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Just bought a 40th, with a catch

Originally Posted by WELL ZED Hey all, So I just bought this 40th, so excited to be a Z owner, let alone a rare Z. After purchasing the car, I

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Old 06-15-2016, 01:27 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Hey all,

So I just bought this 40th, so excited to be a Z owner, let alone a rare Z. After purchasing the car, I did some thorough cleaning and realized that the front bumper is a different color than the original. It almost looks purplish and I cant believe I didnt notice this when I was checking out the car. The carfax came back clean, no salvage or accident issue. Super well maintained in the interior and under the hood based on the service records provided to me and stated on the carfax. I asked the owner about this and he denies having changing the bumper or the color. I realized shortly after that there is even a bulge in the bumper that is very hard to see but I tried to get a good angle ( under the 2nd rivet). Even one of rivets looks shifted. Could this have been hit? Did the owner cheat me on this?

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First off, welcome to the Z Club!

An alternate explanation, because this is what happened when I sold my Acura:

The bumper could have been repainted, even without an accident, due to rock-chips. It's really tough to get an exact match; that could be what you're noticing. This is exactly what happened with my Acura when I had the hood and bumper re-painted before I got rid of it, not because it was in accident, but the stone-chips made the car look much more awful than it was.

AS for the bump, I couldn't quite make it out in the picture.
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