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Old 09-29-2004, 07:00 PM
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Default Audi used front and rear plastic=bad silver color reflection
Maybe im being **** retentive but does anyone else get aggravated about how the rear bumper (especially ultrasport) and front bumper are made of plastic and therefore appear darker when they reflect the light?

Does this happen on any other colors?

Should i seek help?
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Default Yes... seek help.
Color matching is one of the hardest with metallic silver, and almost all cars have plastic bumpers now.
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Default Ya, but Audi seems to be really bad at it
One of the reasons I got black; silver just doesn't match quite right for some reason on the newer A4s
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Old 09-29-2004, 07:06 PM
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Silver shows the lines of the car off best. but black is elegant.
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Default The color match is good, its light reflection
Get close, color is perfect, good lighting, color is perfect. Rainy day...not so good
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dolphin grey does it too
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Old 09-29-2004, 08:16 PM
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Default very annoying imho, but diddnt prevent me from purchasing the easiest color to keep clean
coming from a black suv this car is a breese to care for.
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Default arent the a4's doors a plastic material like dent/corrosion-resistant polymer panels
or similar to the material saturn uses. it's a pretty expensive material from what i gather...
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Default Nothing to do with material - its the process
Due to the way the plant is configured, the bumpers are painted seperate from the car, thus minor diferences in paint batches show up as a mismatch. This is the same for ALL manufacturers, and is especially bad on silver..
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silver is also much easier to keep clean
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