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Hey guys, something randomly ran into my front bumper as I was driving on the freeway, I tried to swerve to miss it, but it happened too fast. Well long

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Old 11-07-2010, 05:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey guys, something randomly ran into my front bumper as I was driving on the freeway, I tried to swerve to miss it, but it happened too fast. Well long story short, I need to get my bumper repainted because of some really deep scrathces. No dents or anything just some scratches on the bottom of the bumper. Can anyone recommend a good quality body shop in Socal that can color match really well?

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If it's just on the bottom and it's not noticeable I would just leave it alone.

If you still want to get it repaired I would recommend either

DTM Autobody
2501 Tyler Avenue
El Monte, CA 91733
(626) 448-0903

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My buddies shop that's run by his family:
Mardikian Automotive Center
(310) 978-1444
4925 Marine Ave, Lawndale, CA 90260
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It's not on the bottom of the bumper like under, but just the bottom portion of the bumper, I'll post some pics.
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You might be able to get that buffed out with a good detail.

Take it in to either shop and get their opinion.
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will do thanks man!
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Should i tell them Waizzz referred me? lol
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Should i tell them Waizzz referred me? lol
If you go to Mardikian ask for Shawn and tell him Wais referred you.

I don't know anyone at DTM personally though they painted my front bumper and passenger fender as well as most of my friends cars.

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I will tell you where NOT to go, Just to save you and anybody reading from any nightmare expierience..

Do not leave your car with RAW (REAL AUTO WORKS). RAW ::: AUTOMOTIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE, ENGINE, SUSPENSION, TUNING. They absolutely destroyed our brand new Z. They had my 370z for about 9 months and I finally got the car back with un prepped chipping paint, bad fitting bumpers, tons of missing clips, missing gaskets, missing seals for windows, missing OEM parts, missing aftermarket parts I gave them to install, and I can keep going on and on but I will keep it short.

We pretty much had to re-do everything on the car inside and out just fix what they damaged. What me and Ryan did in 1 month with the car in house, was 100 times better then what they did in 9 months.

I have kept my mouth shut with them because I am not one to talk trash online, but just to protect our 370z community, I will give my 2 cents.
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Thanks for the advice guys!!
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^^ that place looks pretty legit, Ill check them out as well thanks!
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how much does it cost there in US to paint the bumper or fender like a single piece? As here dealership is 30% more then high end shops and 50% then normal paint booths

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