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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 03:01 PM
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Do any of you have rocker panels that are a different shade of yellow than the rest of the car? Both of mine are a lighter shade of yellow and i'm wondering if this is where a previous owner painted them and didnt match color well or maybe they are just bad to fade?
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 09:03 PM
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My guess is they were repainted and color not matched well. M.Y. not the easiest color to match. Mine match rest of car but have never been repainted.
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I would guess that they have been repainted. Mine are the same color as the rest of the car.
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 09:47 PM
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My rocker panels match the rest of the car, but the front and rear bumper fascias are a noticeably darker shade of yellow than the rest of the car. I've been told this is normal, but I'm not sure that it is.
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My rocker panels match the rest of the car, but the front and rear bumper fascias are a noticeably darker shade of yellow than the rest of the car. I've been told this is normal, but I'm not sure that it is.
So are mine. I dont believe they have been painted though. I'm almost certain my rocker panels have, they are just way too different.
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my entire car matches really well never noticed lighter or darker panels, I would suspect they've been repainted.

not to thread steal but on the same note does anyone know a certain shade or paint name that matches our cars closely? I want to paint my calipers yellow but not sure which yellow would look the closest.

yellow car, black ZR1s, yellow calipers...
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Mine match well. Yours must have been repainted, or perhaps the paint was damaged using to much compounding or cleaning fluids?
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I would recommend having your calipers Powder Coated by Mike the Powdercoater. He did mine M.Y. and matches car perfect.
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Yeah apparently they have been painted.. I may have them repainted because the passenger side below the brake vent has a terrible scuff mark where a previous owner has apparently made a turn too sharp and ran it up on a curb or something.. Hopefully I wont have to get a whole new panel. The scuff is more underneath the bottom part but it still bothers the crap out of me...so does the paint not matching.
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The hood, front fenders, and top were repainted on mine. A shade darker than the doors and back. It's a 2 tone car.
Sad thing is, I like the repaint shade better. And it is a nice job!
No evidence the car was ever wrecked either....but who knows.

I can't see the mismatch from the drivers seat.

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