New side skirt advice
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Originally Posted by CongoJack' post='948916' date='Jul 21 2009, 08:16 AM
My car is black, but im not sure if its black sapphire metallic, haha.
Too bad I have a Silver Gray drivers side side skirt sitting here doing nothing.
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='949094' date='Jul 21 2009, 02:15 PM
welcome. Id recommend upgrading to mtech side skirts, and we offer replica ones as well 
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Originally Posted by CongoJack' post='949080' date='Jul 21 2009, 10:58 AM
Hmm, I'm really tempted to get the sides and front bumper now... Anyone have idea how much it would cost to have those painted and installed?
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We do not recommend pre-painting them for a variety of reasons listed below:
If you are interested, we have a nice combo package for the front and sides that we are giving folks now
Originally Posted by umnitza' post='914642' date='Jun 17 2009, 10:55 AM
Need to add one more thing for you guys about pre-painting and why we don't offer it...but we could.
There are many downsides to pre-painting bumpers:
1) Paint match is best done at the shop because very very slight variances in a shade can be minor in the paint booth but extremely pronounced on the car.
Further issues arise from "blending" to the car if it's 6 months old or 5 years old (as some E60s are now).
2) Once a bumper is painted, that's it, it's purchased and it's yours to keep even if it's not perfectly matched paint wise.
3) Shipping costs go dramatically up due to extra precaution required to wrap a painted bumper to avoid any damage.
4) Customer headache potential goes up. What happens if there is a chip, scratch, scuff, or worse a break in shipping? It becomes a double headache fixing something already painted - mostly from a customer perspective because you have to find a shop willing to fix it now or get it sent back and wait for a fix.
For local customers, we recommend Jim from Regal Collision in Vallejo. We have sent many customers there and have had great success with our own 2 cars sent there.
There are many downsides to pre-painting bumpers:
1) Paint match is best done at the shop because very very slight variances in a shade can be minor in the paint booth but extremely pronounced on the car.
Further issues arise from "blending" to the car if it's 6 months old or 5 years old (as some E60s are now).
2) Once a bumper is painted, that's it, it's purchased and it's yours to keep even if it's not perfectly matched paint wise.
3) Shipping costs go dramatically up due to extra precaution required to wrap a painted bumper to avoid any damage.
4) Customer headache potential goes up. What happens if there is a chip, scratch, scuff, or worse a break in shipping? It becomes a double headache fixing something already painted - mostly from a customer perspective because you have to find a shop willing to fix it now or get it sent back and wait for a fix.
For local customers, we recommend Jim from Regal Collision in Vallejo. We have sent many customers there and have had great success with our own 2 cars sent there.
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Originally Posted by umnitza' post='951795' date='Jul 23 2009, 02:02 PM
We do not recommend pre-painting them for a variety of reasons listed below:
If you are interested, we have a nice combo package for the front and sides that we are giving folks now
If you are interested, we have a nice combo package for the front and sides that we are giving folks now
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