are they painted from factory? Any ideas how much they run?

The car is so long and low that I scraped the bottom today... since the stongard rolls under, it took almost all of the damage... but there are 3 spots. The damage is under the bumper... can't really see it but I know it's there... I guess I could touch it up, but I am stupid and anal... and am wondering how much a new bumper is.

thanks,
-Shing

[Edited by shingles on 04-07-2001 at 10:22 PM]

 

Not painted from the factory...

Mirror housings and door handles are, but I think everything else is unpainted...

Dunno if a chin spoiler would hide your damage? Of course if you scraped the stock bumper, the chin spoiler is a tad lower...

My car is black, so it doesnt show... I only know its scraped when I wax the car...

Gee, I knew there was SOME good reason to own black

[QUOTE]Originally posted by shingles
[B]are they painted from factory?

 

I too don't think bumpers are factory painted. If it's just scratches on paint they will not recommend you getting a new bumper. They will tell you to touch it up or if you can't deal with it, it would mean a repaint.

It's really the same thing but cheaper option.

Repaint: Take out bumper, paint it

New bumper: New bumper, paint it, replace your existing bumper.

So there's no advantages at all in getting a new bumper unless your current one is damaged.

 

New bumpers are not painted from the factory.

 

I think the last quote posted on the bd was $700 for the new bumper and painting... in your case you would also need new stonegard!!

 

ahh hell, for $700, I'll put that towards my buy a supercharger fund.

To be honest, the damage are all about the size of rock chips, and they are on the underside of the bumper.. I am telling you stongard really too the brunt of the attack. And since there are only like 3 spots, I'll touch it up.

-Shing

 

The quote from my dealer for repainting the front bumper is ~$300. The process involves stripping the original paint then a new coat of paint.

 

Follow the link below They are 213.75 but you still have to have it painted
hope this helped





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