Bumper Colour Match How good is yours ?

[shipy]

Hi

Had my new A4 B8 just over a month now and really getting to know it, I’m very pleased with the car in general. An annoying rattle in the door (which will have to wait until it’s a bit warmer to sort out), the lack of cruise control on an Automatic (need to find someone local with VAG Com to help retrofit).

But I have to say the match between the colour match between the bumpers and the bodywork is poor, I popped into a dealer on the way back from Cardiff Friday and body-shop manager agreed match is poor but says they're all like it and Audi won’t accept it as a problem. I am the second owner but the car is just 9 months old. I can’t say I find that acceptable. Would take it back to where I bought it from but it’s a 400 mile round trip.

Anyone with any similar problems or can offer any advice please.

Thanks

[Scotty]

Mine seems fine ..... which means I haven't noticed but being colour blind I'm not the best to comment.

I know that they do have issues with painting metal and plastic. In the brochure you'll often see colours that are not available on S-lines or S models. This isn't always due to marketting. Often it's because certain colours will take to metal but not to plastic trim and it's the S-lines/S models that have more of this colour coded trim.

Seems strange on red. I can't recall if you A4 is Misano or Brilliant. If Brilliant then I'd expect the flat colour that's been used for many years on all models to have been fine. If Misano then I'd expect it to be fine as it's S-line only.

Weird. Sorry to hear you got this issue.

[MattS3]

I must say i've noticed this on a lot of silver A4's, B6, B7 and B8 variants.

Other colours seem to be fine, but every silver A4/S4 i've seen with colour coded bumpers, seems to suffer poor paint matching.

[SiAudiSline]

hand wash it pretty much every week unless the weathers like this, cant say i've noticed any difference all, mine is monza silver.

[gizze]

I bet your rattle is there because it is cold.

[MattS3]

Just seen this on Pistonheads, but these look different for sure

Maybe it's not all silver A4's but the ones I seem to see, look like the one above

[MattS3]

Might just be S4's

Here is another

[maersk]

I agree it tends to be the lighter colours, especially the silvers. Mine is ok.

[Avus_Bub]

There are very few cars that have matching bumpers and metal panels these days. I've seen bumpers and wings painted from the same gun in the same oven and they still don't match. It's just a fact of life.

Simples.

My car -

The uppers are a better match to the lowers but are still slightly darker than the metalwork.

[shipy]

I bet your rattle is there because it is cold.

I wish it was, just worse because its cold. I think it could be the back door or in between the two. One of those jobs you intend to look at over the weekend and remember on Monday Morning.

[shipy]

There are very few cars that have matching bumpers and metal panels these days. I've seen bumpers and wings painted from the same gun in the same oven and they still don't match. It's just a fact of life.

Simples.

My car -

The uppers are a better match to the lowers but are still slightly darker than the metalwork.

Mine are lighter than the car but don't show in a photo or in bright sun just when the weather is dull. Very little paint on them like the black plastic showing through. Very disappointing my Brilliant red B7 was a perfect match as is my Misano Red TT.

[maersk]

The common rattle between the door is the 'b' post cover.

[mikey devon]

hi im a car sprayer im pretty sure audi issued a tech note reg colour variants on bumpers if i can find it will post it on here,most modern cars have issues with bumpers matching from new i see some terible ones ,remember your dealing with 2 different substrates ie plastic and metal and the paint especially pearls or metalic will lay differently audis are quite noticeable as bumpers fit level with body work ie no flip fords r bad too hope this helps:)

[Chillihead]

Hi

Had my new A4 B8 just over a month now and really getting to know it, I’m very pleased with the car in general. An annoying rattle in the door (which will have to wait until it’s a bit warmer to sort out), the lack of cruise control on an Automatic (need to find someone local with VAG Com to help retrofit).

But I have to say the match between the colour match between the bumpers and the bodywork is poor, I popped into a dealer on the way back from Cardiff Friday and body-shop manager agreed match is poor but says they're all like it and Audi won’t accept it as a problem. I am the second owner but the car is just 9 months old. I can’t say I find that acceptable. Would take it back to where I bought it from but it’s a 400 mile round trip.

Anyone with any similar problems or can offer any advice please.

Thanks

Hi again, after a rather nasty side wipe on my way to FAiland in September, I had front OS wing, drivers door replaced and rear OS and rear wing resprayed at Audi in Bristol. They did an amazing job, however, when I arrived to collect the car, i too noticed the coulor difference between bumper and car. I pointed this out to the bodyshop Manager, he pointed out the difference in angle. I have to say that he was right. IMHO

[Buster the dog]

This is one thing that has always annoyed me about the A4's, my last one was white and it still showed up, now I have a brilliant black A4 Avant which is 'Brilliant'

Buster

[mcgough]

strange you mention this cause ive made them respray mine 6 times til colour was satisfactory! in they end it looks lot better and they gave me £50 to spend on accesories... any ideas??

Oh and even audis stock photo below of my car has poor paint match \/ \/ \/ \/ \/