allegro
Well-Known Member
Following a little run in between my wife in our 2012 LR4 and a driveway gate, I'm in the market for a new RF wheel arch moulding / fender flare.
It appears the LR part - LR010631 - comes unpainted. I'm a 4 hour drive from an LR dealer, and while looking at options online I found that Miami British offers a painted wheel arch: http://miamibritish.com/shop/land-rover-fender-wheel-arch-moulding-painted-rh-lr3-lr4-lr010631/
Does anyone have guidance regarding whether it's advisable to buy unpainted and have a generic (and rural) body shop do the painting, vs purchasing painted from a Rover-oriented shop like Miami British? I haven't had to do bodywork stuff before and don't have a sense of what goes into paint color matching for a part like this.
The price difference I'm seeing is around $125-150 unpainted, $235 painted, fwiw.
It appears the LR part - LR010631 - comes unpainted. I'm a 4 hour drive from an LR dealer, and while looking at options online I found that Miami British offers a painted wheel arch: http://miamibritish.com/shop/land-rover-fender-wheel-arch-moulding-painted-rh-lr3-lr4-lr010631/
Does anyone have guidance regarding whether it's advisable to buy unpainted and have a generic (and rural) body shop do the painting, vs purchasing painted from a Rover-oriented shop like Miami British? I haven't had to do bodywork stuff before and don't have a sense of what goes into paint color matching for a part like this.
The price difference I'm seeing is around $125-150 unpainted, $235 painted, fwiw.