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Colour Coded Cars
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:32 pm
by Clawz
Hi All,
I've just been given a quote by VW to respray the bumper strips to colour code them with the car... ergo not black
They've quotes me something stupid like £5-600!? any views on this? any advice?
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 9:30 pm
by SiDaBa
Look in the yellow pages and get some quotes!!
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:04 am
by Clawz
Well, as lots of people here had already had it done, I thought it would be a good idea to ask here as I have no idea whether people (in this case the garage) are ripping me off... good idea before seeking quotes and being none the wiser ne?
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:37 am
by SiDaBa
Well it would appear to be a reoccuring fact that the dealer will charge you as much as possible for a job like that if you don't choose it as a factory option when you bought the car.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:06 pm
by tim
DIY it man, how hard can it b
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:43 pm
by jazzy
i was actually thinking of getting my bumper strips colour coded to, thought about doing it myself, but after getting many quotes and bargining i have managed to sort a price of £150 with a body shop, providing they do it the same time as they fit my body kit, aiming to bring it down to £100
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:58 pm
by carmadaaron
£80
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:10 pm
by Clawz
And where preytell did you get that price??
They've now told me that they can't paint my current strips.. that I need to buy brand new blank ones and then get them to spray them for some silly amount of money :/
I'm suprised they don't supply then pre-sprayed in the colours they sell... I mean I'm sure people who have there car scuffed would need these replaced?
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:19 pm
by jazzy
the thing is u cant take the strips off have them sprayed and then stuck back on, as they will lose there shape when they are pulled off. ( or so i have been told) thats y u must have been told u need new ones, but the price i have been quoted is to have the area around the strips masked off, and the strips sprayed direct while they are on the car.
aron u payed £80
bumped, vw only charge £75
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:32 pm
by carmadaaron
£80 was the colour pack option and it increased from £75 at the start of the year!
colour pack is well worth it! bumpstrips, handles, mirrors etc...
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:50 pm
by jazzy
oh, in the old price list ihave it was 75, my door handles and mirrors are already colour coded, juss the strips arnt. i think on the sport and se models thats standard.
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 12:42 pm
by carmadaaron
u got a black car anyway... its not so noticable.
glad i bought them
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:11 pm
by Vdubber
Saw this on eBay if you have a 3 door reflex silver Polo
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 66818&rd=1
Dont know if they have been taken off a car or new though.
Might be worth asking.
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:01 pm
by jazzy
ye not too noticable on black, but still worth havin. finishes the car off well.
btw when we gonna c some pics of the car with the 18s
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:11 pm
by logistix
btw when we gonna c some pics of the car with the 18s
yeah i'm curious about them too!
