[F87EVO]

Hey guys , im wondering if BMW sells the front/rear bumper painted . Can someone buy a bumper , with a paint on it from the factory? Instead of buying a new bumper with no paint and paint it then which that , it wont be 100% like the factory one .

[twin fed]

Nope, they do not sell them pre painted. Volvo is the only company that does that.

[F87EVO]

Originally Posted by twin fed

Nope, they do not sell them pre painted. Volvo is the only company that does that.

Thanks for the information , long beach blue isnt the easiest colour to make .. Hope with the factory code all will be fine !

[twin fed]

Sure thing, and truthfully if you look close enough the bumpers are probably slightly off from the fenders and quarters straight from the factory. Most people can't tell (I run a bodyshop so I can). When the factory paints a car they don't do it specifically with the bumpers that are on your car. First they paint the car and then grab a bumper that has already been painted off a rack and put it on the car. It is close but not 100%. Also paint lays and cures differently on metal as opposed to plastic. When we paint a bumper at our shop we typically blend the fenders or quarters to help make the color match better. Hope this helps.

[DanG]

Originally Posted by Solonas

Thanks for the information , long beach blue isnt the easiest colour to make .. Hope with the factory code all will be fine !

If you take it to a BMW certified shop, it will be easy to match.

[F87EVO]

Originally Posted by twin fed

Sure thing, and truthfully if you look close enough the bumpers are probably slightly off from the fenders and quarters straight from the factory. Most people can't tell (I run a bodyshop so I can). When the factory paints a car they don't do it specifically with the bumpers that are on your car. First they paint the car and then grab a bumper that has already been painted off a rack and put it on the car. It is close but not 100%. Also paint lays and cures differently on metal as opposed to plastic. When we paint a bumper at our shop we typically blend the fenders or quarters to help make the color match better. Hope this helps.

Sure it has a difference when the paint is on o plastic and metal part , thanks a for the info m8 ! Just wondering if they are selling ready painted parts ! Thanks anyways !

[F87EVO]

Originally Posted by DanG

If you take it to a BMW certified shop, it will be easy to match.

Yeah , thats for sure ! Thanks !

[bobert]

Just read on another thread yesterday that IND sells the OEM front bumper for $1895 painted.

http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1462749

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by bobert

Just read on another thread yesterday that IND sells the OEM front bumper for $1895 painted.

http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1462749

If you live in the US that's a great option, but OP lives in Cyprus so I doubt he'd want to go that route since the shipping charges are over $1000

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by Solonas

Thanks for the information , long beach blue isnt the easiest colour to make .. Hope with the factory code all will be fine !

Actually paint matching a new bumper might come out better than a factory one.

[F87EVO]

Originally Posted by bobert

Just read on another thread yesterday that IND sells the OEM front bumper for $1895 painted.

http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1462749

Yeah , but to buy a new bumper from IND may cost me 2 times or 3 times the price ! As well isnt it US spec ?

[F87EVO]

Originally Posted by ORIGIN M.

Actually paint matching a new bumper might come out better than a factory one.

Yeah , i know someone thats good with paints , all car dealerships almost are working together with this guy cause he paints well , i just scare this colour blueish green metals which changes a lot colour in the sun .. !

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by Solonas

Yeah , i know someone thats good with paints , all car dealerships almost are working together with this guy cause he paints well , i just scare this colour blueish green metals which changes a lot colour in the sun .. !

If he's that good he'll mix it perfect. Have him spray a test piece and let it dry until he gets it right... Before he paints your bumper!

Just have him match your gas door!

[F87EVO]

If he's that good he'll mix it perfect. Have him spray a test piece and let it dry until he gets it right, before he paints your bumper.

Just have him match your gas door!

Yeah ! Thats for sure he will make tests until he match it perfectly !

[bobert]

Originally Posted by Solonas

Yeah , but to buy a new bumper from IND may cost me 2 times or 3 times the price ! As well isnt it US spec ?

It's actually not US-spec - it's a Euro front bumper - but I didn't know there'd be nasty shipping charges for you. Not even sure if that's a good price - just knew it was an option.

[SeanWRT]

Bumper as an outsourced part comes to BMW factory pre-painted.

BMW only paints steel parts in house.

Plastic painting and steel painting require different process and have different outcome. It's a painstaking job to match it 100%. BMW cannot do it for millions of cars shipped every year.

[F87EVO]

Originally Posted by bobert

It's actually not US-spec - it's a Euro front bumper - but I didn't know there'd be nasty shipping charges for you. Not even sure if that's a good price - just knew it was an option.

Yeah , that was i was thinking about shipping and charges could cost a lot and for sure it won't worth it !

[F87EVO]

Originally Posted by SeanWRT

Bumper as an outsourced part comes to BMW factory pre-painted.

BMW only paints steel parts in house.

Plastic painting and steel painting require different process and have different outcome. It's a painstaking job to match it 100%. BMW cannot do it for millions of cars shipped every year.

Didnt knew that , but i was expecting it . I thought that BMW sells all parts of M cars , factory painted , someone told me .

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by twin fed

Sure thing, and truthfully if you look close enough the bumpers are probably slightly off from the fenders and quarters straight from the factory. Most people can't tell (I run a bodyshop so I can). When the factory paints a car they don't do it specifically with the bumpers that are on your car. First they paint the car and then grab a bumper that has already been painted off a rack and put it on the car. It is close but not 100%. Also paint lays and cures differently on metal as opposed to plastic. When we paint a bumper at our shop we typically blend the fenders or quarters to help make the color match better. Hope this helps.

Sixth generation Camaro owners can tell.. and every one of them INSISTS that on their car.. the paint on the metal and plastic parts matched EXACTLY before whatever loss that they sustained and repairs were completed. Then they end up demanding that their entire car be repainted so it is the same color..

[twin fed]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

Sixth generation Camaro owners can tell.. and every one of them INSISTS that on their car.. the paint on the metal and plastic parts matched EXACTLY before whatever loss that they sustained and repairs were completed. Then they end up demanding that their entire car be repainted so it is the same color..

LOL, good luck with that.