Does this front bumper look off to anybody else?
04-23-2017, 05:27 PM
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I'm pretty sure whoever was the original owner just bought the bumper and did not go through a painter related to infiniti in which they tried to match the paint but just couldn't replicate it perfectly. I bought a can of touch up paint from a paint store where they used a machine to mix it all together and it still came out darker than my paint as well as the touch up paint that i bought from infiniti themselves. You could get that in to get it sanded down and then repainted to perfectly match, but thats going to cost you at least about 600 depending on where you are.
04-23-2017, 05:45 PM
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That's way too much. As long as there is no actual damage on the bumper, it shouldn't cost more than $300. I paid $250 to have my IPL bumper painted by a shop that is well known for painting exotics. Came out perfectly matched to the rest of my paint.
04-23-2017, 06:43 PM
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well Im not sure how my costs are compared to you, but the bay area is fairly expensive along with a 9.25% sales tax as well. i have a small hit on my bumper from a hit and run and the damage fix was 500 alone. from there the quote for paint supplies and labor to sand down and repaint the whole bumper was about another 550 with my whole total being in the 1200 range. was your bumper already painted before? or was the only thing involved on yours just painting solely? that could be the difference in the price right there.
04-23-2017, 07:29 PM
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well Im not sure how my costs are compared to you, but the bay area is fairly expensive along with a 9.25% sales tax as well. i have a small hit on my bumper from a hit and run and the damage fix was 500 alone. from there the quote for paint supplies and labor to sand down and repaint the whole bumper was about another 550 with my whole total being in the 1200 range. was your bumper already painted before? or was the only thing involved on yours just painting solely? that could be the difference in the price right there.
04-24-2017, 10:40 AM
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I don't even see how that car made it to carmax's inventory...
The paint match, shaded tail lights.
It can be corrected with a proper paint blend. People saying it will never be perfect is somewhat true, but to this degree? It should have matched a lot better than what was done. I wouldn't waste the money or the effort on that car.
The paint match, shaded tail lights.
It can be corrected with a proper paint blend. People saying it will never be perfect is somewhat true, but to this degree? It should have matched a lot better than what was done. I wouldn't waste the money or the effort on that car.
04-25-2017, 02:36 PM
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Okay so a carmax sales associate has gotten back to me and sent me more close up pics with better detail. Wjat do you guys think. She said there doesnt appear to be any paint work done on it and can be due to just the panelling being different from the hood(plastic bumper metal hood etc) and apparently its factory. Meaning oem??? Its looking good guys. Might have it transferred
04-25-2017, 03:04 PM
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04-25-2017, 03:04 PM
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So what do you think. Does it look like a match? To me it does but then again now that its been ppaced in my head thatit might not be i dont know how i feel lol