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F18febe 09-18-2015 05:16 AM

How much to respray the front bumper?
 
Need some help. I want to have my front bumper resprayed, so I took it to a local paint and auto body shop that was recommended to me by my indie. I got a quote for $818!!! I told them that I would remove the bumper and bring it to them in order to reduce the labor fee on remove and reinstall. I also wanted them to fill in the license plate holes. Does this seem unreasonable? I thought it was too high.

How much did some of you pay to have yours done and are there any tips that you can offer me? Maybe a good shop here in Virginia Beach, VA.

78F350 09-18-2015 05:39 AM

I paid $458.xx to have a new primed bumper prepped and painted Arctic Silver. That was the high quote. Other places in my area were as low as $325.
An older bumper will need more prep time.

sickbananas 09-18-2015 06:30 AM

you should be able to get it done for about half that at a good shop.

JayG 09-18-2015 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sickbananas (Post 466545)
you should be able to get it done for about half that at a good shop.

How can you compare costs in S. Africa to costs in the USA???
How much is gasoline where you live?

particlewave 09-18-2015 07:54 AM

That is about double what it should be. I would have laughed in their faces. :)
A bumper repsray should be between $300-$500, under $300 friend price.

thstone 09-18-2015 03:01 PM

I paid about $500. It looked perfect when complete.

Chuck W. 09-18-2015 04:27 PM

I paid $500 including patching up the license plate holes.

Topless 09-18-2015 09:32 PM

I removed the bumper and had them prep, respray, and clear coat my bumper. $280 and it was a very good paint match.

ohhh my 09-18-2015 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Topless (Post 466658)
I removed the bumper and had them prep, respray, and clear coat my bumper. $280 and it was a very good paint match.

Where at? I'm also in LA!

springer123 09-19-2015 04:19 AM

Bumper respray
 
I paid $350.

Topless 09-23-2015 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohhh my (Post 466663)
Where at? I'm also in LA!

Collision Repairs - Uptown Auto Craft
This was a few years ago but they did a nice job and were very reasonable.

Alfieg23 09-23-2015 03:37 PM

I'm in the same situation except I also need to have the hood and front bumpers sprayed. Daily high-traffic commutes have caused multiple stone chips. A local recommended body shop quoted me $1,600.00. Although everything in South Florida is more expensive, based on the earlier comments, I would assume that is too high? I will also look into applying the clear 3M protective film afterwards.

sickbananas 09-23-2015 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayG (Post 466554)
How can you compare costs in S. Africa to costs in the USA???
How much is gasoline where you live?

I figured 2.5hours prep labour at $100/hour plus materials $100 = $350 total

Gasoline is the equivalent of $3.80 per gallon

Perkiporsche 09-24-2015 02:15 AM

Just done a repair and respray of front bumper. Had to do the job the on car, so lots of masking, but eventually got to standard of finish matching overall car paint quality. Glad I don't have to pay myself for the time spent as this would have been the a very expensive repair. I certainly learnt a lot doing it plus the satisfaction of achieving a good job. Total cost of items needed was about 80 UK pounds
( I already had compressor, but bought a mini spray gun on Ebay).


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