BMW 520I SE Respray Costs?

m4cc45 · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:18

Hi,

I just wondered what the costs were (roughly obviously) for a complete respray.

The current car has scratches and what have you on it and the door has been badly 'touched up' so needs a little work doing.

Would it be more beneficial to have just the bits touched up (so far it's the bonnet - chipped) passenger side door (bad bodge job) and underneat the front where it's been curbed.

Also if anyone could recommend a company to do it - either in Stoke or Cardiff I would be most grateful.

Cheers,

M.

Confused · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:23

You're probably looking at around £1000 or more for a complete respray.

m4cc45 · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:23

Thanks - any ideas where it would be best to get it done?

Homeslice · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:26

ConfusedTA said:
You're probably looking at around £1000 or more for a complete respray.

With what? Water?

If you want a proper job you'd be paying a fair bit more than that.

What age is this BMW and what colour is it (Metallic, etc).

[TW]Fox · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:30

If its a cheap old E34, a quick blowover will do but if its a much newer one, the sort of job you'll need doing will be around the £2000 mark I would think.

Scrutinize · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:30

m4cc45 said:
Thanks - any ideas where it would be best to get it done?

Yea Dawsons in Dorset are pretty good for a respray

m4cc45 · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:31

Sorry it's a 2001 Silver Metalic.

And my gut instinct was £2000 (eek).

NINJA EDIT: How much do you reckon it would cost just to have specific areas sprayed - i.e. the bonnet, under the number plate bit and side door lower?

Serj · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:32

mrk1@1 said:
Yea Dawsons in Dorset are pretty good for a respray

You mean the Dorset that sits just off the M4 next to Cardiff?

m4cc45 · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:34

It's a fair way off the M4 (South Coast isn't it for Dorset).

Homeslice · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:39

LMAO @ Dorset

Reckon on £400 for Bonnet, door and front bumper, throw in a machine polish for all other areas (or touch ups) and you'll spend £500

I can;t think of a good Cardiff Sprayer off the top of my head but I can give you the number of a guy who will know

Scrutinize · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:40

Serj said:
You mean the Dorset that sits just off the M4 next to Cardiff?

Yer thats the one.

Ok m4cc45 for a serious answer try your local yellow pages.

Dawsons have done some quality spray jobs though in their time http://www.dawsons-cars.co.uk/

[TW]Fox · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:53

Homeslice said:
Reckon on £400 for Bonnet, door and front bumper,

You've gotta be joking. There is no way you'll get a proper job on a 5 Series for that money.

Scrutinize · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:54

[TW]Fox said:
You've gotta be joking. There is no way you'll get a proper job on a 5 Series for that money.

To be fair no one has mentioned a propper job is required

But yea propper respray 2k ish iirc for the whole car

m4cc45 · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:55

Ah well guess the best bet is to save up and then get a proper job done.

On a slightly off-topic question there is a long piece of metal that sits just below the boot and goes all the way around which also needs replacing - any rough figures on that?

Scrutinize · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:57

m4cc45 said:
Ah well guess the best bet is to save up and then get a proper job done.

On a slightly off-topic question there is a long piece of metal that sits just below the boot and goes all the way around which also needs replacing - any rough figures on that?

Simple blow overs done quickly can be £100-400 on panels or items. Your best bet is to phone somewhere or take it somewhere. The prices will vary hugely between bodyshops.

[TW]Fox · 28 Mar 2007 at 15:58

m4cc45 said:
On a slightly off-topic question there is a long piece of metal that sits just below the boot and goes all the way around which also needs replacing - any rough figures on that?

Huh? Do you mean the chrome strip on the bumper?

m4cc45 · 28 Mar 2007 at 16:03

Well the colour is matched to the rest of the car it's right underneath the bumper from an external position it's a big bar which sort of overlaps to the left and right around the car. I'll get a picture up later..

[TW]Fox · 28 Mar 2007 at 16:06

Yea you've confused me, why does it need replacing?

Scrutinize · 28 Mar 2007 at 16:06

m4cc45 said:
Well the colour is matched to the rest of the car it's right underneath the bumper from an external position it's a big bar which sort of overlaps to the left and right around the car. I'll get a picture up later..

So er what exactly have you done to this poor car to require such a respray. Have you thought about getting it detailed/electric polished? or is the paint tottally done in.

m4cc45 · 28 Mar 2007 at 16:09

I haven't done anything to it - just off the previous owner.

It's mainly grit for the bonnet and front of the car if I'm completley honest. The passenger door is more obvious and needs to be dealt with as someone has done a poor job on it in the past.

As for everything else inside and engine wise it's perfect. It's just the exterior and I'm thinking whether to get the bits touched up or resprayed - but the way it's looking and the way my mind works is that a repsray will probably be much better.

M.