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      06-01-2017, 11:49 AM   #1
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Carbon fiber repair, redmond area?

I recently ordered a trunk spoiler and it arrived damaged by UPS. The corner was crushed so that the outer plastic layer looks fractured and the painted crt stripe is flaking. The company I ordered from is taking a really long time to resolve and I'm starting to get impatient. Does anyone know of a shop in the Redmond area, hell even Seattle that might be able to repair?
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That's a real bummer. I would imagine a carbon fiber shop in Washington would be easy to find. Especially considering most of BMW's carbon fiber comes from Moses Lake, Washington. Hope that helps!
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I don't know what you paid for the item but it might be cheaper to buy a new piece. I'd check to see if there was shipping insurance. Otherwise if it is a copy of the BMW piece, I'd just buy the real one, it's shipped to BMW and you can inspect it first.
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Probably better to make a claim through UPS rather than dealing with the retailer.

Also, depending on how badly damaged it is, it likely won't look right after repair. If the carbon fiber fabric is damaged, you can't fix that.
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Thanks for the feedback guys. I checked around at a few places but the consensus was that it couldn't be easily repaired. The damage was just to the exterior resin as far as I could tell.

I actually sent it back to the vendor a couple weeks ago because they said they could repair it. It's been a couple months I think since I placed the original order and I'm just anxious to get it on my car and move on. Was looking for a shortcut, but i guess I'll just have to wait.
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