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Nov 10, 2012 | 10:42 PM
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I'm looking for a recommendation in the SF Bay Area to paint my rear bumper. Someone scratched the clear coat on the bumper, and it's a bit too much for touch up paint. My 07, just broke 48,000, so I'm still not ready to drive around with imperfections in an otherwise flawless finish. I might do the S65/S63 exhaust if the shop is up to the task.
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Nov 11, 2012 | 12:22 PM
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Where in the bay area are you located?
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Nov 11, 2012 | 04:53 PM
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San Jose
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Nov 11, 2012 | 08:56 PM
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APEX AUTOBODY in san jose. top notch!! ask for Paul.
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Nov 12, 2012 | 02:35 AM
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APEX is good, USA touch up is another place you can get a quote at. Yelp them both and see which you like.
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Nov 19, 2012 | 11:26 PM
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Went with USA touch up, they did an incredible job. Dropped it off at 9 am, got it back at 2pm. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Nov 20, 2012 | 12:24 AM
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Nice! Good to hear everything worked out. Check for any cracks or other imperfection later on.
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Nov 20, 2012 | 08:14 PM
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Exhaust
Quote: I'm looking for a recommendation in the SF Bay Area to paint my rear bumper. Someone scratched the clear coat on the bumper, and it's a bit too much for touch up paint. My 07, just broke 48,000, so I'm still not ready to drive around with imperfections in an otherwise flawless finish. I might do the S65/S63 exhaust if the shop is up to the task.
Are you still doing the exhaust system?
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Nov 20, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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Whats up Sako
Quote: Nice! Good to hear everything worked out. Check for any cracks or other imperfection later on.
Good to know that you have a few good recommendations of body shops.
BTW, when are we going to look at your 550 exhaust system?
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Nov 21, 2012 | 12:05 AM
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Brooks Motor Cars in Oakland. Certified for Aston Martin, Porsche, Mercedes, Audi, and Jaguar.
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Nov 21, 2012 | 01:15 AM
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Quote: Are you still doing the exhaust system?
Not on this go around.
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Nov 22, 2012 | 12:53 AM
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Quote: Good to know that you have a few good recommendations of body shops.
BTW, when are we going to look at your 550 exhaust system?
I never needed to go to USA touch up, but know many who had good experiences lol.

Anytime you're in SJ or I can come out north. You should stop by this weekend! Got a lot of cars coming this week with various exhaust mod.
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