the hatch is black. i bought the car as a slow project, the first thing i did was pay $700 to have all small dings and dents removed,and get it ready for a fresh paint job. ive had it sitting in a garage since then that was almost a year ago, ive worked slowely on it doing new springs ,balljoints, axles, motor mounts. also have a brand new pair of halo headlights still in the box for it.the 00 front end is on and solid, all thats left is putting a new motor in.i took it out to do a swap.