I searched the group and did not have any luck. Please excuse this post if already discussed.

I am shopping for a wing and maybe a front bumper. I am concerned the body shop will not be able to match the car color because of potential fading. Is this just a newbie fear or should I be looking for a particular procedure?

Any horror stories I should know about?

Thanks

 

Newbie fear . My aerokit had to be painted and its flawless .

 

Just find a reputable shop that has painted Porsches before...

Jason

 

FYI... I bought a speed yellow OEM turbo bumper that was original from the factory in 2003. My car is a 2002 carrera. The paint matched perfectly. It was scary!!!!!
Fast forward 1 year and I had a little fender bender and the insurance replaced the front turbo bumper for a new OEM that had to be painted. The shop in coral gables, that does all the body shop work for the Collection (Countach) did an AMAZING job. I'm soo happy!
-joel

 

Ok, I received my TechArt Wing III today and went to a shop recommended by my local dealer. Just as I thought there is a problem. Apparently there are 2 swatch options for speed yellow. The shop uses a company called Spies Hecker and they have 2 shades of yellow. He says the reason for the difference is that the manufacturer runs different formulas from factory to factory and when they run a string of yellow car then change to, lets say blue, then change back to yellow there can be a slight variation. I do not know if thats true but I am now confused.

Any ideas? should I look for a new shop or is this a normal problem and I am missing something?

Thanks.

 

They need to repaint it . There is no excuse for any body shop to mis match paint . It's up to them to stand behind their work and if a dealership recommended them then they ought to back you up on this .

 

^What he said