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Rear bumper not matching
« on: January 23, 2014, 10:52:39 PM »
I just had my rear bumper replaced with a genuine Honda one but it doesn't match exactly, there is a very slight variation especially when viewing the bumper sides against the main bodywork.

I know the Honda bumpers come pre-painted so in theory it should be exact, in fact all Honda plastic parts are colour specific which means less work and time in the bodyshop.

Has anyone had a bumper replaced with a genuine one for it not to match exactly?

Or is it a case of that's the way it is you will never get an exact match on replacement parts?

culzean

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Re: Rear bumper not matching
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2014, 08:23:09 AM »
had a rear bumper replaced on silver GD,  didn't match exactly,  but then again original paint had been exposed to British weather for 5 years and bumper had never seen daylight before.  Not surprised they don't match exactly,  but pre-painted bumpers are one of the things that car makers do to keep insurance cost down, if it wasn't painted it would cost almost twice as much to replace and still no guarantee of a good match (seen some shocking paint jobs).   Painting on plastic parts was always problematic as special undercoats and prep needed to get paint to stick to polypropylene mouldings.

metallic paints are notoriously hard to match,  the temperature and humidity when they are applied can change the look of the paint.
« Last Edit: January 24, 2014, 10:06:16 AM by culzean »
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Re: Rear bumper not matching
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2014, 02:59:24 PM »
My rear bumper doesn't 100% match the rest of my storm silver Jazz and it came pre-painted from Honda.

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