Gazza Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Alright all, just wondering how much people paid to get there bumpers smoothed and stuff i went down to my local bodyshop and he wanted £280!thats plastic welding etc and respray front and rear bumpers that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 A place I went to the other week wanted £220 for smoothing the number plate recess and repainting the front bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 bloody not a cheap game is it! shame i cant do the plastic welding as i would do it my self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC02 FFF Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 pay for what you get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 pay for what you geti dont dispute that but why pay some one more then what the jobs worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Most places would charge well over £100 to spray a bumper anyway I would have thought. And plastic welding's quite a difficult job to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 tbh wouldnt mind paying 280 if i could check his work prior to him doing it, as in another bumper that has been done. as its a lot of monies taking a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Your complaining about paying £280 for the front and[\b] rear bumpers!Jesus dude, you'd struggle to buy a compressor for that to do it yourself! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Your complaining about paying £280 for the front and[\b] rear bumpers!Jesus dude, you'd struggle to buy a compressor for that to do it yourself! LOLWhy would i want to buy one, just borrow my mates some of us have not got disposible income Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz_Kez Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 no offence but if you want them doing then surely money isn't really an object?and if it is why not wait untill you have the money to get them done professionally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lauryn Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 I was quoted £150 just to have a rear bumper resprayed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_1.0 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 (edited) Your complaining about paying £280 for the front and[\b] rear bumpers!Jesus dude, you'd struggle to buy a compressor for that to do it yourself! LOL100% right, i done over £500 in stuff in just one weekend to spray the lupo. its not cheap at all.anything under £300 to have the bumpers plastic welded, primed and painted is cheap. plastic welding takes time and theres a fair bit of prep to get the bumper smooth. i would say at least 6-7 hours worth of work to get them both smooth and then the cost of materials it seems a fair price. you can always just get a few number plates screw them to the bumper and then fill all the way over and then get it sprayed. would be a lot cheap, but like said you get what you pay for and if you pay cheap and its a **** job thay will crack you will waste a lot of time putting it right.if you want to keep the cost down. buy a £10 bumper from ebay or a scappy. get a soldering iron and have a go at plastic welding, its not that hard when you get use to it but will take time. Edited September 11, 2008 by lupo_1.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted September 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 (edited) what im trying to do is shop about go of peoples recommendations, no offence but you dont know this guys quality of work and neither do ii havent seen any of his work so i dont know what its like, and im VERY picky i like things to be perfect but will see how it goes thanks for every ones comments, Edited September 11, 2008 by Gazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_1.0 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 (edited) no offence but you dont know this guys quality of worknot to sure what you ment by that. i just mean for the money he is asking it seems cheap. if he is going to plastic weld the bumpers, then bite his hand off.iam saying this as if he just puts filler in there its not worth £10 imo. iam not saying anything about the quality of his work dont get me wrong but you get what you pay for and like said you can pay the good part of £100 for just a respray, and plastic welding is a whole different kettle of fish, iam only saying it for your interest. Edited September 13, 2008 by lupo_1.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStryder360 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 I had my front and rear bumpers smoothed and resprayed, bonnet full respray, handles and mirrors colour coded, and bump strips removed......£250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted September 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 See thats more like it value for monies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStryder360 Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 See thats more like it value for moniesToo right, cracking job too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted September 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 where abouts is this body shop then mate, ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musto Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 What exactuly do you want smoothing? just the number plate bits?? i Smoothed my bumper in2 my grill a while back now its never a easy job, but it still looks ace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJGH 21 Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Prep it yourself, heat the plastic just right and you can push the numberplate recess out pretty well, smooth it with as little filler as possible and then rub it down. May take all weekend but should save you some money, then get it sprayed by the garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStryder360 Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 where abouts is this body shop then mate, ?Ah down here in Plymouth mate, place called PDC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Chi-i Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 i got my front bumper, rear bumper and sides smoothed, cost me £380 from my local bodyshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStryder360 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 i got my front bumper, rear bumper and sides smoothed, cost me £380 from my local bodyshop.Ouch... seems alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musto Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Ouch... seems alot.Thats Cheap!!!Good to see you go the sides done to, dont get it when people dont, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Chi-i Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 well i thought it was cheap too, dont forget they smoothd out my front number plate recess too, not to mention plastic welded and fibre glassed the bottom part together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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