bmw021

I am opting for machine edged inserts in my flat black kidneys btw...I think I saw a member do that on here and it looked cool

John@Motorcepts

Yo, I;m a lil freakin pissed. $1000 is the MAX anyone should pay for this! I have a MORE expensive shop where I bring my personal car for them to work on and it will cost me $800 painted and installed without a bit of bargaining. EVERYONE says these bumpers fit AMAZING! ALL body shops state that this is the BEST fitting bumpers. Modifications are cut some foam and liners. U should also have them speak to me!

I can also politely ask them if they want to refer their business to my body shops AND I'll be able to make a HUGE profit along with gas/tolls/lodging for anybody coming from Pittsburg to NYC. $1750!!!

mmitev

what are these inserts exactly? do you mean the chrome inserts by any chance? have a pic to post?

bmw021

John. Thanks, you are right...We will see what the final bill is now that I had them talk to joe and I have complained. Also, I am ready to do full lighting next week on Monday night, are you available for the install? I can't get there until about 7-8 p.m. because of traffic in NYC.

As for the inserts, I am taking my stock Kidney grilles apart and using the chrome edged insert in the middle inside my new flat black grilles. Someone on the forum did this and I felt like it looked really cool especially since I have the m6 machined face on the side of the car. I will have pictures tomm, the car is getting everything painted today and then installed etc tomm. I pick the car up at 4 p.m. est.

bmw021

Base coat applied. Next is final coat, clear coat, wet sand and install. Starting to look good. I hope that the paint matches....

bmw021

Does the middle of the front bumper look like it is sagging up? DOes that change when installed or do I need to call him to make sure that it is not like that on the car?

pjinca

Pretty much all reps do that, it doesn't bother me. If it bothers you there are 2 options: 1) Have them insert a piece of hard foam in the part that is bowed up before they install - this will help it straighten out; 2) Get a splitter, Trinity will soon have a splitter for these bumpers and you'll see the first one as soon as they do - on my car

E60ROCKS

After reading your posts about the install pricing you were having i spent all day today driving around MN and get install pricing cos i'm gonna be doing the same mod next month..I have been quoted btwn 400-700 tops. From what i hear the kits are direct fitments with little modification if any so paying $1800 is a little too high, you might as well have gone the stealership route.

inktoxicated

swswett post more pix as soon as it progresses

bmw021

Images of clear coat, last part before, wetsanding and installation...Actually looking really good...

I will post final pictures tomm. and let everyone know what happened with pricing.