It's not specific to the S.
Yellow is the HARDEST color to paint match. Just about any painter with experience will tell you this.
Good luck.

 

Thanks for moving the thread wanabe.

lol yes, the earlier pic with the AP2 wheels were in the summer, the recent pic was in the winter, so I had my AP1 wheels with winter tires on.

Saab9-3, is the GPW similar to the premium white pearl on the acura TSX? I had a PWP TSX as my last car and had to get the rear bumper repainted due to a hit & run scratch. And the body shop matched it perfectly. Different body shop than what the Honda dealership took my s2k to though.

Revs2k, from the way it was explained to me, it sounded like they used layers of pearl on top of one another.

Well, it sounds like the general consensus is that the paint just can't be matched perfectly. Other than beachcar, is there anyone else who had their bumper swapped out instead of repainted?

Would it be unreasonable to request for a brand new rio bumper to be ordered from the factory? I'm pretty sure they will say no to that, but maybe I should contact Honda Canada to find out what they say.

 

You have a a reasonable enough request honestly. I dont think it would be too much trouble for them to get a new rear bumper for you. Also hardtopguy will sell a new rear bumper for about 380 bucks and I think those are painted from the factory. Either way they wont disagree that your current bumper is waaay off on the color. As already stated it must look worse in person. Good luck yo.

 

Nothing is unreasonable- the worst they can do is say no. Your bumper is peeling because of a factory defect and all you want is for an exact replacement. I don't see that as being unreasonable


With that in mind... good luck.

 

yeah you can tell it's different in the pic. blending with other panels is probably the only way to go

 

it looks almost as if they painted the bumper spa yellow!

 

don't feel bad my side skirt and lip is darker than my car as well when I had it painted, just can't seem to match up all that well with pearl colors......

 

I had to have my hood replaced recently and the body shop had to nearly paint the whole front clip. They blended half way into the fenders.