The color difference is severe based on lightning and probably material Metal vs Plastics. If you go through all of the images on this thread, and then look at Goose's Daytime images you can see a massive contrast. When side by side with my MKIV it's noticeable that the Red isn't as Deep (Post #35). Because I did a lot of work on my own MKIV I would guess that the Lacquer still has peaks and trophs and hasn't been flatten out thus it doesn't have a deepness to it that you would see on mine. Now that deepness is covered up in darker lights or a Flat Lacquer, therefore in direct light this flaw becomes very obvious and why you have so much contrast.Is the color difference of the front bumper noticeable in person? It looks darker than the hood in many of the photos/ videos posted.