Help! I'm having my car fixed at a local body shop and they apparently painted the entire nose body color (dark green) instead of redoing the flat black that would normally be inside the headlight/foglight pockets.

I'm going in today sometime to look at it in person, but I'm not expecting to be happy with it. I'll try to get some pics. I thought I'd give it a try by searching for some dark-colored cars that have been repainted without the flat black pockets. But I can't find any!

On one hand, the Black cars look fine, meaning the entire nose is black so the pockets don't stand out like they do on a lighter car like white or silver.

On the other hand, this car is an original '97 SS and I don't want to reduce the resale potential any more than the wreck probably already has, so if this is a major no-no to collectors I'll throw a fit and have them do it right.

However, this car is a 'keeper' in my house, meaning that all the other cars/trucks that come and go are just transportation, but this car has been part of the family long enough that the kids aren't letting me sell it any time soon. Point is that as long as *I* like it (and I guess I should let the kids look at it too, hopefully one day they'll want it...) I don't care so much about it being all-original.

Does anybody out there have any pics of a '93-'97 Camaro that's had the entire nose painted body color without the flat black accents? If so I'd love to see them.

 

It looks bad

here are a couple pics of my car after it was painted





Now here are some after I painted the head light buckets and grill area flat black

 

Don't paint them bodycolor unless your car is black. Looks way better black.

 

Check my cardomain for my 93. I had the car painted at first and didn't have the headlights painted black. I painted them after only a short period of time.

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Tell Them To Paint It. There Being Lazy For Chri$t Sake!!!!!!!

 

The camaro i just bought yesterday

I want to paint the pockets black asap and the whole bumper lol..

Btw can any one tell me whats the name of this color? Changes color with the sun

-Ben

 

I kind of like them with the colored buckets. Just my opinion though. I have a black car so I guess I really don't have to worry about it.

 

It's most likely mystic teal...but with the headlights being body color, that means the car's been repainted and it could possibly be anything.

 

Bought mine this way. I prefer it this way but I think it only works with certain colors.

 

Im a fan of the buckets being black...unless your car is black but thats about it...

and yes the color is mystic teal, i LOVE that color, but its so hard to find a Z with it, mostly RS's I see

 

Yeah im painting mine soon... What kind of paint should i use for the pockets?

-Ben

 

Totally agree, black and white being those colors. Mine is the dark yellow green code 9806, I couldn't imagine it w/o the black, however I did have the black painted in gloss this time. I got tired of not being able to make the black look like anything but dookie!

 

I Think On The White Car The Sides And Only The Side Of The Pocket Would Look Nice

 

Don't see too many dark green 4th gens, post pics of it when you can.