Quick question to all zze 122/3 owners

[CME-LFT]

Hi guys, on last night's meet one of the guys brought to my attention that the window surround on my car (pre-facelift 04 corolla sportivo) should be normal plastic not actually painted.

=if you dont understand, im trying to describe the actual part of the car door that the windows slide up into, the metal frame around the window and also the centre pillar section.

Now on mine its painted to colour match the car (black car) but on the facelifts i saw last night theirs was still black plastic regardless of the colour of car. So i went home and looked at mums, (late 2007 zze122 corolla ascent sedan BASE model no extras) and her's is painted as well and the car is also black and we have owned the car from brand new, yet my mates 2004 corolla ascent sedan (once again BASE no extras) which is silver has the normal plastic, which is not painted to match the car.

I was curious if this was done on black model cars only and also what you guys have.

Thanks all

[KevO]

I think you're on the ball with the whole "black cars have the painted moulds and the other colours dont" etc.

I'm not sure, but I vaguely remember the ZRE Corollas being the same.

[and1]

This is very confusing..

Do you mean on the outside (exterior) on the door's frame?

I haven't noticed any Corollas with that bit being plastic. Mine is painted black..

I think you need a pic to clarify things..

[chicken]

my white 06 hatch has the black plastic/vinyl. not painted black

[CME-LFT]

The highlighted bits in the pic are the parts that are colour coded on my car and my mums yet only black plastic (unsprayed) on the facelifts i saw at the meet and my mates silver corolla.

[123R-Prozak]

just took these now, sorry dark, in garage.. and car dirty and in storage weekdays

Edited February 1, 2010 by 123R-Prozak

[vvti16v]

I have a 2002 Levin and is painted black to match body colour and my friend has the same car in silver and is in the plastic black look

[Phat]

must be a black thing. mines black and its painted black.

[CME-LFT]

Thanks for all your replies guys, i dont feel sick thinking that it was in a big hit at one stage or anything.

Although it does make toyota look like poor bas*ards, unless black cars cost that little bit extra, i wouldn't know as i bought it second hand.

Thanks again

[Chrono Trigger]

Not sure if it applies to Toyota.. but at Honda.. Black paint costs $400-$500 more!

so maybe yeah, that might be why non-black cars have black plastic.