Respray my E39?
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My 02 540i needs a number of paint items. The front bumper/spoiler badly needs repainting, I've got (currently small) bits of rust coming through on the arches plus a couple of other small patches elsewhere, I've been meaning to have an all over machine polish / detail for some time and to cap it all I've carelessly scraped the side about 3 inches reversing into the garage.
Given all that might I just as well have a complete respray? (except for the bootlid/rear bumper I had done last year).
Keeping the exact same colour (Imola red) what would I expect to pay for a "refresh" (as opposed to a bare metal job). Based in Milton Keynes.
All advice gratefully received
CofB
Given all that might I just as well have a complete respray? (except for the bootlid/rear bumper I had done last year).
Keeping the exact same colour (Imola red) what would I expect to pay for a "refresh" (as opposed to a bare metal job). Based in Milton Keynes.
All advice gratefully received
CofB
My E46 has just gone in for rusty front wings and 1 rusty rear wheel arch and the total bill came to 4.5k as they have to replace everything (including the quarter panel!).
Lucky they are doing it under warranty but just an idea of how extensive what looks like a few rust bubbles is on these cars, totally agree with previous comment about rusting from the inside.
Lucky they are doing it under warranty but just an idea of how extensive what looks like a few rust bubbles is on these cars, totally agree with previous comment about rusting from the inside.
Hi,
Imola red is a fantastic colour and looks brilliant when clean ! I'd say the £1200-2000 level will be about right for a 'refresh' of the paint and done to a very good quality level. Here's a picture of a good friends highly specced 530i example;
The picture was taken on a mobile phone camera, the next time it's clear and sunny, I want to take pictures of it with a better camera !
Cheers, Dennis!
Imola red is a fantastic colour and looks brilliant when clean ! I'd say the £1200-2000 level will be about right for a 'refresh' of the paint and done to a very good quality level. Here's a picture of a good friends highly specced 530i example;
The picture was taken on a mobile phone camera, the next time it's clear and sunny, I want to take pictures of it with a better camera !
Cheers, Dennis!
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