[scofflaw]

So I was rear ended tonight in my Tanzanite Blue 440.

What have been your experiences with getting the best repair on an individual color?

It's mostly on the rear bumper and splitter. The vehicle/driver that hit me belongs to the city and I'm afraid they're going to pull some BS and say they'll only pay if some repair shop authorized by them does the work.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by scofflaw

So I was rear ended tonight in my Tanzanite Blue 440.

What have been your experiences with getting the best repair on an individual color?

It's mostly on the rear bumper and splitter. The vehicle/driver that hit me belongs to the city and I'm afraid they're going to pull some BS and say they'll only pay if some repair shop authorized by them does the work.

Have your Insurance pay for it where you want and they will sue city (as they are usually self insured).

[speed608]

Originally Posted by scofflaw

So I was rear ended tonight in my Tanzanite Blue 440.

What have been your experiences with getting the best repair on an individual color?

It's mostly on the rear bumper and splitter. The vehicle/driver that hit me belongs to the city and I'm afraid they're going to pull some BS and say they'll only pay if some repair shop authorized by them does the work.

I had my 2,000km old Tanzanite Blue keyed by the rear quarter panel and my local paint shop managed to match the colour spot on.So a good paint shop should be able to match the full of flakes Tanzanite Blue.

[vanbmw]

I had my bumper painted with really good results. I had a recommendation from both the local BMW shop plus a friends auto repair shop that works on high end cars. The body shop did a really nice job.
I was told by the paint shop that a plastic bumper always has a slight colour difference then a metal body panel on a brand new car. They said they can get a virtual perfect colour match and it will be as close as the what came out of the factory. I don't know if he was telling me a line of bullshit about painted plastic vs painted metal...but the finished product looked perfect to me (and I am pretty picky about my car).

[scofflaw]

Thanks. First estimate from BMW repair shop recommended repairing the rear bumper instead of replacing it. On a brand new vehicle. I'm not having that.

[evdok]

If the damage is near the toe hook cover pull the cover off & snap the tie that holds it on, new bumper will be ordered.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by scofflaw

So I was rear ended tonight in my Tanzanite Blue 440.

What have been your experiences with getting the best repair on an individual color?

It's mostly on the rear bumper and splitter. The vehicle/driver that hit me belongs to the city and I'm afraid they're going to pull some BS and say they'll only pay if some repair shop authorized by them does the work.

Originally Posted by scofflaw

Thanks. First estimate from BMW repair shop recommended repairing the rear bumper instead of replacing it. On a brand new vehicle. I'm not having that.