Bonnet replacment from a 2005 onto a 2008 car.

sebastianlieken

My 2007/2008* black golf mk5 has a dent on the bonnet caused by some scumbag and his apparent need to throw rocks.

I've sourced a black bonnet with the same colour code as a replacment but it comes from a 2005 model.

Would colour degredation caused simply by the age of the car be noticable? (as long as the bonnet is generally in good condition)

If there is a slight colour/wear difference, are there any options available to me such as:

simply wash/wax/polish the whole car
get the whole car buffed
etc...

* the tax disk says 2007 as it's a pre-reg, but it's a 2008 chassis number

biko

It's a guess* but black doesn't fade as bad as for instance red so you should be ok. Particularly after a good buff.
If they have the same colour code I'd wager it'll be almost invisible.

*without seeing them side by side.

colm_mcm

I may be wrong here, but aren't there different shades of the same colour codes sometimes?

Can't see how you could go far wrong with black though.

tcawley29

colm_mcm wrote: »

I may be wrong here, but aren't there different shades of the same colour codes sometimes?

Can't see how you could go far wrong with black though.

You're right, I was getting matched paint made up for my car, gave the code and was handed out three strips of paper with about 15-20 different shades of the same color.
Car is a 2006 Corolla with code 8P4