matth76

Im wondering how common it is to have the front bumper re-sprayed on a Subaru. I know stone chips are common but would a three or four year old car really need a re-spray that early? My 2006/56 (so only just over 4 years old) has clearly had a re-spray on the front bumper when you look very closely, as I can unfortunately see very small areas which have flaked off (barely noticable unless you look closely), so clearly not the best re-spray. What annoys me is I did look closely at the front bumper when I bought it from the main dealer 3 weeks ago and didn't notice anything, as my previous car had had a bad re-spray which I ended up getting fixed at my expense so wanted to avoid this when I bought my subaru. My hawkeye is thankfully not flaking noticably but I suspect after my fortnightly or weekly wash and wax the flaking may become noticable. How much are front bumper re-sprays normally? I assume I'd need to get new STI vinyl/decals for the foglight covers? Any good recommendations in Sussex area (ideally open at weekends but this is a bonus)?

samopangy

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Too far from Manchester, if you are in Manchester you can go to CPR, the painters in there is top! but if you want the fog lights cover STi stickers, I can help you out here, that is wat i do for living.

matth76

Cheers I will look you up for STI stickers when I get it done. Do you have a website? I may not be doing a respray just yet. Thanks again.

samopangy

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Pm'ed, mate.

alcazar

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Had mine part resprayed, they cheap b@ast@rds didn't even remove the lights, let alone the headlamp washers, it ended up flaking all over around where the masking tape had been used.

The new one I have now will be going in for spraying after 9th May, BARE!

samopangy

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Some of the painters are really lazy, they never remove the bumper and they just put the masking tape around it. But the thing is, they still charge a lot for it!!!

alcazar

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Yep, dead right.

Matt23

I had mine done a while ago now. Only cost me 160 and the guy did a really good job.
As for the sti stickers. Why not leave them off as I did. The car looks really good
Without them.

Barty77

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im getting mine done as ive hit something and its broken, so im buying a new bumper. ive been quoted £300 for paint and fit which i dont think is too bad.

ethanrob

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had my bumper done just last week,58 plate sti just over 2 years old and peppered with stone chips,subaru may as well paint the cars with crayola kid's paint

not bad though,cost me £40 for a top job mates rate's

marcus

samopangy

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£40 is very very cheap, mate, you got the great price there.

baz995

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i need mine doing big time, looks like the car has feckin white acne with all the stone chips. Previous owner used a mobile guy that used a paint/touch up system that my local paint guy said is ****! his words not mine, anyhooo he said if i drop off the front bumper its £150 fully done, this includes some plastic welding of some damage from skidding in the ice.

BlueBugEye

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Take it off your self and do some of the prep by sanding back yourself and you can save a few quid!

chaffe

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Most cars will get a front end re-spray when they are a year or two old after the first owner sells them on. Really, really common.
I wouldnt bother doing it yourself as it will cost the best part of a grand to set yourself up with the basics to do a good job, then you will need experience and a place to do it, then materials for the job. Take the bumper off and rub it down yourself (both easy bits but pateience and time consuming) then give it to a painter to do, this will cost a bit less and almost gaurantee a good job IMO.