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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Paint...Q5fAccessories

he has good feedback. seems kind of cheap. you can pick any color you want. i got a quote from a body shop to repaint my bumper and a hood for over 1k. the paint is falling off from battle damage...2 deer, a tree, (long story). i cant afford to paint it. ive searched through salvage yards for a white bumper with no luck. it would be so much cheaper to find another bumper cover already painted. then i can get my hood later.

so i was thinking if i get one of these cheap ones and it has a decent paint job, i can sell my old one and get some of my money back. opinions?
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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Wow that's really cheap. Wonder if he can fill the holes in before painting too.
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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For that price, I would buy and let us know! My bumper cover has 3 marks on it, and I think in labor time it will cost more to repair than what this guy is charging, even with shipping.
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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Don't expect the paint to match perfectly. They can paint with the code you give them, but they won't be able to adjust for paint variance, aging/fading, etc.
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 08:30 PM
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^ thats right
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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I'm leery about someone color matching a metallic paint for that cheap.
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 11:34 PM
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i asked him about the color matching issue and he said:

We have an excellent paint matching system from BASF which takes into effect each year the car was painted. I think that you will be more than pleased with the our product. If you have any other questions please dont hesitate to ask.
what is basf? my paint is in pretty good shape. as long as its not a huge difference it wont bother me. on his feedback alot of people are satisfied with the paint it seems.
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 11:41 PM
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that's bullshit, because how does he/she know if you have garage kept it since day 1 or if you've been road racing it every weekend? Paint matching is only legit when the painter sees the paint's condition first hand.
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Trans Am Jam
that's bullshit, because how does he/she know if you have garage kept it since day 1 or if you've been road racing it every weekend? Paint matching is only legit when the painter sees the paint's condition first hand.
well i messaged him and said my paint was in generally good shape thats it. its true though theres just no way to know. i guess the fading guide he is talking about is just a generic way to take paint aging into account.
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 12:49 AM
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Keep us updated on this.
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 12:57 AM
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i mean just have it painted... no worries. just compound and polish the rest of your car's paint to brilliance and it'lll match up perfectly fine.
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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i had bought a spolier off ebay that did a painting service with it. the paint was acutally dead on, though im sure thats not the norm.
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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I wouldn't get that bumper, that is an aftermarket bumper and I am willing to bet that it will not line up right. Good luck either way
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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If it were me I would probably go for it, they sound like they would fix or resend if something was off (what they said anyway).

Also, my car isn't a show car so as long as it looked a little better than it does now, I'm cool with that.
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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I just bought a rear bumper from the same guy and it is GARBAGE. Ask McNord...
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 6LITEREATER
I just bought a rear bumper from the same guy and it is GARBAGE. Ask McNord...

any pics of it?
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by FL Junkie
any pics of it?
I literally just deleted the folder with the pics as they sent the refund.

Basically it is super thin urethane and it got ripped just being in a box, lol!
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 01:17 AM
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Guess you get what you pay for
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 02:16 AM
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just buy it he has good fedback and if you are not happy i looks like you will get a refund
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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did you buy it? how did it work?
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