Will be looking to replace if not fix for 2005 sti front passenger side in gold. Curious to know how much it runs painted from factory to swap out.

 

according to subarugenuineparts.com (and other oem provider sites), the MSRP is about $240 each. their price, however, is $175 each. something you might wanna look in to im pretty sure its unpainted though.

 

they come unpainted from the manufacturer

 

Thanks,..
I thought I saw some body parts delivered to Servco painted, but might be in the total cost for sure..

Might find out how much it would cost to fix the dent and dings on the car then..

 

You can order them already painted. Usually around $350. But color match isnt going to be perfect. It's better to buy unpainted and have it painted locally, that way the door,bumper, and hood can be blended.

 

$350 sounds about right for painted. As for repairing, I'm sure brandon could give you a price.

 

Yeah, I'd call Oka's for an estimate.

 

I redid my rear bumper with aerosol touch up paint ordered online.
It came out pretty decent after wet sanding.




I did tape it up more btw. I just stopped taking pics after some time.

 

^^ for sure that looks great for aerosol can for a large piece to be painted so evenly and smooth like that..

Did you wet sand and clear coat at all cause that last pic is very reflective...

The passenger bumper needs some metal and bondo work for sure..Thought it would be easier and cheaper to just buy a painted replacement, but like Chad said, not sure how its going to color match the door/hood.

 

I sanded it down and added some putty in places.
You just have to remember to buy clear with your basecoat. I paid 100 shipped (took 4 weeks via parcel post), and I still have extra to do the front bumper.
I also bought that adhesion promoter, as I didn't take it down that far.
I also cheaped out and bought turtle wax polishing compound and meguiars cleaner for 10 dollars total. I don't recommend what I did. I'm just saying that it's not bad. But then again, I have scratches all over my car, so the newly painted bumper blends in pretty good. I'm sure if my paint were mint all over I would see the difference.

 

paintscratch.com?

I painted a fender on my WRB 02 with paint from those guys. The color was almost a perfect match.

 

^^ that's what I think I'm going to do for my front fender... Or, just borrow my friends gravity feed gun.. Anyone with tips and tricks from paint professionals?

 

repair damage (take down to bare metal with 400 grit first)
wash
Dry
prep sol
wipe (clean terry cloth)
etching primer
wet sand 400-600 grit (use a sanding block, not hand)
wash
dry prepsol
primer
600 grit wetsand
wash
dry
prepsol
wipe
tack coat base
wait 10 minutes
2nd coat base a lil thicker
wait 10-15 min
3rd coat base same as 2nd (some colors may need another coat)
wait 15 minutes
tack coat clear
wait 10 minutes
2nd coat clear a little thicker
wait 10-15 minutes
3rd coat clear, spray full wet but not enough to run

let dry for 24 hours
wet sand with 1500 grit
buff with light cut cleaner
polish
wax

 

I ordered mine from here: http://www.automotivetouchup.com/
There was no other shipping but parcel post (which took a month).
I ordered 2 can base 3 cans clear and adhesion promoter with some sandpaper.

 

Servco had the fender for $220,..
Brandon and the Oka body shop did a great job painting and blending and I got my car back yesterday.

Looks great!