Am I crazy seeing difference in color for my hood? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

lowfive99 · 06-11-2015, 04:53 PM

I got a 2015 world rally blue brz about an month ago. Under a light at night I feel like my hood is darker (more like deeper blue) than any other part of the car. Do any of you guys with world rally blue seeing the difference?

Burrcold · 06-11-2015, 08:04 PM

Could have been repainted before delivery.

kch · 06-11-2015, 08:06 PM

I'm not sure about WRB, but I know my CWP looks slightly different between my hood and front bumper. It's hard to make a paint that looks the same applied to aluminum vs plastic.

Turbo95eg6 · 06-12-2015, 02:07 AM

Pics

Tcoat · 06-12-2015, 07:02 AM

Big, relatively, flat surface can look different on any colour. Hell the lava can look 30 different colours all at once depending on the angle you look at it. The big problem is once you think you see a difference your brain can run with that even if there is none.
Ask somebody else if they think there is a different coloured part on the car. Don't tell them what it is or they can convince themselves it is as well (damned brain). If they can't tell you it is probably ok.

jbailey8748 · 06-12-2015, 09:48 AM

Wrb had a color chance in 2014 or 2015, hood could have been damaged and replaced with an pre color change hood

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

Shedd22 · 06-12-2015, 11:54 AM

Also, a lot of times the body of the car will use different paint than the bumpers and/or be sprayed differently. Where I work, we have customers, GM for example, who will get paint for the body but not the plastics.

lowfive99 · 06-13-2015, 09:11 PM

Thank you all for replies! I'm still not so sure what it is but I think most of it is that I can't get it out of my brain now. It's not a big issue and can't really tell the difference in a sunlight. So I guess I'm gonna have to live with it. And when I take a picture at night it doesn't really show the color differences that I'm seeing. So...Ehhh....

SmartedPanda · 06-13-2015, 09:30 PM

I recently had an accident with my bumper, the insurance guy shot the shit etc etc... eventually he pointed out that the bumpers and the rest of the body don't match colors. Especially my white, it was mainly due to the material used and how they degrade/age.

Also, Subaru aren't known for their paint quality compared to Toyota/Honda.

06-11-2015, 04:53 PM	#1
lowfive99 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: BRZ WRB Location: NOVA Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Am I crazy seeing difference in color for my hood? I got a 2015 world rally blue brz about an month ago. Under a light at night I feel like my hood is darker (more like deeper blue) than any other part of the car. Do any of you guys with world rally blue seeing the difference?

06-11-2015, 08:04 PM	#2
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Could have been repainted before delivery. __________________

06-12-2015, 02:07 AM	#4
Turbo95eg6 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 BRZ SWP LTD Location: The 503 Posts: 2,174 Thanks: 331 Thanked 2,266 Times in 858 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Pics __________________ Instagram: stimson

06-12-2015, 07:02 AM	#5
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,294 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Big, relatively, flat surface can look different on any colour. Hell the lava can look 30 different colours all at once depending on the angle you look at it. The big problem is once you think you see a difference your brain can run with that even if there is none. Ask somebody else if they think there is a different coloured part on the car. Don't tell them what it is or they can convince themselves it is as well (damned brain). If they can't tell you it is probably ok. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

06-13-2015, 09:30 PM	#9
SmartedPanda Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Limited Manual. 2014 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 647 Thanks: 155 Thanked 155 Times in 115 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I recently had an accident with my bumper, the insurance guy shot the shit etc etc... eventually he pointed out that the bumpers and the rest of the body don't match colors. Especially my white, it was mainly due to the material used and how they degrade/age. Also, Subaru aren't known for their paint quality compared to Toyota/Honda. __________________ [\| Blox 490 Knob \| Mishimoto Silicon Intake \| K&N Filter \| DD Always-On DRL \| Tomei 60S \| Weather Tech \| RED USDM TOM's Tail Lights \| OEM Underbody Panels \| Intec High Mount Brake \| RexSpeed Heated Wide Mirrors \| TC105N 17x9 \| Super Sport 245/40R17 \|TRD Quickshifter \| Porsche Brake Air Duct \| TRD Sliding Armrest\| OEM Knee Pads \| MTEC Shifter Springs\| WRX OEM Oil Cooler\| Generic PVC Catch Can\|]

06-11-2015, 08:06 PM	#3
kch Senior Misanthrope Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2015 BRZ Series.Blue CWP Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,490 Thanks: 1,743 Thanked 1,169 Times in 645 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'm not sure about WRB, but I know my CWP looks slightly different between my hood and front bumper. It's hard to make a paint that looks the same applied to aluminum vs plastic.

06-13-2015, 09:11 PM	#8
lowfive99 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: BRZ WRB Location: NOVA Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thank you all for replies! I'm still not so sure what it is but I think most of it is that I can't get it out of my brain now. It's not a big issue and can't really tell the difference in a sunlight. So I guess I'm gonna have to live with it. And when I take a picture at night it doesn't really show the color differences that I'm seeing. So...Ehhh....

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Color difference between Satin White Pearl (Pre-2015) and Halo White (Post-2015)?	LucidMomentum	Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum	3	10-15-2014 12:29 PM
WTB oem hood. any color. any cond.	D K	Exterior Parts (Aero, Lighting, Etc.)	2	03-22-2014 02:45 AM
Looking for a Subaru BRZ in WRB Color for color-match. Will Compensate Roof Spoiler	Beat-Sonic	Southern California	19	03-09-2014 08:31 PM
Chosing a color will make me crazy	K2wings	Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum	67	08-02-2012 01:22 AM

User Name		Remember Me?
Password