Joeychgo said:
Exactly --
Look on EBAY. The body shop can paint the bumper pretty cheap actually, especially since its already off the car.
Body parts, especially the bumper, dont wear out. SO the body shop can paint it, do any sanding that might be necessary, and it will look like new, and should be much cheaper.
FYI. Never let a body shop paint the bumpers while they are on the car. Make sure they totally remove them to paint them.
OF COURSE NEVER PAINT BUMPERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WHILE IT ON THE CAR..U GET PAINT LINES,NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE TAPING/PREP WORK..UR STILL GONNA GET LINES.AND AS FAR AS A PART LIKE THAT NOT GOING BAD AS LIKE THE PREVIOUS POST...UMM DEPENDING IF IT RE CONDITIONED...SOME BODY SHOP TRY TO PASS OFF A RECON FROM A NEW..IT BEST TO INSPECT IT FROM INSIDE OUT OF THE BUMPER,LOOK FOR SEEMS,WAVYNESS,BONDO,CRACKS,ANY GLUEING,IF U HAVE IT..DONT KEEP IT..FIND ANOTHER,CHANCES ARE IN TIME THOS FIXED AREAS ARE GONNA COME ALOOSE,AND SHOW IT BEEN REPAIRED...I DONT THINK ANYONE HERE WOULD WANT THEIR REAR LOOKING LIKE CRAP NOW WOULD YA? ;D...
MY BODY GUY HAD A NEW ONE THAT JUST CAME IN FROM THE MANUFACTURE..AND THAT CRAP CAME IN DAMAGED,THE WHOLE DRVR SIDE OF THE BUMPER WAS CRUSHED IN...BOY WAS I PISSED, I BEEN WAITING OVER A WEEK FOR ALL MY PARTS......NOW HE PICKED UP A RECON...(WITH OUT TELLIN ME FIRST TO GET IT OR NOT),I RAN OVER TO INSPECT IT B4 HIM DOING ANYTHING TO IT,LIKE PREP N PAINTIN IT OR IN THAT MATTER FIXING IT...SOFAR IT GOOD,BUT NEW GOES FOR 505.40... RECONS ARE ABOUT $100 LESS.
I LOOK AT IT THIS WAY ALL BODY SHOPS TRY TO CUT CORNERS,TO MAKE MONEY..NO MATTER IF U HAVE MONEY, OR LIL MONEY..U HAVE TO STAY ON PEOPLE TOES SO U DONT GET RIPPED OFF!
P.S WHEN GETTING WORK DONE ON UR CAR FROM THE BODYSHOP..TAKE UR OLD PARTS WITH U!!!! ..DONT LEAVE THEM THERE,CHANCES ARE THEY'LL FIXX THEM AND SELL IT OR USE IT...PLUS IF UR CAR SHOWS IN DMV THAT UR CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT..AND IF U PLAN TO SELL THE CAR LATER...AT LEAST U HAVE THE PARTS TO SHOW THAT THIS N THAT WAS REPLACED..WE ALL KNOW WHEN U GET INTO ACCIDENTS UR VALUE GOES DOWN...SO WHEN THE NXT BUYER SEES THAT HEY I KNOW WHAT HAPPEND,AND WHAT WAS REPLACED (IF IT A LIGHT TAP OR WHAT EVER)..SOME PEOPLE WOULD STILL PAY TOP $,ESPECIALLY IF THE PARTS ARE NEW..PEOPLE WILL KNOW IF U HAVE AFTERMARKET,OR RECONS IF THEY REALLY WANNA SNOOP IF THEY PAID GOOD OR OVER PAID...IT'S A THING TO CONSIDDER...LOL US NY'RS ARE AWAYS ON OUR TOES SO FOR ALL U OUTTER STATERS WHO ARE A BIT SLOW OR YOUNG WITH NO MONEY IT A THING TO THINK ABOUT. :wrench :dj: :L
