Cost to paint BMW front bumper

EXTJosh

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Hey guys,
Bought an M Tech front bumper for my E92. Was seeing what you guys thought would be a reasonable price to have a reputable body shop do the paint job on it? (currently in Augusta, GA) The company I bought it from online had already put primer coat on it, but I don't know if the body shop will want to start at square one. Thanks for any input!

- Josh
 
A reputable body shop will likely want to start over. The final quality of the job is largely dependent on the work done prior to/during primer (especially on a bumper where flexing parts are concerned). Also, they may want to make sure the primer is compatible with the paint system they will use.

A good job from a good shop should run you anywhere from $600-$800. Things like using OEM paint versus Dupont will factor in to the final price.
 
CRyan said:
A reputable body shop will likely want to start over. The final quality of the job is largely dependent on the work done prior to/during primer (especially on a bumper where flexing parts are concerned). Also, they may want to make sure the primer is compatible with the paint system they will use.

A good job from a good shop should run you anywhere from $600-$800. Things like using OEM paint versus Dupont will factor in to the final price.
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Thanks for the reply Ryan. Yeah definately OEM paint because I want to keep it looking stock and everything matching. $600 was about what I had figured as a baseline as well. The car is three years old (wow I can't believe its already been 3 years), do you recomend them getting "eyes-on" the car as well or can I just bring them the bumper in the back of my truck. I figure not too much has changed in paint color as the car is garage-kept and paint is protected regularly but then again I don't know what the right answer is when it comes to body shop procedures and what they SHOULD do properly.
 
I would really leave that up to the shop. I would not want to assume the risk of causing hairline fractures in a new paint job by replacing the bumper myself. And if for some reason the paint comes out a different shade, you want the shop to be able to fix that on the fly. In theory, it should be fine to do this - In practice, things can go wrong and taking them just the bumper puts all of that risk on you.

Just as an FYI, German OEM paint will cost about $150 for a pint of the color. And naturally that does not count any felx additives or catalysts or even the clear. Supplies have gotten outrageous.
 
To have it done right you we will at least $300-$400 or you can go top Maaco for $100.
 
What color is the bumper? Can it be blended within the panel? Meaning you don't need basecoat at the edges where it meets the fenders.


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CRyan said:
Just as an FYI, German OEM paint will cost about $150 for a pint of the color. And naturally that does not count any felx additives or catalysts or even the clear. Supplies have gotten outrageous.
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Awesome. Reason #187 of why I should have waited to just buy an M3.

Pureshine said:
To have it done right you we will at least $300-$400 or you can go top Maaco for $100.
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Yeah, not going to go the Maaco route on this go around, thank you for the painting estimate.

ken tuep said:
What color is the bumper? Can it be blended within the panel? Meaning you don't need basecoat at the edges where it meets the fenders.
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The bumper has primer-coat on it from the company I bought it from. Basically it's flat black, car is graphite metallic (same car as in my avatar pic). It's an OEM bumper that was pulled off another E92 (presumably a wrecked one), primered and then re-sold on eBay.
 
doogeem3 said:
+1 I'd never pay more than $400 for a bumper spray.

"OEM paint" is totally unnecessary!
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I guess this is now more of a lesson on body shop procedures and auto paint than anything...CRyan mentioned DuPont paint instead of actual BMW paint. Do body shops basically match the paint using "aftermarket" (for lack of a better word) paint instead of "OEM" paint in accident claims, etc? I've had the bumper of my Escalade replaced when I was rear ended at a stop light and I guess I assumed the shop used "factory" paint to match the rest of the truck. It matched extremely well and still looks uniform with the rest of the truck a few years later...
 
I repainted my Cayenne from bumper due to a small scrape and i received quotes ranging $500-$1000. I choose the most expensive because of recommendations from a couple new car dealers.

Fortunately for you, its a new uninstalled front bumper so you do not need to worry about them painting the bumper while still attached to the vehicle and over spray.
 
Congrats on the new bumper!

What I would do is contact a few BMW dealers and find out which body shops do their body work when cars come in for body work. That's the route I would take.
 
anonymoususer said:
I repainted my Cayenne from bumper due to a small scrape and i received quotes ranging $500-$1000. I choose the most expensive because of recommendations from a couple new car dealers.

Fortunately for you, its a new uninstalled front bumper so you do not need to worry about them painting the bumper while still attached to the vehicle and over spray.
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Definately! Over spray scares me. When I was stationed on the west coast my beater car was left at the mercy of my parents/sister. Came home to discover it was in a minor collision and the shop that reparied it got over spray everywhere!-- engine bay, side view mirror, adjacent panels, etc etc etc...no bueno.
 
smack said:
Congrats on the new bumper!

What I would do is contact a few BMW dealers and find out which body shops do their body work when cars come in for body work. That's the route I would take.
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Mike, you of all people would appreciate the retro-fit. When it's done it'll be on coil overs, exhaust, downpipe, new rims, and all OEM m-Tech. Will definitely contact the (only) dealer in my parts of the woods and see where they recommend, thanks brother.
 
EXTJosh said:
Mike, you of all people would appreciate the retro-fit. When it's done it'll be on coil overs, exhaust, downpipe, new rims, and all OEM m-Tech. Will definitely contact the (only) dealer in my parts of the woods and see where they recommend, thanks brother.
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Right on Josh! You got me excited to see it now! Be sure to follow up with it. :props:
 
Id find a custom shop or a BMW certified shop. Make sure you can see some examples of the shops work, a lot of these hack shops are great talkers, but can't deliver; trust me, I have seen it all. Also if they can bake it, that's a huge indicator they aren't screwballs. Really at the end of the day what matters is the CC and the painters hand. I have seen a lot of body shop crap: runs, dust, fish eyes, OP, non cleared base coat, blow up, not pretty! Never go cheap. Matching the paint isn't hard at all, just as long as they know what to do with the paint, you're golden!

Also I would like to point out the whole OEM paint VS DuPont paint? Huh?
 
Thank you Andrew for your feedback, will do!
 
Ok team, going to go with the shop my local BMW dealer recommends. Going to show up with the new bumper on, have them remove it, paint it, then re-install it. This will hopefully avoid a ton of issues that could have arose based on my original plan. Thanks for the guidance everyone, I'll post pics soon...
 
EXTJosh said:
Ok team, going to go with the shop my local BMW dealer recommends. Going to show up with the new bumper on, have them remove it, paint it, then re-install it. This will hopefully avoid a ton of issues that could have arose based on my original plan. Thanks for the guidance everyone, I'll post pics soon...
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Be careful with that. Make sure you go to the best one they recommend, not the one they use. A hack shop I had unfortunate dealings with here where I live got a contract with GoAuto; a that owned 7 dealerships. Messy messy but cheap! Also make sure they fit it correctly. Watched a Vorsteiner hood get installed on an X5M at my biz partners shop, it didn't fit, had to be fitted in before paint. This is a very crucial step. Check your panel gaps after you get it back. Anything that is larger or smaller than OEM, get them to redo it. Sounds like a hassle but makes the world of difference in the end. Don't mean to sound worked up, just want you to be a knowledgable consumer! :)
 
Not sounding worked up at all man. Too often than not these days companies could care less about customer satisfaction so you almost have to be OVER-informed going in so they don't try and rip you off. Thanks for your help and knowledge spreading.


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EXTJosh said:
Not sounding worked up at all man. Too often than not these days companies could care less about customer satisfaction so you almost have to be OVER-informed going in so they don't try and rip you off. Thanks for your help and knowledge spreading.


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Man I couldn't agree more. Arguing a warranty these days is like winning a court case!
 
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