Pricing for painting front bumpers - need some help!

DEpointfive0

$300-400 is a good price for a regular color. My paint guy is AMAZING, but he charges an arm and leg for PW because he's like the odds that the tint is off is very high, and he's really anal, so he'd have to repaint it, which all costs money

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nis350

PW is a 3 stage paint and is very hard to match. if the metallic isn't done properly, it would look a couple of shades off from afar even the base color is perfectly matched.

For future reference, may I ask where you get it painted and if it was a perfect match? Thx.

DEpointfive0

I don't have PW, but I go to Makito at Seven Apple. He's the man. And REALLY a anal about his work.
Tell him Andrew with the blue 370 sent you

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Silly Rabbit

The painter is from Louisville, Ky. I found out about him from the guy that sold me the Nismo conversion. I don't have a contact. He had a 3-4 different shades for the paint code that he used to match the hood and fender. It is very very slightly off, but you would ever notice if it wasn't pointed out and then it just depends on lighting.

PICTURE LINK

nis350

that looks great. is the nismo front bumper cover a direct fit on the regular z?

Silly Rabbit

Yes and No. With all the parts, it is a straight bolt on modificaiton. Very easy and takes less than an hr if you take your time. But to go all oem, you need to replace the fender well liners and the undertray. There is also a diffuser that mounts under the bumper cover and two small corner pieces. The undertray is ridiculously overpriced (~$1000), but there is an aluminum one made by Zspeed that you can use for $400.

Some good info HERE

Z1 has kit that uses the Zspeed undertray

nis350

Thanks for the info. Looks great with the Nismo bumper.