After that, I installed the new (to me) doors on the car.
They went on pretty easy.
The big disappointment was that they were NOT the same color!
For whatever reason, GM made two different silver colors (plus a gray!) for the Volt. One is a true silver (Silver ICE?) and the other is silver with a little blue/green tint to it, called Viridian Joule.
If you saw the two colors, but just not next to each other, or in different light (or in a dark barn,) you would swear they are the same.
Nope. Right next to each other on a car, they certainly are NOT.
On the other hand at least they aren't glaringly different like blue doors on a red car!
The car still needs a little dent repair, but overall, it's a great improvement and now totally drivable!
I got the doors on at about 4PM Christmas Eve. We were able to drive it over to relatives for the evening.
The idea is that this car will replace our old Prius, which is primarily my wife's car.
Since she always wanted it, I put a giant red bow on the car. (Thanks, Photoshop!)
Merry Christmas to her!
