R56 Scoop is not the same color.
#26
FYI, the software upgrade should not be required to fix the scoop color. Oh wait...you mean you're just saving an extra 174-mile round trip to the dealer?
#28
#30
Anyone notice that the paint on the scoop doesn't exactly match the paint on the body?
Here I've increased the saturation of the image to make it easier to see the color difference:
So, what to do? Live with it? Complain? Take it out and paint it another color? Spend $300 on a carbon fiber scoop?
Here I've increased the saturation of the image to make it easier to see the color difference:
So, what to do? Live with it? Complain? Take it out and paint it another color? Spend $300 on a carbon fiber scoop?
#31
Just checked
Robin,
I (will) have more or less the same car as you do. I just checked it in the dealers' parking lot. (still dusty from the transport).
There is certainly a color difference. Or - even better - as someone suggested - there is a difference in the reflection of the paint - I think secondary to different surface quality (the bonnet is metal, probably primed differently than the scoop - that seems to be plastic. Now - a difference in shades or reflectance is mroe or less "expected". The point is... I doubt it will match perfectly, one way or another.You can certainly see it more in the sun than in the shade - that is why I think it is not necessary the hue of the color - but its reflectance. It was certainly obvious in bright sun - at an angle.
I'll see at the delivery (that is usually indoors - in the dealer's showroom - thus less visible).
MMM
I (will) have more or less the same car as you do. I just checked it in the dealers' parking lot. (still dusty from the transport).
There is certainly a color difference. Or - even better - as someone suggested - there is a difference in the reflection of the paint - I think secondary to different surface quality (the bonnet is metal, probably primed differently than the scoop - that seems to be plastic. Now - a difference in shades or reflectance is mroe or less "expected". The point is... I doubt it will match perfectly, one way or another.You can certainly see it more in the sun than in the shade - that is why I think it is not necessary the hue of the color - but its reflectance. It was certainly obvious in bright sun - at an angle.
I'll see at the delivery (that is usually indoors - in the dealer's showroom - thus less visible).
MMM
#32
Robin,
I (will) have more or less the same car as you do. I just checked it in the dealers' parking lot. (still dusty from the transport).
There is certainly a color difference. Or - even better - as someone suggested - there is a difference in the reflection of the paint - I think secondary to different surface quality (the bonnet is metal, probably primed differently than the scoop - that seems to be plastic. Now - a difference in shades or reflectance is mroe or less "expected". The point is... I doubt it will match perfectly, one way or another.You can certainly see it more in the sun than in the shade - that is why I think it is not necessary the hue of the color - but its reflectance. It was certainly obvious in bright sun - at an angle.
I'll see at the delivery (that is usually indoors - in the dealer's showroom - thus less visible).
MMM
I (will) have more or less the same car as you do. I just checked it in the dealers' parking lot. (still dusty from the transport).
There is certainly a color difference. Or - even better - as someone suggested - there is a difference in the reflection of the paint - I think secondary to different surface quality (the bonnet is metal, probably primed differently than the scoop - that seems to be plastic. Now - a difference in shades or reflectance is mroe or less "expected". The point is... I doubt it will match perfectly, one way or another.You can certainly see it more in the sun than in the shade - that is why I think it is not necessary the hue of the color - but its reflectance. It was certainly obvious in bright sun - at an angle.
I'll see at the delivery (that is usually indoors - in the dealer's showroom - thus less visible).
MMM
If the carbon fiber scoop didn't cost so much...
#34
I sent an email to my MA sometime ago, but no response. At least I have a record of it. I'll be driving up that direction tomorrow. If I have time, I'll stop at MINI of Mountian View and show them.
#35
#36
As previously stated, silver is almost impossible to match perfectly. You can certainly have the scoop repainted and you might very well get closer than what you have (I see the difference in "blueishness" that you are talking about), but It's going to be hard to get an exact match withough spraying the entire bonnet with the scoop in place. And then the bonnet wouldn't exactly match the rest of the car, and so on. Anyone with a Sparkling Silver car might have the same issue.
Have 'em give it a shot, but I'd be inclined to see if they'll give you a break on a cf scoop, or just have it painted black or Dark Silver. Good luck. Post results.
Have 'em give it a shot, but I'd be inclined to see if they'll give you a break on a cf scoop, or just have it painted black or Dark Silver. Good luck. Post results.
#37
I concur (again).
I will bet ya a dollar if they order a new painted scoop, it won't match perfectly either (hopefully it will be better with a coin flip). I also agree a shop may be able to achieve a better match since they will be using your car as a color template. But then you have to deal with issues like quality and flake. The flake will be a big issue and I believe it's the main reason silver is so hard to match. Flake picks up light and if the new paint has too much or too little flake (or bigger or smaller flake), it will look different from different angles to the lighting. This is EDUCATED GUESSING based on having had silver cars in the past and having had to deal with a number of incidents requiring body work on them. The factory should have a good handle on the flake, but apparently they are having an issue with the color. :(
Silver is a booger.
I will bet ya a dollar if they order a new painted scoop, it won't match perfectly either (hopefully it will be better with a coin flip). I also agree a shop may be able to achieve a better match since they will be using your car as a color template. But then you have to deal with issues like quality and flake. The flake will be a big issue and I believe it's the main reason silver is so hard to match. Flake picks up light and if the new paint has too much or too little flake (or bigger or smaller flake), it will look different from different angles to the lighting. This is EDUCATED GUESSING based on having had silver cars in the past and having had to deal with a number of incidents requiring body work on them. The factory should have a good handle on the flake, but apparently they are having an issue with the color. :(
Silver is a booger.
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