Price estimate...bumper re-spray S2 ?!

[tonyhetherington]

Evenin' all!

(yes, I'm back from my highlands trip...I'll do a report and things with videos soon, hurrah! )

Anyway, to the point at hand, with all the driving trips I do and following some big old machinery with, more importantly, big old tyres, the front of my Elise is beginning to look like it's been shot blasted (ok that's an exaggeration).

I was just after a very quick guesstimate of what a quick once over with someone like Miles would cost on the front bumper of my starlight black S2 ?! £300?!?

Thanks people!
T

[TIPPER]

Bumper
Would that be the front clam? Don't have an answer but I'm curious as I'm thinking of having mine done.

[S Works]

About £600 probably to get it done properly.

[TIPPER]

Thanks S Works.
Mmmmm.... £600 + £300 ish for Paintshield/Armorfend. Think I'll wait till its really bad (doesn't look too bad now I come to think of it - its a new ally car).

[TonyHetherington]

£600...

I didn't think it would be that much!?

When I said front bumper I didn't mean front clam, no no no, I meant to the line underneath the badge, no higher. (i.e. where a bumper would be on a normal car).

Ok thanks peeps

[S Works]

When I spoke to Miles about doing similar he quoted about the same. There are loads of other place to ring round, Specialised Paintwork in Reading have a good rep, Sinclaires have a good rep for bodywork, there's a guy in Kent who I was speaking to at the KentLotus meet who you could try Chris Baldock @ JMS in Ditton - 01732 874756, who specialises in fibreglass repairs and does TVR and Lotus work.

[gooby]

Front clam respray (below swage line), mirrors resprayed, and sills resprayed. Perfect job from a main dealer, £710.

The clam (bumper area) would have been about £400.

[apprentice]

Hi Tony

If it helps, we can do it for £222.00 + VAT {incl of labour + materials] to paint the lower front half on an S2 (subject to no additional damage)

apprentice

[TonyHetherington]

Many thanks for the post, Peter. To be honest that sounds more like the ball park I was expecting (read: hoping for).

I'm battling with myself as to whether it's worth doing, considering how many more trips I have planned and how many more big wheel bruisers I'm going to be following all ready to throw stones up at me (stone chips in windscreen getting done tomorrow!).

I'll have a think and give the car a good polish at the weekend (to see the true extent) and take it from there.

Thanks everyone for your replies
T

[gooby]

gooby said:

Front clam respray (below swage line), mirrors resprayed, and sills resprayed. Perfect job from a main dealer, £710. The clam (bumper area) would have been about £400.

I forgot - that includes a ding taken out of a rear arch and the rear end resprayed as well so it is probably cheaper.

[TonyHetherington]

That's a hell of alot of extras over a 'front end respray' Gooby !!

Thanks for clarifying

[S works]

Tony, IMvHO it's only worth doing if you get some sort of paint protection fitted at the same time. Otherwise give it another 6 months and you'll be back to the 'shotgun' look and £250 lighter of pocket for your troubles.

[rpm100]

I was quoted 400 for below the badge and 900 for front clam (includes glass fibre repair around number plate mount.) I think it depends on what colour your car is as to whether you have just the lower part or the whole front clam sprayed. Silver or other bright metalics are difficult to blend in to the original colour, this is why my next car will be flat red or yellow!

[apprentice]

A specialised GRP paintshop will, with care and attention, be able to match lower to upper - irrespective of colour.

[S Works]

Indeed, that's a poor excuse. I'd love to hear someone argue the toss about that with Miles from Fibreglass Services. The expletives would be like a mushroom cloud