Painting an E92 Aero Lip

Dr. G · 11-04-2010, 04:08 AM

I was wondering what a reasonable price to pay for getting my e92 Aero Lip Painted would be?

I don't have any reputable paint shops around and the BMW dealership closest is Bluegrass BMW in Paducah, Kentucky. They have a collision center for all their cars they use and they recommended I go there for my painting. Would this be a safe choice in terms of paint match? There is also a FORD dealership they recommended if I want something a bit closer

The collision center didn't really give me a price it seemed like they were trying to ask how much I think I should be paying so I was wondering what I should be looking to pay so I can shoot them my offer. Also, they offered to do an install whats a reasonable price for install? I assume its pretty easy to do yourself, but I'm living in a hotel right now and don't have access to any tools.

RON1X · 11-04-2010, 08:58 AM

i wouldn't do it yourself unless you have experience painting car parts. From what I've read you can expect to pay around $200, especially if its a BMW collision center... maybe tell the painter you will give him $150 cash after hours... good luck! The aero lip completely changes the E92

Dr. G · 11-05-2010, 05:00 AM

Yeah I was hoping to pay around $150 for the paint, for $200 it brings the price too close to getting one pre-painted from a vendor.

11-04-2010, 04:08 AM	#1
Dr. G Major General 278 Rep 5,062 Posts Drives: Black e92 335i Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario iTrader: (32) Garage List e92 BMW 335i [8.84]	Painting an E92 Aero Lip - From Bmw collision centre? I was wondering what a reasonable price to pay for getting my e92 Aero Lip Painted would be? I don't have any reputable paint shops around and the BMW dealership closest is Bluegrass BMW in Paducah, Kentucky. They have a collision center for all their cars they use and they recommended I go there for my painting. Would this be a safe choice in terms of paint match? There is also a FORD dealership they recommended if I want something a bit closer The collision center didn't really give me a price it seemed like they were trying to ask how much I think I should be paying so I was wondering what I should be looking to pay so I can shoot them my offer. Also, they offered to do an install whats a reasonable price for install? I assume its pretty easy to do yourself, but I'm living in a hotel right now and don't have access to any tools.
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11-04-2010, 08:58 AM	#2
RON1X Colonel 75 Rep 2,491 Posts Drives: 991 C2S Guards Red Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (8) Garage List 2008 E92 M3 [9.00]	i wouldn't do it yourself unless you have experience painting car parts. From what I've read you can expect to pay around $200, especially if its a BMW collision center... maybe tell the painter you will give him $150 cash after hours... good luck! The aero lip completely changes the E92 __________________ 991.1 C2S PDK, Guards Red \| PDCC \| Sport Chrono + \| Clear Tail Lights \| Alcantara Steering Wheel \| HRE FF01 \| TechArt Springs \| Sport Exhaust Previous: Porsche 997 Turbo 6MT, Atlas Gray \| Cobb Stage 2 \| HRE FF01 \| Europipe Stg. 2 Exhaust \| GMG LMS Rollbar \| GT2 Exhaust Tips \| Pagid RS-29 \| Rennline Pedals \| SSK 997.2 Track Car, heavily modded & E92 M3 DCT, still miss her daily & E92 335i heavily modded
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Dr. G Major General 278 Rep 5,062 Posts Drives: Black e92 335i Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario iTrader: (32) Garage List e92 BMW 335i [8.84]	Yeah I was hoping to pay around $150 for the paint, for $200 it brings the price too close to getting one pre-painted from a vendor.
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