Painted reflectors - unpainted or painted

[muskanoosh]

I've got to get my rear bumper cover replaced. They're going to have to paint it anyway, so I'm wondering if I'm better off buying unpainted reflector covers and having them done when the bumper cover is done or just buying the prepainted ones and being done with it.

Also, people don't paint over the original orange reflectors themselves, right?

[jwarner]

I would have them remove the reflectors and fill the holes, then paint. Get rid of the reflectors entirely.

[Singletrack]

Originally Posted by muskanoosh

I've got to get my rear bumper cover replaced. They're going to have to paint it anyway, so I'm wondering if I'm better off buying unpainted reflector covers and having them done when the bumper cover is done or just buying the prepainted ones and being done with it.

Also, people don't paint over the original orange reflectors themselves, right?

INDs color matches are going to be equal or superior to the body shop. I would just go through them for the reflectors personally.

[tfeldstein]

I don't get this mod at all. my personal view is that the painted reflectors look retarded.

[Singletrack]

Originally Posted by tfeldstein

I don't get this mod at all. my personal view is that the painted reflectors look retarded.

Retarded is a bad word now. Shame on you!

[muskanoosh]

what would they use to fill in the holes?

[jms_w]

Originally Posted by muskanoosh

what would they use to fill in the holes?

Bondo?

[SamS]

Originally Posted by muskanoosh

I've got to get my rear bumper cover replaced. They're going to have to paint it anyway..

Where are there reflectors on the rear bumper cover?

[muskanoosh]

there aren't

i'm just having the rear bumper cover replaced and painted, so i though i would get the covers shot at the same time.

[SchnellM3]

Originally Posted by muskanoosh

what would they use to fill in the holes?

Originally Posted by jms_w

Bondo?

Good lord no, don't let them do that or offer to fill them in with fiberglass. I actually had a shop tell me that was the only way to do it and fill the void. Nothing like laying fiberglass on a plastic bumper, good way to have it crack down the road.....

What I had done is take a totaled 3er bumper and cut pieces to fill the void. Plastic Weld them in as well as a backing plate for extra support. You can also just shave the reflectors to fit....

Pictures of what I had done are in here:

My E92s Mod "Journal"

[Singletrack]

Originally Posted by SchnellM3

Good lord no, don't let them do that or offer to fill them in with fiberglass. I actually had a shop tell me that was the only way to do it and fill the void. Nothing like laying fiberglass on a plastic bumper, good way to have it crack down the road.....

What I had done is take a totaled 3er bumper and cut pieces to fill the void. Plastic Weld them in as well as a backing plate for extra support. You can also just shave the reflectors to fit....

Pictures of what I had done are in here:

My E92s Mod "Journal"

Yup - this is the way my local shop told me they would do it...although I did not take them up on it.

[Singletrack]

Originally Posted by jms_w

Bondo?

Will shrink and expand and crack...only good for small fills...needs to be put on thin.