I have a Black Cherry Pearl xB. and today someone pointed out to me that the front bumper of my car was 2 shades darker than the rest of my car (or at least the quarter panels) the car was in direct sunlight. about 4 hours later i went to look at it again. and i could not see any difference at all. kinda weird and wanted to know if anyone else has noticed this slight difference??????

could just be the way the light was hitting it at the time

yeah im not to sure. i sure would like to think that but everybody that was going to the meeting i was at basically noticed.

the bumper is black underneath, the body is silver underneath. Using the exact same primer and paint it will be slightly off. Also the paint on the bumpers has a flexible component added to it to keep it from cracking if it gets bumped.

well the pearly colors change colors in different light , especially the green , blue and red , hell even the thundercloud , it changes from silver to goldish , lol

sweet thanks man. i was thinking that about it being black plastic. but it never really hit me. thanks for the

my camo fornt bumper is slightly different. My buddy at a body shop said that most of the time, the bumpers are painted separatly from the rest of the car. (because of that flex agent added to the paint) So, the metalics lay down differently because of the different spray gun...

bad part is, now that you know its diferent, it will drive you crazy whenever you see it...

Yeah, my TCM has a gold tint to it every once in a while- My xB is the same way
( bumpers darker than the rest of the car)

Dont feel bad, my mom's 28K Camry is the same way- even after she had the bumper repainted ( my brother washed it with a brillow pad)....

damn so it isnt just a stroke of bad luck. i thought it was. well thanks everyone.

my camo fornt bumper is slightly different. My buddy at a body shop said that most of the time, the bumpers are painted separatly from the rest of the car. (because of that flex agent added to the paint) So, the metalics lay down differently because of the different spray gun...
That confirms what I was told exactly. Now if someone notices I can tell them why and the fact that they all do that from the factory :relief:

yep..it is real hard to match even with a custom paint job

thats so crazy glad its not just me

Ditto here on my thundercloud. Thought it was just mine and then started noticing it on the others as well. Also heard that it could be that they use a thicker paint on them to protect them from bugs and parking lot low-speed mishaps.

But the "painting separately because of flex agents" and "black bumper" underneath makes total sense as well.

-Peace

Also the angle of the surface can make a difference...