixed so they won't have to pay out a higher dollar amount. 5th times a charm I suppose....
     
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    The biggest problem I'd have is how the doors don't match the rear quarter panel at all, not even close. The door strip thing, well, I hate them to begin with so I just overlook em' when I see them lol. But yeah, I can see where even that doesn't match good.
     
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    Haha. "They aren't there, they aren't there they aren't there." :) Willing them away huh? Can you try that with my whole car and loan? The paint is just the biggest issue, I compiled a 16 page word doc for the other issues. d:
     
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    Now, that's badddd!!! Most good body shops would be able to blend into the opposing panels. However, the complexity of the Pearl paint is obviously a problem. Another problem is the flat panels accentuating the difference in hue. All in all, that is a terrible repair or repaint.
     
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    "The diminished value inspector came out" What is this and why? I agree with Bzzap. and Paint matching is a pain. So many variables. Surface, primer, water based, solvent, someone having a good day or bad day. But most good shops " get it", show them your pictures. Good luck.
     
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