Well...I got tired of having a front license plate (previous owner drilled 4 holes into the bumper ), so I decided to get it fixed. I then took a marker and went nuts...circling every little nick/chip I could find. I'll be doing the complete front & back bumpers, and the whole hood...plus everything else I circled. No idea what this will cost, or how long it will take. Gonna suck not having her around though. (Toyota Tundra just ain't gonna fill in the slack.)
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"The whole world was astonished and followed The Beast." Rev 13:3
i'm as anal as you are i got the whole front end repainted by advance collision tech. so as not to worry about paint chips and and defects, gbogh has seen the beast last week and was amazed on the color match now im just waiting for premier to come to socal on july 25-30 for the clear bra install...goodluck on yours...
__________________ Mods: 91 octane with occasional 100 octane
"Illegitimus non carborundum"
" Despite its supercar attributes, the M5 still doubles as a soberly practical, spacious saloon - only with the ability to scare four passengers in comfort all the way to the local coronary unit". Top Gear
May not be as bad as you think. Its easy to fix holes and small cracks with a relatively new "welding" process - saves the cost of a new bumper cover. Paint is a lot cheaper than covers....
funny, my car is at the body shop right now getting some hail damage fixed as well as getting the front bumper/hood repainted due to various rock chips... I'm spending between $2-2.5k when everything's said and done, so good luck...
__________________ 2001 BMW M5 - Titanium Silver/Black Extended Nappa Leather, Loaded, AA Intake, Kelleners Exhaust, UUC SSK & DSSR, UUC E-brake handle, ///M sport alum pedals, black kidney grilles, painted black rear diffuser area, color-matched emblems, more to come...
I paid around $2600 for a full strip down of the front bumper and hood, repaint, plus blending on the fenders and behind the front wheels and also repainting the rear bumper. It was done at a premium shop and the results were premium...she looks brand new. Get a clear bra installed after the new paint has had time to settle in.
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Tarheel BMW CCA Street Survival Chief Instructor 03 540iT Sapphire Black - 01 M5 LeMans Blue - 02 330Cic Orient Blue - 94 M3 w/S50B32 Imola Red 08 F800ST Blue
I am doing the same hood, front/rear bumpers, and blend for about $2K...hate being without the beast though. My wife thinks i am nuts as she finds nothing wrong with it in the first place...they just don't get it.
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Garage queen:
'01 M5 CarbonBlack/Caramel (exclusive all leather)
Dinan 3.45 diff
Tubi Rumore plus
Euro M5 floating rotors..cryo'd/slotted
Koni Yellows/Dinan springs, camber plates
AA CAI/software
UUC Evo III SSK w/DSSR
UFMotorsport IATS Kit
Euro clear HIDs..Hella smoked taillights
MkIV nav, iBright angel eyes
I am doing the same hood, front/rear bumpers, and blend for about $2K...hate being without the beast though. My wife thinks i am nuts as she finds nothing wrong with it in the first place...they just don't get it.
__________________ Mods: 91 octane with occasional 100 octane
"Illegitimus non carborundum"
" Despite its supercar attributes, the M5 still doubles as a soberly practical, spacious saloon - only with the ability to scare four passengers in comfort all the way to the local coronary unit". Top Gear
I am doing the same hood, front/rear bumpers, and blend for about $2K...hate being without the beast though. My wife thinks i am nuts as she finds nothing wrong with it in the first place...they just don't get it.
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Yep. I'm probably the only one on the planet that would ever notice 90% of what I'm having "fixed."
The shop I use is in my barter group (ITEX), so my actual out-of-pocket expense will be about 1/4th of what anyone else would pay. If I was paying full price the wife would probably kill the deal.
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"The whole world was astonished and followed The Beast." Rev 13:3
), so I decided to get it fixed. I then took a marker and went nuts...circling every little nick/chip I could find. I'll be doing the complete front & back bumpers, and the whole hood...plus everything else I circled. No idea what this will cost, or how long it will take. Gonna suck not having her around though.
(Toyota Tundra just ain't gonna fill in the slack.)
just open your wallet....
thinks i am nuts as she finds nothing wrong with it in the first place...they just don't get it.
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