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09-27-2011, 03:58 PM | #1 |
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Load of crap or legit?
So I have a minor scuff on the bottom of one of my CF bumper splitters. Hit a low dip leaving a driveway at a friends place and *scrape*
Anyway, you can't tell anything happened unless you lay on the ground and look up at it, but of course I know it's there and want it fixed Went to the stealership and they recommended a body shop down the road that does good work. Drove in there and saw lots of BMW's, Benz's, and quite a few Porche cars! The guys there told me that with the CF parts, they can't help me. Need to order a replacement, the adhesive kit, the works. Quoted me at $399 for the part, $25 for the kit, 1.5 hours labor, etc... Total is over $500. Even the guy who looked at it for me said, "I'd just drive with it, that's too expensive to fix something you can't even see." First off, can a body shop actually repair this? When I look at it, it seems that the CF part itself isn't damaged, and it's just the coating over it that is scraped. Also, I wonder if any of the vendors here sell just ONE of the OEM Competition splitters. I can probably get it a lot cheaper that way... Thanks!
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They're gonna scrape at some point no matter how careful you are. I say live with it.
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I've never heard of a "kit" to fix carbon fiber. You can get some resin and put over the carbon if the carbon itself isn't damaged and then sand and re-clear. 9 times out of 10 though, you will probably be able to tell a repair was done.
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thats why any front add-ons should be bought used. rather save half the price for something that will get damaged eventually and switch to other add-ons w/out losing too much money.
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drive with it, or have it all replaced! If you buy just one side, they will be unmatched to a certain degree, and that will still bother you!
Its like painting just a fender...you will always be able to tell its been repainted if the rest of the car is original! |
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Thanks guys, I figure I'll just deal with it. Just my OCD kicking in anyway, because I'll always know it's there even though no one can see it.
@Eric, how could the CF pieces be unmatched though? I thought it was just the CF with a layer of some clear resin and a clearcoat on it? I could be wrong, just curious.
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Of course, I'm only guessing since I can't see the actual damage. |
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One might have more rock chips, older clear coat could not be as clear... there's a lot of things... |
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Have you thought about applying the clear lacquer that comes with the touch-up kit from BMW? that's what I do on my front lip whenever I scrape it on the bottom...
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I'll snap some pics of it this afternoon and post them up.
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