Replacing bumpers, and who should paint them

[bakesalee 10+ year member]

Hi. My 2003 Hyundai Sonata's front and rear bumpers have scrapes, and although most people wouldn't notice and call me OCD, I want to have them replaced to try and make it look brand new.

The car's color is a brilliant pearl white. When you buy these parts though, they come plain without primer, paint, or a clear coat. Who would you trust to have this done for you? I'm new to this...

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[MTXman 10+ year member]

I'm currently replacing my bumper on my camaro.

I'm just gonna buy a primed one from online and have a good body/paint shop put it on and paint it.

 

[bakesalee 10+ year member]

Stock or aftermarket on ebay?

 

[ScreechingHalt]

dont go to macco they cant color match worth shit.

most bumpers new come in a primer color.

Try a local body shop to paint.

 

[bakesalee 10+ year member]

Thanks for the tip on Maaco. Will avoid.

 

[FineLinePimpin 10+ year member]

Most Maacos do good work...if you pay extra and specify you want it done right...tell you want a paint job and thats what you get. half the time they dont even mask off emblems. Tell them and pay them for a quality job and most times you will get it. I saw a BASF color shifting paint job they did that came out badass.

 

[kberkel 10+ year member]

shop around, dont always settle on the first bodyshop you see, even if it looks highend

i needed two doors painted and local quoted me $600 which didn't include repairing dings.. so i drove an hour north and got the same job done for $340 but they repaired all my dings and it looks remarkable //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif