Valet brushed my bumper..need a paint repair estimate

dawgdog · 12-04-2009, 08:09 AM

Find out the shop that your dealership recommends and uses. Last winter I had a hit and run situation and had to replace my rear bumber and trunklid. I could not tell the difference and was very happy. I suspect to repaint the bumper at a high end shop will be about $500.

As far as valets go, I have the money in my hand and tell them I want to park the car myself. This works when the parking area is close. Tonight we are going out to a restaurant downtown and we will take my wife's Lexus because I do not know where they park the cars.

MN M3 · 12-04-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Khurram

Will do. But won't I have to get it painted directly from bmw to get the jerez black color?
Will another body shop be able to order it?

They don't order factory paint - they mix the color there in their own shop. I had a dumb a*s scrape the front left bumper on mine (a YELLOW car - of course - nice yellow scrapes all over the front driver's side near the wheel), and ABRA where I live fixed it right up. No issues. Here it is post-painting:

Kyoshi71 · 12-04-2009, 09:32 AM

That can be easily fixed with a lead pipe........The valet's head I mean.

Djones · 12-10-2009, 10:10 PM

Any good hi end body shop should be able to repair that for 200-250 without having to replace anything and without you ever seeing. That is very minor and should be a cheap quick fix. None the less sorry it happend and good luck!

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dawgdog Colonel 148 Rep 2,278 Posts Drives: 2015 M3, 2016 GT3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle, Wa. iTrader: (0)	Find out the shop that your dealership recommends and uses. Last winter I had a hit and run situation and had to replace my rear bumber and trunklid. I could not tell the difference and was very happy. I suspect to repaint the bumper at a high end shop will be about $500. As far as valets go, I have the money in my hand and tell them I want to park the car myself. This works when the parking area is close. Tonight we are going out to a restaurant downtown and we will take my wife's Lexus because I do not know where they park the cars. __________________ 2015 f80 M3, 2016 GT3
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12-04-2009, 09:32 AM	#25
Kyoshi71 Colonel 93 Rep 2,528 Posts Drives: 2010 M3 Coupe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	That can be easily fixed with a lead pipe........The valet's head I mean.
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12-10-2009, 10:10 PM	#26
Djones New Member 3 Rep 27 Posts Drives: E92 BMW M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gainesville FL iTrader: (0)	Any good hi end body shop should be able to repair that for 200-250 without having to replace anything and without you ever seeing. That is very minor and should be a cheap quick fix. None the less sorry it happend and good luck!
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