$400 Front License Plate Delete

[kayger12]

Bav Auto sells em at a pretty good price if I remember right

Thanks. I'll check them out.

[SC4ME]

I've been thinking about getting the bumper filled and painted. Way too many rock chips and scrapes.

Anyone know a good paint shop in San Diego area?

[Marcus-SanDiego]

I'm biased, of course, but 2M Auto Body. It's next door to Euro Auto Spot (my mechanic).

The owners of 2M are members here at ZHPMafia.com.

Mention ZHP MAFIA for a discount.

This is the project they're doing right now: http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...-Auto-Body...-!!

[kayger12]

From what I'm reading, I may have to wait up to 30 days before I can apply a protective urethane film to a freshly painted bumper.

I'll check with the body shop and see what they have to say.

[gr330zhp]

Yeah I did hear something about that. Maybe that is one of the reasons I havent done it...

[SC4ME]

Still better than a thousand chips. Mine bumper looks sandblasted.

[Daddyoh]

While I was shopping I had test driven a Z with a 'sand-blasted' front bumper. So I called my local body shop and she estimated about $400 for strip and paint. I think that's probably fair as long as you get a good guarantee (although road rash won't be guaranteed I'm sure).
My Black Sapphire needs to be re-shot too. Good luck with it

[jvr826]

$400 is a fair price I think. A friend had an estimate of about $1k to r/r, refurbish and repaint his M3 front bumper. I had my rear bumper repaired recently and the cost for just the "remanufacture" was $350 not including r/r and paint.

You may find a clear bra cost prohibitive... might cost more than a repaint.

[SC4ME]

I debated a clear bra when I bought the car but decided to see how long it would take before needing repainting. I figured that the cost of a clear bra was equal to a repaint every 3-4 yrs. Its been 4+ yrs so Im ahead of the game!!!

[Washburn]

I think I am lucky that my car had the clear bra when I got it, but I also do have 2 tiny holes in the bumper from where I removed the front plate..