04 paint changing color?

[vipergt]

I noticed over the last couple months that the paint on the side vent things and the ground effects thing below the doors is not the same color as my car. My car is white and these pieces seem to be off white and the way the sun hits it makes a difference. I tried using some rubbing compound but had little effect on the color.Any ideas? Any body elses done this? Thanks

 

[RedDaemon]

rubbing compound???? good god...the reason for the color difference is cuz theyre "plastic" when the rest of ur car isnt...my vents are a darker red than the rest of my car...but i think its cool...if u used compound..i hope u waxed them afterwards...have u tried claybar...i wouldnt recommend it myself cuz ive had bad experiences with it but it might work

 

[vipergt]

Yeah I was a little leary about the rubbing compound too but the dealer body shop advised it and actually did one of the vents for me. It did make a difference, just not what I was looking for though. And yes I waxed.

 

[RedDaemon]

claybar? lift the possible dirt out of them?

 

[goshia]

04 Paint Changing Colors

I am have that same problem with my Oxford White GT. I took it back to the dealer and told them to fix the problem. I had it inspected by a body shop and they told me that it is a problem. So I should have it repainted by the end of the week.

Another thing that you need to keep an eye on is the rear bumper cover warping. If you take a shop light at night and shine it at the bumper. Starting below the bumper and then start moving the light upward then the shadow that is cast should be a straight line. That is if it has not warped.

 

[tdaily2]

what the problem is the parts on the car are not panted by the same batch of primer or paint the vindor that puts out the part paint them and they may not put on as much paint and then you will have primer bleed thou and that is what you are seeing you can caly it and will not help ot os just thin paint

 

[ForPointSex]

My silver 2002 mustang has the same problems.

 

[sgarlic]

Boy, glad I park out of the sun.

 

[FalconGuy016]

My plastic stick-on pieces seem to be a slightly different shade of red. I just assumed different paint was required for plastic and I knew two batches would never be the same, so I didnt worry about it

 

[vipergt]

I took it back to the dealership and they took pictures to send to ford. Ford gave the ok to fix it, so Im taking it to the body shop Monday.

 

[STNG_96]

The tailights on my 96 are doin that. Good luck, I've tried for 2 years now to stop/elimate it. If you find a cure, please make it known.

 

[vipergt]

Ok so Im talking to the service manager yesterday about getting my paint issue repaired and he said they needed it three days. So I tell him I need a car to drive and he tells me no can do. So he pissed me off pretty good by saying "I dont make the rules I just follow them." So I gave it a day for my temper to level out and thought he may call me back. My temper settled and he didnt call back, so I called ford and to make a long story short, 30 minutes after the phone call with ford the service manager at the dealership calls me to tell me I will have a car waiting on me Monday morning while my car is being fixed. Thought I would share this with you guys in case you run into a similar situation. Oh I hope they dont paint my car pink after all that bull5h1t.LOL

 

[jc3052]

the side vents on my 04 oxford white are somewhat yellowish compared to the rest of the car... maybe i'll see if my dealership will correct it

 

[vipergt]

Ok I got my car back a few days ago and all is good now. The whole car is now the same color. The body shop did good work, but has piss poor customer service. Oh well. Just posting to let you guys know with a similar problem that it can be fixed and its under warranty.