JDM or reconditioned bumper

[slo_k20]

well my bumper is pretty messed up and its time for a new one. my options are:
a= send the bumper to keystone and have it reconditioned for $176.00, comes back primered ready for paint. my body shop estimated 250 for paint which i think is ridiculous. i can go to another shop after i get the bumper. i was also thinking of noting to keystone to fill in my bumper lights.

b= SSM JDM yO! but $535.00
plus i would have to then get the lip..

what would you do?

[jaeguyoon]

if u care more about having money for other things than recondition it.

but if u have the money, go for jdm, and use ur current bumper as winter bumper or road trip bumper.

[slo_k20]

I think the reconditioned option was just ruled out, because majestic honda wants $177.47 for a brand new bumper shipped.

[nizmoluvep3]

I'm in the same boat, I bought all my jdm because my front was chipped to hell but now I wanna stay usdm for the stk clean look- majestic honda might be a option for a new front but now I gotta get rid of all this jdm!!! BTW- I'm ssm so look out for a FS thread...

[RedSiBaron]

I'm in the same boat, I bought all my jdm because my front was chipped to hell but now I wanna stay usdm for the stk clean look- majestic honda might be a option for a new front but now I gotta get rid of all this jdm!!! BTW- I'm ssm so look out for a FS thread...

majestic wont ship large items...

fyi

[slo_k20]

majestic wont ship large items...

fyi

Really... why don't they say that in checkout?

[RedSiBaron]

Really... why don't they say that in checkout?

no clue, but they wont do it, thats what they said when i wanted to buy a door from them for the ep...call them up and theyll tell you

[slo_k20]

ROAD TRIP TO MAJESTIC HONDA! it's only 260 miles

[RedSiBaron]

ROAD TRIP TO MAJESTIC HONDA! it's only 260 miles

closer than for me in Ohio...i may be living in RI in winter...so that could work out

[slo_k20]

I think i'm gonna have them recondition my bumper. 176 plus paint isnt that bad.

[RedSiBaron]

I think i'm gonna have them recondition my bumper. 176 plus paint isnt that bad.

if thats the bumper you want then its a good price IMO


just remember to be nice to it for the 3 months after its repainted...no waxing, no rubbing, just soft wash

[nizmoluvep3]

majestic wont ship large items...

fyi

damn- joykill!!! I was already plotting on my next mod after i sell my stuff- maybe ill chk out a local dealership- oh well, thanks for the info

[slo_k20]

if thats the bumper you want then its a good price IMO


just remember to be nice to it for the 3 months after its repainted...no waxing, no rubbing, just soft wash

I better stick with USDM... I know I would throw a fit if I got a paint chip or scratch on a JDM bumper. And wow I didn't know that about the waxing thing, I'm pretty sure I waxed my car a month after the whole thing was resprayed

[RedSiBaron]

I better stick with USDM... I know I would throw a fit if I got a paint chip or scratch on a JDM bumper. And wow I didn't know that about the waxing thing, I'm pretty sure I waxed my car a month after the whole thing was resprayed

its cool, ive just learned the hard way when i started working on cars at 15, and good body shops would tell you not to touch the paint with any products for 3 months...some paints and some shops will let a car sit for 6 months to a year if its an expensive resto or something...my friend from highschool's family owns and runs a vintage porsche restoration shop dealing with 1970 and before porsches...once they did this 1 of 2 existing carrera and they had it sit for like a year indoors to make sure the paint properly cured.

...ive never had to wait more than 3 months though haha

[BaLisTek]

baking a car eliminates the need for such a wait