bobthebodger

Hi yall, am i right in thinking that if i get a silver door in colour code 406 (light silver) it will not match my colour code 406 car ....ive heard it wont match and it will have to be blended in, i bought the car with slight colour difference in the passenger door, i then bought another door but this was blade silver...guy said it was 406 but it wasnt. Shall i buy a door the right colour code or am i wasting my time ???

Bob

Any sprayers in here who can tell me whats best????

stilover

To be honest, a respray never gets an exact match anyway. Had a part respray done on a Black 106 GTI years ago. In a certain light, and on a certain angle you could see the difference in paint.
Obviously some sprayers may be better than others, but this was my experience of one.

ralphandcarol

Light Silver 406, like most Subaru colours has only the one shade, whereas, for instance a Ford colour might have 5 shades of the so called "same colour"
You should therfore be ok with a second hand door but take into account:
Has this door been sprayed before? by someone who could not/did not mix the colour correctly
Has this door been polished and waxed on a regular basis, if it has not it will be darker than your car, providing, of course your paintwork has been regularly maintained.
ANY DECENT sprayer will always be able to match a Subaru colour, if it don't match he ain't a lot of good but this again depends on the condition of your original paintwork

bobthebodger

Thanks for the replys lads, anymore peeps have different opinons.

AC-scoobie

There will be a subtle difference, but 99% of people wouldn't notice. I got a spoiler in 406 for mine and it's pretty much the same. As ralphandcarol say above, the differnce will depend on the condition of the body work. If it saves you enough go for it.

wilb

It depends on how much the paint on your car has faded. Paint in the cans doesn't fade so the difference will be noticeable! How old are we talking?

bobthebodger

my cars a 95 wrx so i was thinking of getting a 95 wrx door
anyone know any jap breakers in the manchester or surrounding areas ??

Bob

bobthebodger

Just ordered 2 doors off a 96 plate, just hope they match.. £105 delivered for the pair, will let you all know if look well.


Ps: does anyone know if uk colour is the same as jap????

Bob

pete higham

i should think so bob they were all made in the same place