OHH NO :( I damaged my car - fixing advice needed - please help!

[williamsF1]

Thanks everyone.... A lot of great help! Im a lot better prepared for tomorrow when I will start calling around to get a offer.

It sounds like black is a pretty good color to repair, however even though the 10$ price is good I would never ever risk repairing it myself never... I hope this can be done close to perfect!

Hmm... 500-600$ for that area is a bit more than I had in mind but it wouldn't be the first time the price was higher than I hoped

I will take a few snapshots tomorrow and hopefully soon some pics of a repaired car...

I would still like to know if it is a plastic or metal bumper ?

Would this take a pro more than a day to fix from he got the car ?

THANKS AGAIN !!

[pompous]

It is some kind of plastic bumper...definitely not metal. 5-6 hundred was an estimate for painting the entire bumper by the way.

[williamsF1]

I called around and now have a arragement with a bodyshop on Monday.
The prices was from 180 $ to 770 $ and some wanted me to wait until next year.

But I cannot find the sticker inside my front hood that has the paint code. I checked everywhere I think. Can someone help with the paint code for the boxster black ? I guess it is the same color for all black boxsters, at least from around 98'

That would be a big help !!

[rick3000]

Firstly, some chipped paint is not a big deal, especially on black. If you google it, you can find your actual paint code. Also, a Porsche dealer will take the car and ship to someone else for the repair and then charge you a bunch of money. Lastly, it's a plastic bumper and I don't understand why you think spending a lot of money means your getting a quality job. You could take it and have a small paint shop fix for a $100, and it could be better quality than the Porsche dealer. Just my opinion!

[Amaboknaai]

Have a look here : http://www.paints4u.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=6912

and here http://industryfigure.com/berkeley/Porsche/Options/OptionsMatrix.htm

Originally Posted by williamsF1

I called around and now have a arragement with a bodyshop on Monday.
The prices was from 180 $ to 770 $ and some wanted me to wait until next year.

But I cannot find the sticker inside my front hood that has the paint code. I checked everywhere I think. Can someone help with the paint code for the boxster black ? I guess it is the same color for all black boxsters, at least from around 98'

That would be a big help !!

[Brucelee]

The sticker is usually in plain view right on the underside of the hood.

In some cars, you may find it underneath the felt liner on the drivers side of the car. You have to pull the felt away from the lip, up near the headlight area.

See if that works.

[NickCats]

Black is L741 :

http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9136

Nick

[williamsF1]

Thanks guys... Amazing help!

While surfing on the front bumper subject I saw a facelift from 986 to 987 style headlamps, bumper - looked easy, expensive though @ design911. It looks very very nice, but I recently upgraded to XENON and I do not feel like spending that amount of money on this upgrade, maybe if I get 996 some day. But it got me thinking.

What is your opinion on facelifting this much ? Its not just de-ambering, but a complete new face of the car. Is that too much ? Is it too poser'ish ?

Would you do it ?

I think Porsche cars throughout the times has been facelifted a lot, so you can say it's tradition to do that to your Porsche because it has so many personal customization options.