Get a load of this........

[dolamite]

i brought my 04 G35 sedan in to the Infiniti bodyshop to get an estimate to just replace my rear bumper. I have the bumber at home un-painted. They wanted to charge me $858.66 to paint the new bumper, take the old one off, and put the new one on. Those people are out of their mind. $858.00 just to take the old one off and put the one they painted on? Those phucks are CRAZY.

[infinitgkid]

maybe they want to repaint the whole car too?

[dolamite]

it sounds like it. I cant believe they want to charge that much just to remove and replace a painted bumper. Thats insane. I just laughed at the guy and walked out

[rn79870]

Painting is getting expensive, very expensive. They wanted $1800 to repaint 2 stripes on the Mustang. See what they will paint the bumper for and put it on yourself.

[infinitgkid]

just shop around I'm sure there are other body shops that can give you a better price and probably do a better job...

[Sentientbydesign]

I had the same situation on my I30 a few years ago. I brought the shop the bumper and they charged me $250 to paint it and install it PLUS they installed the foam absorber and fixed one of my lights.

[etschell]

its hard to match infiniti paint. good luck.

[joe603]

It will be significantly less money if you bring in the bumper off the car. If you want to save cash, and you're capable of removing/replacing without screwing it up, do it!

[dolamite]

dont know how technical it is to get the bumber off. its just a plastic cover. im sure there isnt much there holding it on. I hear you have to take the tail lights out to get the bumber off

[Sentientbydesign]

It will be significantly less money if you bring in the bumper off the car. If you want to save cash, and you're capable of removing/replacing without screwing it up, do it!

Sorry, Joe. I disagree. Fitting body parts requires a lot of skill. It's not like just matching up the holes and screwing it in. Some times the holes have to be moved so that the bumper tucks under the lights properly.

I would just go to another shop.

its hard to match infiniti paint. good luck.

Mine turned out perfect. Just shinier than the old paint (obviously).

[joe603]

...lol! hence the "capable" in my sentence

I wouldn't do it...

[TeflonG35]

I think it should be around $400 - $600.

[dolamite]

the lowest price i can find for someone to take the bumper off, paint the new one and put it on was $750. He also said that he would do the black trim around the bottom of the car....the side skirts and front chin spoiler, included in that. The infiniti shop and other body shops wanted to charge $800 and higher just for painting and installing the rear bumper.

[Sentientbydesign]

Keep looking. That's some major rip off.

$250 for what you're talking about back in 05. We've had inflation, but not in the order of 300% for painting a bumper.

[dolamite]

these are post hrricane Katrina prices. i live in new orleans

[Sentientbydesign]

Have you called outside of the area?

[Beancooker]

I called a few body shops around here (WA state) and the cheapest to paint a bumper is $350, and that is just for painting. Labor is billed at $110. per *shop* hour.

I didn't call some of the cheaper/cheesy body shops, because I would never take my car to them, since they are known for botching the job.

[Sentientbydesign]

I called a few body shops around here (WA state) and the cheapest to paint a bumper is $350, and that is just for painting. Labor is billed at $110. per *shop* hour.

I didn't call some of the cheaper/cheesy body shops, because I would never take my car to them, since they are known for botching the job.

$350+$110 is still better than $750. Hell $350+$220 is still better than $750.

I guess we have perks here in Cali.

[Beancooker]

If you can senseless drivers, lots of accidents and overworked body shops that can give a fair price a "perk"...

[Sentientbydesign]

I was thinking of beautifully tanned skin. More cultural diversity. And tons of automotive shops to provide competition.

I would like to evict about 10 million people though. And I don't mean the Mexicans either!

[dolamite]

i been driving to places all day, and the best price i got was $750 for everything, including the black aero trim around the bottom of the car. The paint guy mentioned they have a thing called "flex" in the paint. It somthing that if you push the bumper in, the paint wont crack. He said being it has "flex" in it, the paint will be off very slightly, barely noticeable to the naked eye. He said all bumpers are slightly off color than the rest of the car because of the "flex" in the paint.

[dolamite]

[WhiteyClay]

dealer charger anything from 400-500$ a piece to paint...+laboryour local body shop will get it for 200-250$...+labor

[telcoman]

dealer charger anything from 400-500$ a piece to paint...+laboryour local body shop will get it for 200-250$...+labor

Isn't paint derived from a byproduct of a barrel of oil?

[bentrod]

I worked in the auto physical damage insurance field for 30 years. I do not have the crash books handy for exact times, but here are some basics:

Remove and replace cover labor 2.5 hoursPaint new cover (if it doesn't need to be stripped & primed) 3.0 hrstwotone for black at bottom 1.5 hrsClearcoat 1.5 hrsBlend paint to match qtr panels 2.0 hrsFlex additive $25.00Paint and material ($30 per paint hr in LA) $240.00Labor at $45/hr $472.50TOTAL $737.50 + tax

The blending to match is optional, but if the car is Platinum, silver or any other high metallic, I would recommend it. If your car is the pearl white or gold, that could be a three stage paint and add another $125. Almost all paints used in collision repair today are water based, not oil. Hope this helps.

[rn79870]

Nice work bentrod. That should give anyone a gauge as to whether they are getting a good job or not.

[Sentientbydesign]

I worked in the auto physical damage insurance field for 30 years. I do not have the crash books handy for exact times, but here are some basics:

Remove and replace cover labor 2.5 hoursPaint new cover (if it doesn't need to be stripped & primed) 3.0 hrstwotone for black at bottom 1.5 hrsClearcoat 1.5 hrsBlend paint to match qtr panels 2.0 hrsFlex additive $25.00Paint and material ($30 per paint hr in LA) $240.00Labor at $45/hr $472.50TOTAL $737.50 + tax

The blending to match is optional, but if the car is Platinum, silver or any other high metallic, I would recommend it. If your car is the pearl white or gold, that could be a three stage paint and add another $125. Almost all paints used in collision repair today are water based, not oil. Hope this helps.

If they are professional painters and can do an accurate color match, I don't see any reason to blend considering how new the car is. My I30's bumper looked perfect. It was that champagne color.

[bentrod]

Thanks - you are absolutely correct that there are a certain percentage of collision painters that can match paint without blending. However, they may spend some extra labor time tinting to get that match. My experience is that dealership shops do not do the same quality work as a privateer does. Now before anyone's panties get in a bunch, there are some EXCELLENT dealer repairers, but I'm talking overall as I used to reinspect estimates and repairs all over the country. Dealership collision shops appear to have less concern for their reputation. IMHOAlso, if I'm not mistaken, the I30's had a bumper cushion molding that wrapped all the way to the 1/4's which would break up a line of paint that didn't match pperfectly. The G's are direct connects cover to 1/4.

[Sentientbydesign]

Not trying to argue with you here. Just couldn't remember the exact lines from both cars. So here are pictures.

[bentrod]

The coupe is outstanding, nice job!!