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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: Vdubbster on 04 March 2009, 15:17

Title: Is this a match?
Post by: Vdubbster on 04 March 2009, 15:17

Ok, took the filler cap off my golf, and compared it to this old boot lid I have off another 1996 dragon green mk3.

(http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8831/13145766.jpg) (http://img3.imageshack.us/my.php?image=13145766.jpg)

Do you think it is a good match?

I know its a bit hard to tell like this, but i think it looks quite good.

I ask this as I am in need of another door, and am going to look at a breaking 1996 dragon green golf at the weekend. I hope the door I see will match as good as this.

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: Jimp on 04 March 2009, 16:08

Looks like a match to me  :smiley:.

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: Wayne on 05 March 2009, 08:49

I believe that there is 2 shades of dragon green but they look the same to me.

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: Vdubbster on 05 March 2009, 12:08

Ive been told the same, and that the square side repeaters have the darker shade to the oval

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 05 March 2009, 15:30

I'd like to know how you get on with this Vdubbster as I'll be doing the same soon enough, changing the rear bumper and O/S wing.

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: boneybradley on 05 March 2009, 16:15

I do know vw made about 4 different shades of my black!! and i guess the greens will be similar (and there all the same colour code and name!)

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 05 March 2009, 16:19

Quote from: boneybradley on 05 March 2009, 16:15

I do know vw made about 4 different shades of my black!! and i guess the greens will be similar (and there all the same colour code and name!)

What a load of tosh. What was the point? :S It only confuses people.

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: Vdubbster on 05 March 2009, 16:34

Quote from: Shady Pioneer on 05 March 2009, 15:30

I'd like to know how you get on with this Vdubbster as I'll be doing the same soon enough, changing the rear bumper and O/S wing.

Yes will do mate, nothing worse than a panel that dont match up

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: kells on 05 March 2009, 17:41

impossible to tell from a pic matey and untill you get them on the car,  but good luck to you as DG is the worst colour to match, my mate ended up with a odd car when trying to do what your doing

theirs only 1 dragon green but green is a barsteward for fading

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: Vdubbster on 07 March 2009, 19:41

Well

I got the tailgate, and its shook lol

It looked 100% on the donor car, but once home and after a good clean and polish its been resprayed :-( :-(

the top half is perfect (factory job) however the lower (shti body shop) looks gash. the lacquer is horrid.

So I have fitted this one, and am sending my other to the paintshop along with my fuel cap so an exact match can be had.

Shady - I reckon if you stick to the oval repeater model, AND make sure the paint is ORIGINAL, no shti resprays, then youl be ok.

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 08 March 2009, 09:32

Cheers for the advice man, will make sure I do that. That's a shame about your tailgate though, what year was it off?

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: Vdubbster on 08 March 2009, 11:55

I was supposed to say DOOR, not tailgate lol.

It was also a 1996, the top around the window is mint and untouched. But the lower resprayed area is not up to the standard of my car :-(

What panels do you need ?

Title: Re: Is this a match?
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 08 March 2009, 16:45

Ok man, fair enough lol! Shame it isn't right though :(


I need a O/S front wing, rear bumper, bonnet and drivers door,they are the main things atm.