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Old May 19, 2011 | 07:22 AM
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Hey guys,

My bumper is pretty chipped and scratched and I saw this deal at a local dealership to put in a brand new one. http://www.civichondaddo.com/en/info...gories=service Do you guys think it's worth it? What do you think of the prices and how much do you think they might charge me to re-paint my front lip?
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Old May 19, 2011 | 08:17 AM
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Not an bad deal. Just make sure they paint match it (fade the new paint into the old).
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Old May 19, 2011 | 08:55 AM
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pretty good deal for OEM and OEM paintjob. and just like what lazlong said above ^
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Old May 19, 2011 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by lazlong
Not an bad deal. Just make sure they paint match it (fade the new paint into the old).
That would imply that they paint it once it's on the car, right?
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Old May 20, 2011 | 12:51 PM
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Is there anything else I should look out for?
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Old May 20, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sauster
That would imply that they paint it once it's on the car, right?
Yes, when they paint match the new bumper is on the car (at least from my experience it is). It isn't necessarily required to have the bumper on the car to have them paint it.

I bought a new OEM bumper and had One Day Paint paint it off the car, matched to my colour code. The paint was surprisingly well done and I couldn't see any difference in colour.
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Old May 27, 2011 | 10:57 AM
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Thanks for the insight.

Originally Posted by dnbert
Yes, when they paint match the new bumper is on the car (at least from my experience it is). It isn't necessarily required to have the bumper on the car to have them paint it.

I bought a new OEM bumper and had One Day Paint paint it off the car, matched to my colour code. The paint was surprisingly well done and I couldn't see any difference in colour.
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