sloppyjoe92

I recently hit a tire driving on I95 and in need of a new bumper. Instead of going through insurance I want to try getting and aftermarket bumper painted and installed for about 500$. Does any one have any opinions?

ggesq

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With that price range, you might as well try and get an OEM one. You can get it shipped for about 250.00 (unpainted). Painting costs vary obviously.

TLtrigirl

iTrader: (1)

go OEM...no reason to risk possible fitment issues with aftermarket. and don't cheapen out on the paint...be sure the painter is competent at what he's doing. otherwise you will have issues later on down the line (ie, bubbling, blistering, bad color match).

sloppyjoe92

I saw a bumper for 220 its aftermarket.. is the oem.cheaper

jokerman826

Just go OEM, A good chance for you to change over to the 07-08 bumper. I will cost you a little to get all the parts but IMO its worth it. I am still working on my conversion.

ggesq

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For 30 dollars more, it's a no brainer. Get OEM

sockr1

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i recently bought an aftermarket bumper for my fiancee's (god i hate that word) honda civic. here is that same website for the acura bumper for your year. they painted hers to the OEM paint code but not sure if they paint all bumpers. either way it's cheaper than OEM. it took about 2 weeks to paint and ship from Texas to Cali.

http://www.onlinepartbin.com/Acura/2...over-p567.html

sockr1

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they have an option to paint...318 total before shipping/tax

supa_04_acura_tl

was that a a spec front bumper? web site doesnt say... cheap tho
i got a 2004 acura tl cracked front bumper :/

Undying Dreams

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Bumper is separate from the A-Spec kit. The A-Spec is just a small "spoiler" at the bottom of the bumper.

BeezleTL85

Someone get a link up^ stat