Paint Job

Ezzer · July 14, 2002

The infamous Lexus IS200 weak paint! More and more everyday people are taking out paint form my bumpers (in C. London)!!!! Tonight that was it...... a chunck from someone with a towbar in front.... but no damage otherwise. So... in light of this, and that I'm planning for sell the car soon, do you guys know how some paint damage (only) would affect the resale value?

And also how much would it cost to respray the front and rear bumpers?

dark_is200 · July 14, 2002

Not sure about the affect on resale but I had a large scratch down the passenger door (van in london traffic), it was fixed at the last service charge is basically GBP 400 per panel (Lexus Park Lane).

Ezzer · July 16, 2002

Cheers mate, I'm hoping the bumpers would be cheaper..... but I doubt it. I'm not gonna repair it until I'm gonna sell it since it's just going to come off again! What is up with this paint? Hardly anyone else parking in the same area as me has it nearly as bad!

By the way, how was the job by Park Lane? They were awful to me when I wanted to buy the IS.......