172 bumper

[gsmgregg]

hi

i have just got me a 172 bumper from a breakers , and it has a few marks on it , i have got to get it painted at a body shop , can the bodyshop sort out these marks and match my colour exactly



any ideas on cost



Gregg

 

[172gal]

Ye theyll fix it up no probs, any decent bodyshop can match your colour, price wise £100 maybe.

 

[gsmgregg]

anybody know any decent bodyshop in the west midlands

 

[Big Iain]

did u get a front bumper??

 

[Fred@BTM]

Good body shop in the West Midlands???

How about the best bodyshop??? That do??

Its in Digbeth in Birmingham

Ill dig out the number



To match the bumper to the car, the bumper needs to actually be on the car!! The colour has to blended across panel joins!

You could just take the bumper to any old bodyshop and have them spray it, but it wont match (even if its the same paint code)

Kinda hard to explain, but from my experience it NEEDS to be sprayed on the car for a proper job

 

[cliopower]

cost about £90 from the main dealer at £25 per hour. The bodyshop told me that it doesnt need to be on the car at all but when spraying, they must spray an entire pannel and not small sections in order for the colour to match properly. if you leave it on then you get imperfections in the lacker where its been masked up.

You have to be aware that if it is a front bumper you will need the 172 wings aswell because it doesnt fit on the standard ones - not wide enough