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[Earl]

$200-$350ish

[patsbimmer1]

Yea something that size is probably $250 - $300.  Take the whole car if possible so they can match the existing paint.

[suspenceful]

I paid a local buddy $300 to prep, paint, and clear my E90 bumper.

[Rekpoint]

Yep spot on estimates, I went to 2 shops quotes ranging from 250-400. The guy with the 350-400 quote didn't seem very interested. Im going to stop by a few more shops tomorrow and see what they say.

[patsbimmer1]

If any of these places are little ma and pa shops it couldn't hurt to ask if there is a cash price.

[Rekpoint]

patsbimmer1 said:

If any of these places are little ma and pa shops it couldn't hurt to ask if there is a cash price.

I'm going to be stopping at 2 smaller shops this afternoon. I'll definitely ask if there is a cash price. My overall goal is to get a price under 250$ probably won't happen but doesn't hurt to try.

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[Daggerty]

Rekpoint said:

I'm going to be stopping at 2 smaller shops this afternoon. I'll definitely ask if there is a cash price. My overall goal is to get a price under 250$ probably won't happen but doesn't hurt to try.

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Some times the cheapest one isn't always the best, but sometimes it is. Just be prepared. Sometime the most expensive isn't the best.

[Jdesign]

Post on FB. I know there was a guy that was a "traveling" painter that did awesome touch up work. In the worse case you can go to macco LOL

[Bassboy3313]

A coworker of mine knows the guy you owns the Maaco in New Berlin and they do fantastic paint work. It is the second largest grossing Maaco in the nation. They do all the dealership cars around the area as well. Just because it says Maaco, doesn't mean its always a $500 paint job.

[Rekpoint]

Bassboy3313 said:

A coworker of mine knows the guy you owns the Maaco in New Berlin and they do fantastic paint work. It is the second largest grossing Maaco in the nation. They do all the dealership cars around the area as well. Just because it says Maaco, doesn't mean its always a $500 paint job. 

Yeah I see nothing wrong with Macco to get a panel painted. My only problem is the nearest one is about an hour away.

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[KaiserRolls]

Rekpoint said:

Yeah I see nothing wrong with Macco to get a panel painted. My only problem is the nearest one is about an hour away.

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That’s not very far at all

[Jdesign]

Bassboy3313 said:

A coworker of mine knows the guy you owns the Maaco in New Berlin and they do fantastic paint work. It is the second largest grossing Maaco in the nation. They do all the dealership cars around the area as well. Just because it says Maaco, doesn't mean its always a $500 paint job. 

Thats the same Maaco that fucked me over. I PERSONALLY Removed all the trim, headlights, door handles etc, so they wouldn't fuck up....guess the paint job didn't include prepping the car. Sprayed right over dirt, dust, and salt. 

No hope for humanity.

[Bassboy3313]

Jdesign said:

Thats the same Maaco that fucked me over. I PERSONALLY Removed all the trim, headlights, door handles etc, so they wouldn't fuck up....guess the paint job didn't include prepping the car. Sprayed right over dirt, dust, and salt. [emoji20]
No hope for humanity. 

You are correct on assuming a cheap maaco paint job does not include any prep. You MUST specify everything you want them to do if you want a better than maaco spray job. Their main business is cheap paint jobs, that's why.

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[Rekpoint]

KaiserRolls said:

That’s not very far at all

Ok, ok Im just very lazy.

[stealthbimmer]

Rekpoint said:

Ok, ok Im just very lazy. 

I was gonna say....you drove how far to get the bumper.

Then I realized you made someone else do it for you

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[Rekpoint]

stealthbimmer said:

I was gonna say....you drove how far to get the bumper.

Then I realized you made someone else do it for you

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Lolol mutual agreement. I was busy.

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[Jdesign]

Bassboy3313 said:

You are correct on assuming a cheap maaco paint job does not include any prep. You MUST specify everything you want them to do if you want a better than maaco spray job. Their main business is cheap paint jobs, that's why.

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I told them all the body work was done, all it needed was to be cleaned and prepped because I drove it.  Apparently they took that as "Just paint over all the salt and road gravel." I contacted BBB about it because they wouldnt fix it either. FUCKING NIGHTMARE. I sold the car, FUCK MACCO. "Shrug"

[Bassboy3313]

Jdesign said:

I told them all the body work was done, all it needed was to be cleaned and prepped because I drove it.  Apparently they took that as "Just paint over all the salt and road gravel." I contacted BBB about it because they wouldnt fix it either. FUCKING NIGHTMARE. I sold the car, FUCK MACCO. "Shrug"

Yeah that's some bullshit right there. Annoying!

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[patsbimmer1]

Jdesign said:

I told them all the body work was done, all it needed was to be cleaned and prepped because I drove it.  Apparently they took that as "Just paint over all the salt and road gravel." I contacted BBB about it because they wouldnt fix it either. FUCKING NIGHTMARE. I sold the car, FUCK MACCO. "Shrug"

BBB is a joke.  I have to deal with BBB complaints and I can tell you with great confidence that they are treated just as any other complaint that comes through any medium.  The BBB is a non-profit that is funded by the businesses they are rating.  You CANNOT get an A+ rating from the BBB  without being a paid member.  The BBB also has absolutely ZERO power to levy any damages to a business nor can they force them to do anything and merely act as an avenue for the customer to send a complaint.  That is it.  If you ever want action from a company then file a complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

[Boris3]

patsbimmer1 said:

BBB is a joke.  I have to deal with BBB complaints and I can tell you with great confidence that they are treated just as any other complaint that comes through any medium.  The BBB is a non-profit that is funded by the businesses they are rating.  You CANNOT get an A+ rating from the BBB  without being a paid member. 

This. I was under the illusion that BBB rating was an earned honor until I set up a small business a number of years ago, was contacted by BBB with an offer to join and found out that I had to pay to play. I said no thank you.

The racket, brilliant by the way, is that the public perception of a A+ BBB rating as an unbiased source / seal of approval can pressure businesses to pay up to be able to use that seal in their advertising especially if their competitors are doing the same. Now the less cynical view, and the narrow BBB material self-interest point aside for the moment, would be that ideally by placing themselves in a condition of "rhetorical capture" through the act of joining the BBB businesses have an incentive to engage in and maintain good behavior when dealing with customers. And everyone is the better for it. But to really make this work the BBB should be upfront about its ratings operation. 

Ultimately though as patsbimmer said the business's choice on how to respond to BBB complaints is a different deal. The BBB has already gotten their cut, the business is now locked into the rating scam, and it is left to the business to figure out what complaints to prioritize if at all. As an unhappy customer, filing a BBB complaint will not lead to anything magical.