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03-15-2009, 11:43 AM | #1 |
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Canadian M3 owners, where did you get your painted reflectors?
I've seen a few American vendors selling them, but after conversion, Shipping and probably customs, they are well over $100-$125. A little bit much IMO for two pieces of painted plastic.
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03-15-2009, 11:56 AM | #2 |
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have a local body shop paints your original reflectors?
thats what I did!
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I ordered mine from WheelSTO and asked them to list the value at $20 so didn't pay any customs/duty. They were around $75 US shipped so not cheap but not much in the way of other options... they look great they and were shipped fast too.
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Did mine through IND but the WheelSto are the same supplier.
IND is next to a high end body shop, they do a killer job. Lots of prep and really make an effort to supply high end finish. Ask for Ilia or Nate, great guys. I spend plenty of $$$ there and at WheelSto. |
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It looks like they are my only two options.
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They always like the small, cash jobs! its nearly pure profit! Only problem with the reflectors is they need a lot of prepping, especially with white because the color bleeds on them (orange reflectors comes through as if a highlighter leaked on them). But I doubt you would have this problem with black. Im sure my body shop would do, Collision Networks. You'll pay $50-$100 bucks, I cant remember how much I paid as I did it when I had the chrome trim painted.
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I also got a bodyshop to do mine, came out perfect
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03-27-2009, 09:23 AM | #11 |
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Mine are on the way. Looking forward to getting them. God I hate those orange reflectors.
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I got mine from IND. They are great and I'd do business with them again for sure.
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I'm having a bitch of a time getting my clears on. Perhaps the bumper is not "warm" enough yet given the cool temps to allow me to pop out the stock one.
Oh well... Soon I guess.
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Maybe warmer weather will make it easier as I did mine about a month ago.
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Thanks....I thought I was doing something wrong. I think I'll be waiting for a month or two as well.
All in due time.....and I have pieces of my Save On Foods card under the orange reflectors right now. Hehe.
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Wow, I've been waiting over a week for mine to arrive. Never use USPS to have stuff shipped from the US.
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Still waiting. This is ridicolous. USPS website sucks balls. It doesn't tell you anything. What a joke.
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^^. Good to know!!
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One nice advantage to living in windsor is I get everything shipped to detroit. I have a mailbox over there so I don't have to deal with all the bullshit brokerage fees. I cut and paste my bills for duty. My AA exhaust, pulleys and ssk was for $550. I had to pay $80 gst
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