The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
7/1: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads! |
5/28: SAAB Evolutions/TSN T-Shirts $14
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main NG900 & OG93 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Paint match
Posted by W. Beetus [Email] (more from W. Beetus) on Tue, 24 May 2011 18:40:28
In Reply to: Viggen rear ended, bumper repair, shawshank, Tue, 24 May 2011 13:08:50
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
When my Viggen got backed into (long story), I had to get the whole front end painted. I can vouch that Lightning blue is definitely not the easiest color to match, because it does not match perfectly and you can see the color line if you look closely enough that extends down the crease on the front quarter panels through the doors. The price you were quoted seems a bit on the low side unless it is only the bumper needing repair, just getting my front bumper resprayed was $453.
It doesn't help that the body shop that I used (never again. ever.) somehow took the wrong paint code from the car(?) and the whole front end was nocturne blue when I showed up to look at it. Eventually, it was painted the right color and it was probably as close as it was going to get. It took a ridiculous ten weeks for me to get my car back. I probably will end up getting the whole car resprayed sometime in the future because I plan to keep it indefinitely.
A good body shop is a must! I used the one that was recommended to me by a friend who is an insurance agent (not mine, though) and said that the body shop did spectacular work. The week before I picked it up, I ended up getting a call from them asking if my car had fog lights... That was not reassuring of their skill level.
Just something of note, but my silver SE vert had the bumper repainted, and that matched perfectly. It is indestiguishable from the original paint. Needless to say, it was done at a different body shop, though.
Best of luck!
Nick
1999 9-3 Viggen 125k
2000 9-3 SE vert 19k
posted by 76.236.86...
Posts in this Thread:
- Viggen rear ended, bumper repair, shawshank, Tue, 24 May 2011 13:08:50
- Colour match is key, RBatsch, Wed, 25 May 2011 16:26:04
- Re: Viggen rear ended, bumper repair, nwas, Tue, 24 May 2011 18:51:05
- Paint match, W. Beetus, Tue, 24 May 2011 18:40:28 <-- Viewing This Message
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
![](/tsn/xyz/stateofninebutton.gif) |
SaabClub.com
![](/tsn/xyz/scnabutton.gif) |
Jak Stoll Performance
![](/tsn/xyz/jakstollbutton.gif) |
M Car Covers
![](/tsn/xyz/mcarcoversbutton.gif) |
Ad Available
![](/tsn/xyz/buttonavailable.gif) |
![](/tsn/images/tsnmap.gif)
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!