White Paint Bumper mismatch

[Joby619]

My uncle just took delivery his white m3 in San Diego. Nothing obvious to me.

 

[Joby619]

My uncle just took delivery his white m3 in San Diego. Nothing obvious to me.

 

[Brian N]

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Looks pretty good. I really hope they get this sorted and consistently make it look like the better examples here.

This is one of the reasons I am holding off ordering for a few more weeks.

 

[kl118]

I picked up my white last week, which was built on 7/18. No obvious issues with color mismatch.

 

[rainforest]

I picked up my white last week, which was built on 7/18. No obvious issues with color mismatch.

That’s very reassuring!

 

[CuriousM3]

Good to hear , I saw 2 last week and they matched pretty good, didn’t see the VIN but pre April, Everyone I say was darker , the service center guy I talked to said he was on the team that was task with fixing that issue , so maybe they actually got it done.

 

[thebigbobowski]

Picked up my white 3 on Friday. There is a slight mismatch, but not as bad as I have seen in previous pics. I honestly don't think I'd even notice if I didn't know to look for it. Not a big enough deal to get it fixed or worry about it.

 

[CuriousM3]

Yeah if it doesnt bother you its best to preserve factory paint

 

[CuriousM3]

Picked up mine today and it is still mismatch, not as bad as I thought it was gonna be but definitely not a match

 

[osubuckeyes88]

View attachment 328662 Picked up mine today and it is still mismatch, not as bad as I thought it was gonna be but definitely not a match

Did you mention this to them?

 

[CuriousM3]

Yeah i did, but debating if i want to leave it alone or work with service center to get one of the prepainted replacements, i dont like repaint , it may lift the paint when you pull off the clear bra on repainted surfaces

 

[Brian N]

Yeah i did, but debating if i want to leave it alone or work with service center to get one of the prepainted replacements, i dont like repaint , it may lift the paint when you pull off the clear bra on repainted surfaces

Agreed I would only want a factory painted replacement.

It seems to match pretty well at the middle of the bumper and wheel arch areas. It’s noticeable under the tail lights.

I’m really not sure how much better or how close they can’t get. Since I just think it’s due to the hard line where the bumper meets the body under the tails. Since it’s not smooth curve the pearl just reflects the light differently.

It’s definitely better than most of the early cars I have seen though.

 

[VT_EE]

I have a white June build with no mismatched paint. The paint matches as well as my Mazda 6 of the same color.

 

[CuriousM3]

I will take a look tomorrow, by the time i left it was already getting dark and in the shaded area which might make it look more off. I agree , part of it is the hard edge and change of angle in that coner under the taillight and the flop of a pearl type of paint. For me both the front and rear is slightly more yellow than the metal parts. I dont think it gets better than this, and until it does, ill stick with what i have

 

[VT_EE]

The hue on a plastic bumper is always going to be slightly different than on metal when you have a highly reflective color like white. Light scatters differently. It really depends on where the light source vs the observer. I have sometimes thought the color didn’t match perfectly, but then moved the light source and changed my mind. Cameras seem to accentuate this issue.

 

[CuriousM3]

The one thing tho is when i see a newer lexus pearl white, it is always spot on at any angle, and i find myself justifying my cars off color bumper with legitimate reason to a certain extent. Wish it can just be spot on period.

 

[CuriousM3]

 

[osubuckeyes88]

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It looks pretty off esp near the taillight

 

[CuriousM3]

Agreed , so it’s still not fixed , better than others I have seen, but not fixed

 

[jasdelta]

IMHO, I would work with the SC and see if they can either send it to a local paint shop to get it matched or order a new one from the factory.