Brilliant silver rear bumper a different shade?
 

Hey guys. I recently purchased a sliver 370z and am loving every second of her. I have noticed however the rear bumper looks to be of a different shade than the rest of the panels, a little brighter I would say. Anyone else notice this on theirs? Is this normal for this color? I am figuring its caused from the different materials, the bumper being plastic and the other panels being metal.

on my car it's barely noticable. check my albums page as i have a lot of butt shots in there.

it could be that your bumper was repainted... even if purchased new, they could still paint it due to scuffs pre-delivery and sell the car as brand new.

since the bumpers are painted off site usually, it could be that the factory paint was not 100% matched or the metallic particles were not positioned the correct way.

:iagree: if you're sure it hasn't had an accident, it will be the second option.

Well I noticed the front bumper being similar as it is a different shade of silver, so the chances of both being repainted are some what slim I would say? Here's a couple pictures, not that it's the best way to show it but it's better than nothing I guess.

http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/z...227_074430.jpg

http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/z...370zbumper.jpg

hummmm... the bumper does look slightly lighter. but much better than being darker, i thinks... ill have to see through a better lcd though. im looking at your pict through a renovo.

I'm willing to bet that if you noticed the front bumper being a different colour, it's the colour difference from the factory that you notice. It saves the manufacturer money, and most people don't notice/care about it.

Basically, it's normal. If it really bothers you, find a reputable bodyshop to do a match for you.

Ok, I honestly just wanted to verify that there is a slight difference in shading from the plastic bumpers to the metal panels from the factory. After doing some research it looks the biggest color with this issue is the Pearl White.

Pearls are always hard to match. I love the look of pearl paints, I just can't own one because it would drive me insane if I needed a repair! ;)

yep, white pearl followed by silvers, i think. mainly due to no control over metallic particle orientation. lighter colors are easily affected by this.

solid colors have their own unique challenges too though. not like all reds or blues are the same either, for example.

If it helps keep you up at night, your side skirt look like a different shade in that pic as well. Don't worry, mine looks the same as yours. Maybe they were bashed together at the factory and repainted, shipped to different areas of the country for sale and we finally got ourselves a conspiracy theory.

Holy crap, yeah, sorry. OP, your bumper isn't in the ballpark of the correct color...

But EVERY SINGLE 370Z has the same issue
My MBlue's plastic parts are so off, Ray Charles could tell you they're different colors! LOL
the bumpers look too dark, too blue and not sparkly enough

You can ATTEMPT to have Nissan repaint it under warranty, it's a bitch, but I've seen it done
I'll be going in for that shortly

:iagree: with all the above


HONESTLY, the reason why it NEVER matches is because Nissan is g'damn LAZY, the bumpers are black... And they don't use enough primer and base coats... (Usually the paint is darker from what I've seen, not lighter... The OP's picture looks more yellow)

the metals are usually painted at the chassis assembly plant together at the same time... the plastic bits are all painted at another booth (bumpers, a-pillars, sills, splash guards, gas cap, etc).

Yeah, or at the port they get shipped to ;-(

I was under the impression that many of our cars (all colors at that) have this problem. As to how or where I will defer to others but between my local dealer and body shop I had it corrected. Guess it all depends on the eye of the beholder but if it bothers you go for a respray :). The car looks good in the pic but I def understand having been there myself.