Front Bumper
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Front Bumper
Hi guys! So I have a question. I had no idea what to search for or if there was anything to search for. Anyway, I have a silver 2014 GS. I remember a while ago, there were some other people here who had silver ones, too and they painted the middle bar on the front bumper black. I don't remember the threads they were in, but I'm interested in doing that to mine. I was wondering how you guys did it? I'm not handy with anything, so I was thinking I would have to have it done by a body shop. I got a quote for $400 to do it and to do a minor repair. Is having it professionally painted the way you guys did it?
I saved a couple pics of the cars to use as reference. I hope it is okay, but here is the example I am talking about. I remember this car has a lip on it, but I am just asking about the middle bar. I hope it is okay I saved the picture.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I saved a couple pics of the cars to use as reference. I hope it is okay, but here is the example I am talking about. I remember this car has a lip on it, but I am just asking about the middle bar. I hope it is okay I saved the picture.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
#3
I first did mines in a glossy black vinyl. Cost was 200 at the time. I also thinks that's the better choice. I have it now painted glossy black cost is about 150 and needs to be done about every year due to rock chips.
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Hi guys! So I have a question. I had no idea what to search for or if there was anything to search for. Anyway, I have a silver 2014 GS. I remember a while ago, there were some other people here who had silver ones, too and they painted the middle bar on the front bumper black. I don't remember the threads they were in, but I'm interested in doing that to mine. I was wondering how you guys did it? I'm not handy with anything, so I was thinking I would have to have it done by a body shop. I got a quote for $400 to do it and to do a minor repair. Is having it professionally painted the way you guys did it?
I saved a couple pics of the cars to use as reference. I hope it is okay, but here is the example I am talking about. I remember this car has a lip on it, but I am just asking about the middle bar. I hope it is okay I saved the picture.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I saved a couple pics of the cars to use as reference. I hope it is okay, but here is the example I am talking about. I remember this car has a lip on it, but I am just asking about the middle bar. I hope it is okay I saved the picture.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Hey, that’s my car - no problem for using it as a reference. I got the lip from eBay and had a collision shop do it all. I would go the route of having a professional do it. My collision shop did a good job in regards to lining up the center of the grill and painting it + painting the lip too..
Go with the professionals but also maybe have the center part of the grill wrapped in protection film to protect from rock chips.
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Thanks so much, Zsikd! Yours looks so good. I'm going to work on blackening my emblems, too and I need to retint my windows. I'm excited to get the front done.
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