Replacement front bumper
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Replacement front bumper
The Z has taken a little parking damage on the front bumper, no structural damage just some ugly looking scrapes.
The local Nissan recommended bodyshop wants $700 to remove the bumper, sand and repaint / refinish.
Is there anywhere you can order a whole new bumper already painted (lemans sunset)? And how much does this cost if available?
- Rick
The local Nissan recommended bodyshop wants $700 to remove the bumper, sand and repaint / refinish.
Is there anywhere you can order a whole new bumper already painted (lemans sunset)? And how much does this cost if available?
- Rick
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$700??!!!
ok, you should seriously consider the nismo replica bumper from performance nissan. maybe if you buy it locally from them, they could get it painted and installed for you. worth a shot. here is the link to their bumper.
http://www.performancenissanparts.co...roducts_id=405
i love dealing with those guys and would recommend them and their products any day.
ok, you should seriously consider the nismo replica bumper from performance nissan. maybe if you buy it locally from them, they could get it painted and installed for you. worth a shot. here is the link to their bumper.
http://www.performancenissanparts.co...roducts_id=405
i love dealing with those guys and would recommend them and their products any day.
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Thanks for the info!
We want to keep it stock looking, but Performance Nissan have the bumpers in stock (for a good price) and are currently getting me a quote on painting
Hopefully will be a much better price. Being as they are local, there is no shipping too.
The $700 I was quoted, was from the body shop the local Nissan dealer recommended.
- Rick
We want to keep it stock looking, but Performance Nissan have the bumpers in stock (for a good price) and are currently getting me a quote on painting
Hopefully will be a much better price. Being as they are local, there is no shipping too.
The $700 I was quoted, was from the body shop the local Nissan dealer recommended.
- Rick
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Even better news!
This Lunchtime we took it to another bodyshop for another quote.
the guy came out and looked at it, said he could probably buff it out, took the car, brought it back in 10 minutes, with 95% of it gone! You can't tell unless you get really really close up and catch the minor scratches in the clear coat in the light just right! Excellent. There is still a small chip on the edge of the wheel arch, which we're going to hit with touch-up paint, it's maybe 1/8th inch square. Of course it's not "perfect condition" now, but we'll wait until we collect the usual stone chips and so before having it completely refinished.
So two thumbs up for M2 Collision Center in Redlands!
Of course the question is... why did the other bodyshops not offer to do this? They all wanted to replace / repaint the whole bumper... greedy...
- Rick
This Lunchtime we took it to another bodyshop for another quote.
the guy came out and looked at it, said he could probably buff it out, took the car, brought it back in 10 minutes, with 95% of it gone! You can't tell unless you get really really close up and catch the minor scratches in the clear coat in the light just right! Excellent. There is still a small chip on the edge of the wheel arch, which we're going to hit with touch-up paint, it's maybe 1/8th inch square. Of course it's not "perfect condition" now, but we'll wait until we collect the usual stone chips and so before having it completely refinished.
So two thumbs up for M2 Collision Center in Redlands!
Of course the question is... why did the other bodyshops not offer to do this? They all wanted to replace / repaint the whole bumper... greedy...
- Rick
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