[jm3as]

as many of you may know, my rep aero lip began warping out of control, thereby throwing the fitment off, nothing close to flush.

decided to pick up a OEM BMW Aero lip, repaint the entire front bumper since its been dinged up from being a daily driver, and shaving off the bumper plate holes. i'll also be picking up a usmillworks tow hook plate holder from seattle bmw this week.

reserving for pictures. car should be complete by this friday

BEFORE (warp-age and bad fitment)



AFTER

[Chicks-Love-Bimmers]

Where are you getting the license plate holes filled at and for how much?

[jm3as]

my buddies shop here a block from my work does all my body work. we were initially just going to paint the lip. then i told him i wanted to clean up the front end and move the plate over. so we decided, since its an 07', that i'm sure theres small rock chips everywhere, so he lumped it all up for the uninstall, install of the new lip, bondo and shave the front plates area, and repaint the whole bumper for $300.

if you ever need work done, i can refer you to him, hes really good to work with, always on time or earlier than quoted for finish time. and i always pay with cash, so he's able to do it all for a steal. let me know

[atown88]

Originally Posted by jm3as

my buddies shop here a block from my work does all my body work. we were initially just going to paint the lip. then i told him i wanted to clean up the front end and move the plate over. so we decided, since its an 07', that i'm sure theres small rock chips everywhere, so he lumped it all up for the uninstall, install of the new lip, bondo and shave the front plates area, and repaint the whole bumper for $300.

if you ever need work done, i can refer you to him, hes really good to work with, always on time or earlier than quoted for finish time. and i always pay with cash, so he's able to do it all for a steal. let me know

Can he do molding? I'm thinking of getting the splitters molded to the bumper.

[jm3as]

Originally Posted by atown88

Can he do molding? I'm thinking of getting the splitters molded to the bumper.

pretty sure he can. i asked him about molding the full aero lip, but he advised not to since you'll need it to flex or it'll crack the bonding between the bumper and lip.

but if its just small splitters on each side, maybe he would have some advice and pricing for you.

text me at 2535798125

i'll text you his name and number!
he's right in downtown kent, and runs the place

[Chicks-Love-Bimmers]

I'm interested! I need to repaint my rear and front, do you know how much that would run me? The front just needs a touch up, but I'm planning to get a different rear bumper.

[jm3as]

text me. i couldn't say how much. i mean to repaint my full front bumper, he's asking 300 for parts and labor, in cash. but to do them both, he'd probably shoot for even cheaper.

[jm3as]

they do awesome work. usually a 2-3 day turn around has been the longest i've gotten from them. he's now doing my front end, lip, he did my m3 sides, painted my interior trim, lowered my car, etc.

paint has always been SPOT on, and that red is really hard to match already. i've never ever had an issue with his shop

[gsmurf]

Hi jm3as,
Would you mind sending me his contact info also. I've been wanting to repaint my front bumper and aero lip to make the front end look cleaner. Other shops are charging way too much in my opinion.

[jm3as]

What's your number. I can text you his info

[gsmurf]

Originally Posted by jm3as

What's your number. I can text you his info

You have PM, thx again

[jm3as]

got my car back, unfortunately they guy threw on the paint before notifying him to shave the bumper holes down. other than that, i'm so happy with the results. basically a brand new front, everything fits like a glove this time.

i'll post pictures after work

also will be doing the "remove bumper plate holes" DIY tomorrow and will post my results on that as well

[98005xi]

what a pretty smile Agnes now has!

[tosergeyr]

My lip really looks good on your car lol

[jm3as]

Originally Posted by tosergeyr

My lip really looks good on your car lol

haha thanks! it came out awesome.

so you found e90post! lots of life to waste on here huh?

[tosergeyr]

Yeah lol lots of nice DIYs