Hi all,
I would like to ask for your advise.
I am looking to buy an aftermarket OEM like (Lip ?) rear spoiler and saw different offerings.
Some are just the spoiler in prime, like this one for ~70$, and then find a shop to paint it
Some offer to paint the spoiler before sending it like this one which costs 170$ ..

So I am wondering what would you do : buy it painted or find a local shop to paint it ? Would an online seller be able to match my color without seeing the car (its San Marino Blue btw) ?

Thanks!

Elad

 

big gamble taking it painted, I'd rather a painter be able to eyeball my car to match it. I speak from experience, my first nismo v1 spoiler turned out horrible.

 

have a painter paint it with a quality base coat / clear coat. Who knows the quality of the pre-painted items

 

Both the seller and local shop will use the same paint code. I do not see a difference.

 

Thanks guys. Do you have an idea how much a local shop would charge me ? More than a $100 ?
Thanks again

 

wouldn't a quality local painter ask that the car be present so he can use it as a source to paint match? or ask that you take the gas cap off so he can use that as a source? same paint code on either method.. sure.. but everyone's car is different and has gone through different things, they can be lighter / darker..

I would stick with a local skilled painter. a spoiler of that size should be cheap to paint, but it would probably be over 100$ still.