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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / General Car Topics (UK group) / June 2007Silver Fiesta white under the bonnet
Is it normal for a 1997 R-reg silver-coloured Fiesta to be white under the bonnet? I've just been to look at a 1997 R-reg 1.25 Ghia Auto. It's silver in colour, but under the bonnet everything is white (slam panel, inner wings, firewall etc). My first thought was that it had been in a front-end crash and had the wings etc replaced, but that wouldn't explain the firewall being white. It's HPI clear with one lady owner from new. The independent dealer selling it says the white is just undercoat and that's how they came from the factory. Is that true? or is it more likely to be a front-end crash repair or even a cut-and-shut? Thanks - Jon F > Is that true? Yep. sh.t, isn't it? >> Is that true? > > Yep. sh.t, isn't it? Really? My word! I had a red one until I crashed it. It was red under the bonnet too. Is it just the metallic colours that are not fully painted? >>> Is that true? >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I had a red one until I crashed it. It was red under the bonnet too. Is it > just the metallic colours that are not fully painted? Dunno about Fiestas, but my friend just finally got shot of a Citroen C2 GT (worst car ever - and I owned a Triumph Acclaim) and it was a lovely 'Primer yellow' under the bonnet. Hadn't been crashed.  SignatureDan >>>> Is that true? >>> Yep. sh.t, isn't it? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > (worst car ever - and I owned a Triumph Acclaim) and it was a lovely 'Primer > yellow' under the bonnet. Hadn't been crashed. Nah. The C2 Pluriel was worse. Mobile bath, anyone? > Nah. The C2 Pluriel was worse. Mobile bath, anyone? That'll be the C3, then. >> Nah. The C2 Pluriel was worse. Mobile bath, anyone? > > That'll be the C3, then. Might have been. :-S I get numbers confused. ;-) On 13 Jun, 21:45, aw114ag...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > Is it normal for a 1997 R-reg silver-coloured Fiesta to be white under > the bonnet? I've just been to look at a 1997 R-reg 1.25 Ghia Auto. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks - Jon F I thought exactly the same thing when I took delivery of my S-reg Silver Fiesta in 2002. I phoned the dealer all concerned because I thought it was a white car that had been resprayed to make it more desirable (or something like that) and they "reassured" me that it was supposed to be like that as they don't put the metallic paint under there! Cheapskates! > On 13 Jun, 21:45, aw114ag...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: >> Is it normal for a 1997 R-reg silver-coloured Fiesta to be white under [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > supposed to be like that as they don't put the metallic paint under > there! Cheapskates! same on an 03 celica and 54 micra - grey primer colour under the bonnet..... > same on an 03 celica and 54 micra - grey primer colour under the bonnet..... Thanks for all the replies, and confirmation that this is to be expected. > On 13 Jun, 21:45, aw114ag...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > supposed to be like that as they don't put the metallic paint under > there! Cheapskates! That's strange. My girlfriend had a 97R metallic red Fiesta, and that was fully painted under the bonnet. Maybe it's just the silver ones. > That's strange. My girlfriend had a 97R metallic red Fiesta, and that > was fully painted under the bonnet. Maybe it's just the silver ones. Or maybe a red Fiesta uses a red primer, and the difference is less noticable to a silver Fiesta using a white primer...? > Andy Tucker (andytucker@gmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like > they [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Or maybe a red Fiesta uses a red primer, and the difference is less > noticable to a silver Fiesta using a white primer...? That'll be it. My Lanncruiser Amazon in pinkie silver metallic has a sort of light non-metallic grey paint under the bonnet. Less noticeable than pure white maybe but certainly noticeable. Had it from new. Just had a look at my silver Audi Q7 and the only painted metal under the hood is the suspension strut tower supports [the rest is plastic and fibre lining a la BMW style] which are painted in the proper metallic silver. Huw > That'll be it. My Lanncruiser Amazon in pinkie silver metallic has a > sort of light non-metallic grey paint under the bonnet. Less noticeable [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > fibre lining a la BMW style] which are painted in the proper metallic > silver. My BMW is the correct metallic everywhere. Except that they haven't bothered with clear lacquer under the bonnet and on the boot 'jams'. Talk about saving pennies. I'm not sure how durable bare base coat is either. I had a leak from the screen washer motor and the paint were it dripped got stripped back to the bare metal. Signature*Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire * Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. > My BMW is the correct metallic everywhere. Except that they haven't > bothered with clear lacquer under the bonnet and on the boot 'jams'. Talk > about saving pennies. I'm not sure how durable bare base coat is either. I > had a leak from the screen washer motor and the paint were it dripped got > stripped back to the bare metal. It's not just BMW. I see from one of the car magazines that a company has started business offering a proper lacquer coat for metallic finishes as an aftermarket option. Costs a fortune and I'd be uncertain if the work would be done properly - thinking of all the poor quality overspray on the rubber jobs I've seen in the past. |
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