Paint match

Discussion in '8G Lancer - General Information' started by BabyLee, Aug 26, 2008.

  1. BabyLee

    BabyLee Well-Known Member

    Hello everyone i am hoping u guys can help me. i recently got into an accident with my 2008 lancer. i have apex silver. i took it 2 the autobody shop n its been there 4 almost three weeks now cuz they cant get a color match for my car. does or has n e one had this problem cuz im seriously stressed out n i was just wondering if the guy i took it 2 is an idiot or if this is a tru problem...thanks
     
  2. TheDude

    TheDude Well-Known Member

    Well heres the thing. From what ive been reading, lots of differnt parts of the country have differnet mixs for each paitn job. For instance, mine wasnt Apex silver, yet it is silver. Iuno what to tell ya man, i have silver as well and for my body kit i got a pretty dead on match.
     
  3. BabyLee

    BabyLee Well-Known Member

    yea....thanks for the reply...do u have a lancer 2?? n its not apex silver??.
     
  4. bras_33

    bras_33 Well-Known Member

    there is a paint code on the inner door frame for the front doors, i forgot which side if its driver or passenger side. It is there tho.
     
  5. ZEROCOOL

    ZEROCOOL Well-Known Member

    A31 is the paint code for Apex. No matter what you do its not going to be like the factory.
     
  6. TheDude

    TheDude Well-Known Member

    I have to disagree a bit Z. The guy doin my kit made a pretty sick color batch that is like 95% close to factory. You really cant tell the difference. Take your car to a higher end shop (if its not already) i took it to a place that basically looks like a factory from how many different cars it takes. Did your insurance reccomend this place?