sbmiller24

If I got the GT/CS front bumper, do you guys think that they would have to "blend" the paint with the surrounding panels?
And how much would this cost me to get it painted?
As always, Thanks!

pascal

I did a Vista blue not long ago...
It was not needed to blend in the fenders.

Expect about $250 for paint.

essayons

this... my first question was going to be who painted the bumper last time.

The proper repair would be to strip the bumper and repaint it properly, or to just scrap the bumper and get a new one. Go aftermarket or reconditioned if you want to save some money. I've had very little luck with recycled bumpers.

essayons

bumper paint will never match 100%. Walk across a new car lot and look closely for proof of this. There's little point in blending fenders unless it's really far off. They should be able to get it close enough that you won't notice it, though.

If the shop is trying to sell you anything else, then it's time to find a new shop.

WildAzCat

I had a similar experience. I opted to have mine repaired and repainted. Only the damaged half was redone. I truly can't tell the difference in paint from the OEM to the repaired side. Mine was about $600. It truly is a matter of finding the right shop who takes the time to do it correctly. Here is the shop I used. Check out their site and see how good they are. http://hispeedcustoms.com/

sbmiller24

Thank you all for your responses.

@pascal
As in one of your previous posts on this thread, you said it looked like the bumper had already been repainted and the prep sucked. How could someone tell this? (explain in detail) I might try to convince my dad that since it had already been repainted, he need not be skeptical about getting a new bumper painted. lol

@essayons
I honestly don't know if they had repainted the bumper before or not. In one of the pictures I included, it shows that the corner where the bumper meets the finder was pretty torn up. I'm suspecting that the previous owner had gotten in a small wreck and maybe had only part of the bumper repainted? I don't know..

@WildAzCat
I really like the work that that shop has done. Only one problem, it is in Tucson and I am in Baton Rouge. LOL! But regardless, it all looks great!

tigercrazy718

btw for the amount of money to paint the bumper properly you can prob get a take off bumper for cheaper. the bumpers are cheap and def worth it bc you know that the work wont come back and bite you later