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      02-20-2021, 07:45 PM   #1
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Feedback: IND pre-painted euro bumper

Has anyone had any experience or feedback purchasing the IND OEM euro bumpers painted? I’m looking to buy one and trying to see if the pre-painted mineral white bumper comes close to original paint match. Thanks
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No experience with their bumpers but I have their paint matched front and rear reflectors, and black chrome emblem. Fantastic paintwork, and very good match but not perfect (which is to be expected). No shop is going to be able to 100% paint match sight unseen. On a bigger piece like a bumper it may be a bit more obvious. I’m sure if you could get them your car or a piece of it, they might be able to get a closer match that way
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IND - Painted Bits

Let me preface this by saying...

In my opinion, IND is the best in the business. 1st class offerings & almost as / if not more important, 1st class customer service. Their QC department is meticulous and I know they will not release anything that doesn't match the original paintwork. With that said, I assume the rest of the exterior has been exposed to the elements...unless it's been protected & perfected, you will likely see some difference.

Like the other member, I have no experience with the part in question but have several other IND painted bits that are 100% spot on.

Hope that helps.
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No experience with the bumper, but I have the Front reflector & Engine Cover painted by IND and satisfied with their work. As RugbyBro mentioned, not perfect as unseen, but fantastic paint job!!

I recently inquired Ryan@IND about the OEM GTS Hood painted in Imola Red and he told me to send them a Gas Door, so they can match closer to the original paint and I'll probably do this because I trust their work!

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I do. I bought my euro bumper pre painted from iND and other than the very tips of the bumper, the paint was flawless.

Even my wrap guy said the paint job was really good. My wrap guy touched the tips up and you can’t really tell.
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I agree, I have many different custom painted parts from IND and they have all matched perfectly. IND is the way to go and there customer service is top-notch.

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Thanks for the feedback guys!
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      02-21-2021, 08:03 PM   #8
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Thanks for the feedback guys!
Ooo mineral white. My first set of front reflectors didn’t match. Second batch matched pretty close. I personally wouldn’t risk it
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