ok......I'm looking at a couple different elements years 03'-04'. Is there only one color of the plastic panals? To me some of the panals are some elements look to be a darker grey....and others look to be a lighter gray/brown? whats the verdict? was there 2 or 3 shades of gray/black plastic body panals on the elements?

 

when i bought my element in 04, i was told that the EX panels are darker and more shiny , The DX ones are more dry looking and lighter

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2ndGenREX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok......I'm looking at a couple different elements years 03'-04'. Is there only one color of the plastic panals? To me some of the panals are some elements look to be a darker grey....and others look to be a lighter gray/brown? whats the verdict? was there 2 or 3 shades of gray/black plastic body panals on the elements?</TD></TR></TABLE>

After some have been weathered, I know they appear to be a little more "dry" with a grey appearance to them. Also, there was the silver model with blue panels

 

The 03-04 EX trim has darker panels and the LX trim is the one with the lighter panels. I've got an LX and it's starting to fade on top. =\

I think the 05 and 06 have a black panel option as well, and like what Rodrez said, there's a year where there's the Silver Element with blue panels.