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- '22 392 XR ordered Jan 21 2022 -------------- Picked up Aug 22 2022!
Hey y'all - I have been watching craigslist/marketplace/forums for over a year and I finally found a set of half doors, in my color, close (AKA not on the east coast haha), and at a decent price! Couldn't be more amped. I had to drive 6.5 hours each way to get them, but I got 'em! Bonus: brand new in box, AND they came off of a 392 so they've got all the bells and whistles, PLUS it's a '22 model just like mine, so it was a slam dunk!
UNTIL... I put them on the jeep and saw the color of the paint is slightly mismatched. They're sarge green, yeah. But, they're noticeably less warm (and therefore slightly darker/flatter green) than the rest of the vehicle's paint. I'm not saying it's a dealbreaker, but for 5 grand, it's disappointing.
Doing some research, I've seen that several people have gotten much worse mismatched paint than I did... and most of them are orders that actually came with the jeep itself. The way I understand it is that the half doors (and some other pieces, possibly the cowls) are actually assembled and painted by a 3rd party contractor, and with the well-known lack of QC on these things, some people just get super unlucky. It's really hard to justify getting them repainted... I've heard it's tough to get a good match that way too. Sadly I can't claim warranty since I purchased them off another jeep... but dang... they were the same freakin' model year. What a shame.
Has anyone else noticed a color mismatch on their half doors? Anyone want to share their experience getting half doors painted (pricing, best practices for getting the best quality work done at best price, stripping hardware yourself or letting them do it, etc?) Should I just suck it up and give it time since they're brand new and I have 6k miles on jeep (the jeep has never sat in direct sunlight, always garaged at work and at home, but maybe they need a little UV to blend?).
I dunno, just wanted to put something in the forum since I didn't find much about this issue here. I'm still pretty amped on them. Y'all understand where I'm coming from though, so I appreciate any input!
UNTIL... I put them on the jeep and saw the color of the paint is slightly mismatched. They're sarge green, yeah. But, they're noticeably less warm (and therefore slightly darker/flatter green) than the rest of the vehicle's paint. I'm not saying it's a dealbreaker, but for 5 grand, it's disappointing.
Doing some research, I've seen that several people have gotten much worse mismatched paint than I did... and most of them are orders that actually came with the jeep itself. The way I understand it is that the half doors (and some other pieces, possibly the cowls) are actually assembled and painted by a 3rd party contractor, and with the well-known lack of QC on these things, some people just get super unlucky. It's really hard to justify getting them repainted... I've heard it's tough to get a good match that way too. Sadly I can't claim warranty since I purchased them off another jeep... but dang... they were the same freakin' model year. What a shame.
Has anyone else noticed a color mismatch on their half doors? Anyone want to share their experience getting half doors painted (pricing, best practices for getting the best quality work done at best price, stripping hardware yourself or letting them do it, etc?) Should I just suck it up and give it time since they're brand new and I have 6k miles on jeep (the jeep has never sat in direct sunlight, always garaged at work and at home, but maybe they need a little UV to blend?).
I dunno, just wanted to put something in the forum since I didn't find much about this issue here. I'm still pretty amped on them. Y'all understand where I'm coming from though, so I appreciate any input!