CharleyBC
Active Member
Wow. Really? How much is PPF just for a bumper?Just want to point out that the front bumper is cheaper than paying someone to put PPF on it.
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Wow. Really? How much is PPF just for a bumper?Just want to point out that the front bumper is cheaper than paying someone to put PPF on it.
Wow. Really? How much is PPF just for a bumper?
I was quoted like $1200 for the bumper and partial hood if I remember right.
I did the bumper and full hood myself for $367. The bumper is difficult hood is easy it's flat. I bought it on ebay and followed youtube instructions. It's not easy though so try at your own risk.
Maybe I'll just replace the bumper every few years. We have several chips in the paint where trucks tossed up gravel in our path, and things like that. With the car being white and the underlying material being black, the chips really show up. I imagine with black or midnight silver cars, the chips are less conspicuous.I was quoted like $1200 for the bumper and partial hood if I remember right.
I just touched up my pearl white front bumper with the Tesla paint kit and it’s really not very nice. Had to really dab it on to make it opaque enough and now it just looks like white scar tissue. It’s less noticeable than black marks but I wish there was better paint.Maybe I'll just replace the bumper every few years. We have several chips in the paint where trucks tossed up gravel in our path, and things like that. With the car being white and the underlying material being black, the chips really show up. I imagine with black or midnight silver cars, the chips are less conspicuous.
Of course the front bumper also collects thousands of bug splats, which serve to camouflage the chips. A warped reason for not washing the car!
I could also whip out the touch-up paint...
Call your local service center and go to parts and they’ll ask your for vin# to order for youDoes anybody know how *exactly* to order a pre-painted bumper from Tesla? What are the steps, and where do I order from?
Thank you.
I tried to order as an add on to a service appointment and they told me that I could only order a unpainted bumper not the pre-painted ones.Call your local service center and go to parts and they’ll ask your for vin# to order for you
I ordered a factory painted one 3 years ago. Took it home and installed it myself.I tried to order as an add on to a service appointment and they told me that I could only order a unpainted bumper not the pre-painted ones.
This. Color matching and properly blending is something you can’t ignore. Yah it’s cheap but it’s going to be slightly off color. I would pay the extra cash to ensure it matches.I am very curious about color-matching, ie if you get a red bumper pre-painted at (what sounds like a bargain price) will it match the car? Is there any sensor alignment or anything required?
Eh the factory color matching is bad enough that it doesn't really matter.This. Color matching and properly blending is something you can’t ignore. Yah it’s cheap but it’s going to be slightly off color. I would pay the extra cash to ensure it matches.
Unpainted was like $420 or something. Canadian.How much did they say the unpainted bumper would cost?
Then you are paying way too much for PPF. PPF on the bumper cover only shouldn't cost more than $250 but I do acknowledge that the prices for ppf in the USA seem to vary wildly. The painted bumper is still a good deal though.Just want to point out that the front bumper is cheaper than paying someone to put PPF on it.
For M3/Y in the US, most shops charge about $500-$600 just for the front bumper.Then you are paying way too much for PPF. PPF on the bumper cover only shouldn't cost more than $250 but I do acknowledge that the prices for ppf in the USA seem to vary wildly. The painted bumper is still a good deal though.