Why hasn't the bumper paint issue been fixed

[Ranger 75]

It is not the angle or the light. The metallic pieces in the paint are smaller on the bumper than on the rest of my car.

[superstockcam]

Originally Posted by Thrillz

So you saying you would accept that kind of excuse from a dealer if u picked up your car looking like that? Its just sloppy work that QC should have never let that go through. Honda,toyota nissan dont seem to have this problem but its only a GM problem?U dont spend millions of dollars trying to clean up your image then release this kind of product. Go to a toyota or honda dealership and find me one car that looks this bad. Hope u have lots of time on your hands you'll be looking a long time.

No, I wouldn't accept that as normal at all, I am dealing with heavy orange peel myself. They are going to wet sand the clear and if it can't correct it they are going to repaint and clear! I can't believe it....
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[jakemaxx]

Originally Posted by Nine Ball

Barrack told them that repaints were not allowed.

Originally Posted by chevyridinghigh

Shhh, don't talk about the dear leader like that.

yeah shhh they hear every thing.

[Ghost Rider]

Originally Posted by jakemaxx

yeah shhh they hear every thing.

Yes, they hear everything thanks to the prior administration's warrantless wiretapping. But that's OK unless you have something to hide, right?!?

Please, no politics!

[LadyinBlue]

I second Ranger 75's comment. The metal flake in the paint used on the plastic components is finer grained than that used in the paint for the metal body pieces - hence the reflecting & refracting properties of the two paints is different.

That said, everyone who sees my IBM car for the first time can't believe it's stock paint and not a custom job. Sometimes the colors match & sometimes they don't - it truly does depend on the time of day & lighting conditions with this color.

Frankly, my dears, I don't give a damn. I'm not perfect so I don't expect my car to be either :-)

[SOMBird]

Thats not THAT bad but still a tad noticeable...


4th gen front bumpers did not match either though.

[3BVert]

I was MAJOR worried about this while waiting for our RJT to arrive. In the end, it was nothing to worry about at all. About 1/2 of the pictures of our car appear to be mismatched, but it absolutely is NOT. It's definately the lighting (in our case).

[Berttmann]

This might be old, but it is still a problem. I have an 2011 IBM and the bumper doesn't match the rest of the car

[nancygrl]

[Speeddesignz]

I work as a painter for a well known Chevy dealership. I've worked on every color camaro available. seen hundereds on the lot. And while there will alway's be a slight difference in color between bumpers and metal parts. mainly due to to fact that paint reacts on the two materials differently. When you can see a SUCH a difffence even in photo's I can just imagin what it must look like in person. I've never seen a new car come from chevy looking like that. I'd bet the the bumper was damaged and a shop did a re-paint. You'd be supprised how many "brand new" cars get damaged and repaired before they are even sold. Have your dealer fix it. If they have a shop request you look at a spray out before the bumper is painted. I've painted this color numorus times and tends to be a little dark but is easily adjusted.

[Sawyer]

Wth that is horrible

[SlowSS]

Holy Crap!! I can't believe that it looks like that...

[camaro5]

My new 1984 Camaro had the same problem. They're trying correct this asap. Check back in another 25 years.

[Mikamaro]

I have a 2010 summit white, this color has no metal flake. Since i got it the 2 bumpers never match the body, bumper are off white, more like egg white.
Now, last november i got my rear bumper replace because of some minor damage and the new one matches perfectly!
the front bumper is horrible, can I expect GM to paint under warranty?