Vandalised Car :-( Repair advice needed!
12-12-2010, 02:33 PM
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Recently traded my E39 535i in for an E60 530i. Really pleased with the new wheels until I came back to it in a car park and some F***er had put a 12 inch scratch on the bonnet!
So I need some advice on where to take it to get it sorted. It's a BMW individual colour - kind of a very dark Green which in different lights can look black, blue, or green! So am I best to take it to BMW, or will I get just as good a job from an independent garage without getting stung on the price?
(I'm in Chesham in Buckinghamshire, UK if anyone has a particular recommendation)
So I need some advice on where to take it to get it sorted. It's a BMW individual colour - kind of a very dark Green which in different lights can look black, blue, or green! So am I best to take it to BMW, or will I get just as good a job from an independent garage without getting stung on the price?
(I'm in Chesham in Buckinghamshire, UK if anyone has a particular recommendation)
12-12-2010, 02:42 PM
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My Ride: 530I Silver gray with gray leather with Premium Package, Logic 7 Premium sound system with Ipod interface, xenon adaptive headlights, Active steering, Power retractable rear sunshade, Comfort seats, Cold weather package and M5 OEM 166 wheels, Sprintbooster. Ceramic Tint all around, Bilstein Sports shocks with Eibach springs, Brake performance Rotors and Axxis ceramic pads.
Recently traded my E39 535i in for an E60 530i. Really pleased with the new wheels until I came back to it in a car park and some F***er had put a 12 inch scratch on the bonnet!
So I need some advice on where to take it to get it sorted. It's a BMW individual colour - kind of a very dark Green which in different lights can look black, blue, or green! So am I best to take it to BMW, or will I get just as good a job from an independent garage without getting stung on the price?
(I'm in Chesham in Buckinghamshire, UK if anyone has a particular recommendation)
So I need some advice on where to take it to get it sorted. It's a BMW individual colour - kind of a very dark Green which in different lights can look black, blue, or green! So am I best to take it to BMW, or will I get just as good a job from an independent garage without getting stung on the price?
(I'm in Chesham in Buckinghamshire, UK if anyone has a particular recommendation)
12-12-2010, 03:49 PM
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My hood was vandalized in the summer and I went to BMW first to get a quote and they quoted $750. I then took it to a guy thats worked on our Lexus before and he could not get it out as the whole hood needs a repaint. I say take it to BMW 
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12-12-2010, 05:53 PM
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How deep is the scratch? If it can't be wetsanded and buffed....which it sounds like it cant because usually vandal scratches are down to the primer or past it. Individual color can be matched but it's even more difficult than a factory color. In any case it will need to be blended with the old paint because you will never get the same exact match even if it's a standard color. BMW has about 5-6 different shades per color. I've painted many BMW's and any BMW certified shop will tell you they mix their own paint in-house and match it by blending it. Just an illusion really...it's never 100%
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
I doubt you get a true match, especially on an individual color, w/o going to BMW for the paint. A good indy shop, preferably BMW certified, could do the repaint, however.
12-13-2010, 09:36 AM
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Some of the independant scratch remover companies are good, but you need to go on personal recommendation, don't just phone one without references.
I has some idiot scratch my bumper. He was reversing into a 60ft wide space, but managed to run his car down my bumper !!! went down the the platic and the car was in le mans blue, but they still got the scratch out and re-coloured for 80 pounds.
I has some idiot scratch my bumper. He was reversing into a 60ft wide space, but managed to run his car down my bumper !!! went down the the platic and the car was in le mans blue, but they still got the scratch out and re-coloured for 80 pounds.
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Recently traded my E39 535i in for an E60 530i. Really pleased with the new wheels until I came back to it in a car park and some F***er had put a 12 inch scratch on the bonnet!
So I need some advice on where to take it to get it sorted. It's a BMW individual colour - kind of a very dark Green which in different lights can look black, blue, or green! So am I best to take it to BMW, or will I get just as good a job from an independent garage without getting stung on the price?
(I'm in Chesham in Buckinghamshire, UK if anyone has a particular recommendation)
So I need some advice on where to take it to get it sorted. It's a BMW individual colour - kind of a very dark Green which in different lights can look black, blue, or green! So am I best to take it to BMW, or will I get just as good a job from an independent garage without getting stung on the price?
(I'm in Chesham in Buckinghamshire, UK if anyone has a particular recommendation)
I had my whole front end repainted due to stone chips and a couple of small scratches.
I took the car to a very experienced independent painter, and when he looked up the colour in his system, he said there was actually only 1 shade of it, i.e. it was rather unproblematic to mix compared to some other colours.
In the end the final colour matched up perfectly well the rest of the car and I was very happy.
A good indy shop will be able to do the job
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