kennySRi
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I'm after a new wing and obviously it painting. Noticed that eBay do pattern wings and painted any colour for a good price.
Has anybody had experience of these? It's for a bmw by the way. Not sure if it'll be a proper crap job or not.
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Ian
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Standard is down to who does them and if its off Ebay that could be anything from a proper bodyshop to a guy in his shed. No way to tell which until you investigate further.
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kennySRi
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I've emailed them asking but I doubt they'll reply now 
Probably a bad idea so I'll just get a genuine one painted by people who I trust.
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Steve
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It will not match the rest of your car, will stand out like a sore thumb at various angles, better to pay a bit more and get it blended at a body shop
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jay26
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E46 by any chance? I bought one last week colour was a very close match and actually fitted pretty well
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kennySRi
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Yes E46. It's Estoril blue so I'm not too sure if it will match that good. Which listing did you go with? There's a few different ones. Have you a pic of it fitted to see what the wings are like?
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Jamie-C
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It won't fit right and colour match will be off. Stop being cheap and do it right, it's not as if its an old Corrado or something
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ShEp
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
It will not match the rest of your car, will stand out like a sore thumb at various angles, better to pay a bit more and get it blended at a body shop
I mullered a wing on my astra a couple of years ago (balljoint snapped)
Bought a pattern part and had a mate paint it.
It turned out perfect, I may have been lucky, tbh I expected it to be a different shade.
When the insurance approved bodyshop painted the 1/4 it took 3 attempts, it was wayyyy off twice and I rejected the repair.
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Steve
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Also depends on the colour, how much the original paint has faded, and the type of paint, especially if it's metallic because when you paint the flakes lie in a certain direction, obviously if you are then painting a part seperate, chances are the flakes will be laid in different direction, hence why you catch it in sunlight it looks off.
Not specifically aimed at anyone here, but I generally pay no attention to people's opinions that a paint is a perfect match. Iv seen so many people claim this when it's as clear as day it's a mismatch
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ShEp
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Iv seen so many people claim this when it's as clear as day it's a mismatch
This.
Sometimes pretty difficult to tell.
Usually shows up in photos where a flash has been used.
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