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Hey guys,

I have an Impul front bumper ( the damged one, has now been fixed and in primer))

but ive called 3 shops in redcliiffe (( one of which fixed my damage from when someone keyed it))

and yet, they have all quoted a amount i didnt think possible just to paint a front bumper..

one quoted 400.. but subject to change when inspected, the ther 385 ( again subject to change) and the last quote 550 (( all said thats jsut painting the bumper, not fitting etc etc (( it came off a SAU members car so fitting is not an issue for me)

now im sorry i cant see how a simple spray and colour match can cost that much...

so can anyone recommend to me somewhere that is sensible yet does a fantastic job?

or is this simply what it costs to paint a front bumper???

thanks in advance,

Bryn

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lol, nah ill keep it dan :P impul is fibreglass, so i dont think ill keep it long, and i dunno how many times i can convince my brother to keep fixing it hahaha

besides, isnt ya R34 front bumper the better one, with the fog lights in it? :thumbsup:

lol, nah ill keep it dan :) impul is fibreglass, so i dont think ill keep it long, and i dunno how many times i can convince my brother to keep fixing it hahaha

besides, isnt ya R34 front bumper the better one, with the fog lights in it? :D

You mean fog-light holes.....the lights were gone when the car arrived hahaha

3 or 4 yrs ago you could get a front bar resprayed for around $200...unfortunately as with everything else the cost of labour has gone up significantly as well.

Tried DMD or Camerons bodyworks or JEtspeed in Slacks Creek? If you want a proper job then I reckon $300-$400 is quite reasonable.

I got cameron to quote on spray painting my bootlid and fixing up some rust and welding up the holes for the wing last year and that was quoted at close to $600.

Edited by n15m0

the reason its so much is cause its fiberglass, im a painter n seriously there a prick to work on, there full of pin holes n wavey and you cant put heat on them cause it makes them warp n crack.. i primed and blocked a monkey warehouse (considered good quality) 180sx BN front bar 4 times and it still looked dodgey.. its just one of those things where its worth someone doin it properly.. where are you located? we dont like doin them but we like workin on good cars so yeh

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