Quote:
Originally Posted by Sammy82
@edu09
What will you do against stone chipsand scratches on the front and bumper 
The filler is white, and not black like its written on the label inside the hood 
So you can see a lot of white dots on the hood  
And there is no way to get a perfect look by only painting the bumper and the hood.
The transition must be clean while painting.
You will always see the difference from the fenders to the hood/bumpers.
So I made my descision to say goodbye to matte black 
How many miles have you run with this colour? Mine has about 23k miles (37k km).
My E46 330i convertible for example, had gone about 90k miles (145k km) than I 've let repaint the fenders, hood and frontbumper for the first time
IMHO, the quality of workmanship is better with the older models  |
If you have rock chips and scratches you will have to repaint the whole bumper and hood, my question is why do you think it won't be a perfect match if you repaint them? if you use the OEM frozen black paint you won't notice any difference with the rest of your car, I have painted my front lip several times and it is just a perfect match, you have to do it at a BMW body shop or at the body shop of your preference but using bmw frozen black paint code.
I bought my car brand new and only have 8000 miles on it, I take good care of it and it looks like brand new, see attached pictures, the front lip and rest of the car is a perfect match