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YOUR RESEARCHPainted Bumperettes
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Clean refinished, renewed, whatever
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The shop said they could be cleaned, refinished, renewed, whatever.
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Eric is Painting my TT bumperettes as we speak this will be the 4th set he has done for me.
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You want the best body work you don't go to the dealer shop, you go to the shop that's for guys that build custom hot rods, which dealers hate to use because they are $$$$
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You should see the crappy work the local shop that PCar dealer uses here.
Use so i believe(maybe a mistake) he knows his stuff
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This is the body shop that the P-dealer uses so I believe(maybe a mistake) he knows his stuff.
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You want the best body work you don't go to the dealer shop, you go to the shop that's for guys that build custom hot rods, which dealers hate to use because they are $$$$
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Maybe this is a question for the Plug Guy so Eric, feel free to chime in. My car was rear ended for the rear bumper cover had to be replaced. the bumperettes were scuffed. The shop said they could be cleaned, refinished, renewed, whatever. They could not be painted because of the oils in the (plastic?). The paint would break down in time.
Is this true? The shop said there is a paintable bumperette but he believes not for my 2001 C2. He said he would try again to get them. I really think the painted AS bumperettes look better. INPUT?
Sounds like they are giving you a line of BS. You really need to talk to Eric about this. Preperation is the key.
Hopefully he will chime in. If I were you I would just ping him anyway.
That doesn't mean sqwuat.
You should see the crappy work the local shop that PCar dealer uses here. 3 or 4 years ago they were great. Now, full of BS, cut corners, failed promises, etc, etc, etc.
You want the best body work you don't go to the dealer shop, you go to the shop that's for guys that build custom hot rods, which dealers hate to use because they are $$$$
We produce flawless, smooth factory-matched finishes on that very same material, so we will be happy to help you if you want to go the painted route.
Just email me for details:
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True, most shops are not going to take the time, material and tediousness of this project to heart. Our crew does just that, day in and day out. That's why we're here for you!
Eric has painted the rear bumperettes on my Lapis Blue 996TT and my Polar Silver 968 Cab. Perfect match. Highly recommended
https://rennlist.com/forums/attachme...hmentid=102511
http://www.bumperplugs.com/links.html
(that's my 996TT at the top left of the page)
Eric is Painting my TT bumperettes as we speak this will be the 4th set he has done for me. Everytime the work is flawless. All of his products are like this. Keep up the good work Eric!
We paint the factory units. We buy them new from Porsche, then they are subjected to a tedious 11-day process in our facilities to get them where they need to be....absolutely flawless, smooth and factory matched, and still flexible.
slaaw....it's not a 'volume production makes it easier for less money' situation. Those things are brutal and require a lot of man-hours and time in the downdraft and curing ovens. It just doesn't work for a group buy, especially with the core swaps and available inventory in the production pipeline at any one time.
Wish I could, but just can't make that work.
Email me though, I have a couple of questions, and may be able to help you out.
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Forgot about that. Actually, we use tags that are U.S. sized too. Will figure out how to mount it once I get it (hopefully next week!). The PO of my car had this custom made, but its just asking for trouble with the local police.
You could remove them, and you'll have two protruding chunks of steel coming out of each large hole in the bumper cover. Yes, it can be fixed/patched/sanded/painted, but you are talking about $500-$700 or more, and a respray.
