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Slimy38 - 22/1/15 at 12:43 PM

Not the usual Dutton one, this is a genuine question for thoughts. I'm after a 207 for the other half, and this one has popped up;

eBay Item

It looks quite nice, and very tidy. But something looks odd about the drivers side doors. Could someone have a look and see if I'm seeing something that's not there? Is it just cheap french paint or has it has a side bump?

I've asked the seller about it, but I don't think she'll notice anything wrong.

mookaloid - 22/1/15 at 12:54 PM

yes the paint looks a bit wrong on the drivers side doors.

Might just be the photographs/light but photos usually make it look better not worse in my experience.

could just be supermarket scrape repair, if so then excuse to chip the price to put the paintwork right.

leon51274 - 22/1/15 at 12:56 PM

Slightly darker shade?

Could be just a camera trick, I know my car looks a different colour everytime I take pics but certainly worth investigating.

dubzter - 22/1/15 at 12:57 PM

I can't see anything obvious but maybe I'm blind. Bad light reflection in the picture?


leon51274 - 22/1/15 at 01:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
yes the paint looks a bit wrong on the drivers side doors.

Might just be the photographs/light but photos usually make it look better not worse in my experience.

could just be supermarket scrape repair, if so then excuse to chip the price to put the paintwork right.




Mookaloid, do you hear much from Richardk aka knobhead?

benchmark51 - 22/1/15 at 01:54 PM

I walk past one every morning when I walk my dog and I have often thought that the colour match looks wrong.
As I pass by it seems like it depends on the angle you look from. Would put me off a bit because now you have noticed it
you'll never forget about it. Go to a main dealer and check out the brand new ones, you might find it is the same.

Smoking Frog - 22/1/15 at 02:10 PM

Looks OK to me. If anything the front wing is a lighter shade, but I'm sure it's not as the rear quarter panel also look lighter. I think it's just the colour and how the light reflects off it.

mark chandler - 22/1/15 at 03:00 PM

Both off side doors painted, they have not blended to the other panels so body shop saving money which should have been picked up on collection.

Check the piller between the doors, if this has been played with it was more than a scrape.

It would annoy me that's for sure, plenty more out there.

Btw, the clutch went in ours early, 20,000 miles of gentle use from new so factor a new one in.

[Edited on 22/1/15 by mark chandler]

Ben_Copeland - 22/1/15 at 03:21 PM

Definitely wrong shade, either newer/older doors fitted and the age is different. Or more likely repainted and not blended.

Really surprised some of you guys cant see it !!!

Brook_lands - 22/1/15 at 03:48 PM

Depends what you are displaying it on - Dell Laptop picture looks OK, iPad mis-match very obvious.

Real life? My guess would be even more obvious

I have a mismatch on one of my cars. 90% of the time you cannot see it but in very bright direct sunlight you can see that the A pillar back is a blue based black (original) and the front wings and bonnet are a brown based black (respray).

MikeR - 22/1/15 at 04:22 PM

Really depends on your screen. I've got a laptop with a second external monitor. On the laptop I can't see what you're talking about. Slide the window to the external monitor and its VERY obvious.

Matt21 - 22/1/15 at 04:50 PM

messaged him for you to see what they say

kingster996 - 22/1/15 at 05:11 PM

Colour looks out for sure - but more worryingly is the fact they have pictured it in front of a Church - says 'subliminal advertising shenanigans' to me!

Slimy38 - 22/1/15 at 05:50 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Matt21
messaged him for you to see what they say


Already had done, hopefully she doesn't think it odd that two people in short succession ask the same question. I think it is a trick of the light/photo to be honest, on my wifes laptop it's a perfect colour match so I think I'd have to see it in person to see properly.

Having said that, she's just said 'eugh, gold', so I guess she wouldn't have wanted it anyway!!

Time to find a dull blue one...

r1_pete - 22/1/15 at 08:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
quote:
Originally posted by Matt21
messaged him for you to see what they say


Already had done, hopefully she doesn't think it odd that two people in short succession ask the same question. I think it is a trick of the light/photo to be honest, on my wifes laptop it's a perfect colour match so I think I'd have to see it in person to see properly.

Having said that, she's just said 'eugh, gold', so I guess she wouldn't have wanted it anyway!!

Time to find a dull blue one...


Or a black and white monitor...

morcus - 23/1/15 at 08:53 PM

You can't trust the colours in the photo to be accurate and I'd say it's more likely the car it's self is fine and it's a trick of the light. I've seen a lot of cars that look completely different colours in person to in photos (Especially Gold cars, they rarely come out the same colour in pictures it seems) only way to know is go and see for yourself, and if you really want to be sure try and see it in the day and under street lights.

If you don't notice it in person (Even if it is actually there) then no worries.