New F80 delivery, paint flaw!

[Mako]

I know I need to upload a picture, problem is my phone couldn't capture the flaw (too much glare from sun, couldn't see it in photos), I will try later today.

So took delivery of my F80 SO yesterday which the kids have already named "Tiger Shark", they also names our new X6 "Great White" (Mineral white with red leather)

as I was looking over the car I noticed on the rear bumper between the exhausts (sorry don't know what that lip part is called), there is a "blemish or flaw" in the paint, its about 3/8" long and maybe 1/8" in height, my car is Sakhir orange and this flaw was BLACK. so at first I thought it was scraped or something, BUT its just a spot that must have been missed while painting because its clear coated and smooth with the rest of the bumper.

Its one of those things when you buy something new you want it to be perfect even if 1-2 years from now you know it will have blemishes, you want those to be from your own usage not from the factory...

The dealership said they would take care of it (and obviously charge back BMW) BUT the SA told me he probably wouldn't paint it if it were his car, because the color may not match perfectly. They wouldn't paint the entire bumper, they would just tape off that lip section and paint it... He mentioned spot touchup and I said absolutely not (leaving it black would look better than any spot job).

So would you guys leave it as is (I am probably the only person that would ever notice and there is no way it would effect resale in 3-5 years), or would you have it repainted and risk a non perfect color match?

[EALm4]

Have them replace the entire bumper

[Gstone]

Is it the diffuser? They can either easily replace it or put the Mperformance one on.

[shigeru]

Originally Posted by Gstone

Is it the diffuser? They can either easily replace it or put the Mperformance one on.

Get the M Performance Diffuser.

[Tony007]

Repainting a bumper cover is easy and the match would be perfect. Actually, bumpers don't exactly match the rest of the body panels as it is because they are different substrates and the color shade is always off ever so slightly.

[Mako]

sorry about the upside down iPhone photo

its right over the exhaust, like I said impossible to see it in the photo because of the lighting, so yeah I think that's the diffuser

[x.shell]

Simple fix. Just have them repaint the diffuser; it's easy to remove.

[moomeacow]

dont see it lol

[apexit]

Have them give you a nice discount on the M perf. diffuser or just respray it.

[mike@x-ph.com]

I would ask for the M performance one for a a discounted price

[BwoodBMW]

Yeah if it's on the diffuser either have them give you m performance one or just repaint the diffuser, you'd never be able to notice

[Detailers Domain]

yup it's an easy fix replace it or repaint it.

[Never Convicted]

It's a common problem on sakhir Orange cars. There's some property of the paint that causes it to blemish as it ages. Don't worry, you're not alone.

[Andrew115]

wrap the piece in gloss black vinyl.

[M3Fahrer]

Originally Posted by Andrew115

wrap the piece in gloss black vinyl.

+1 (even though I have the M performance diffuser)

[MyFragileHalogen]

I got a black nib/spot on the left door of my SO car as well. BMW NA only offers repainting, so I will probably just live with it. Your case doesn't look that bad as people say above there are more options.