New fenders already painted?
 

Has anyone bought from theonlinebodyshop store on ebay? They sell new fenders painted/clearcoated to match the factory paint code... I have severe rust in the lower parts of both front fenders (front of the wheels) on my 99 SE, and a body shop wants $1000 to replace both with aftermarket ones and paint them... This place seems to sell them pre-painted for about $200 each including shipping.... I know the paint match might not be perfect due to fading, but my paint is in very good condition for a 10 yr old car....

ive never bought from this shop before but that seems awful cheap... esp if it includes shipping... id be careful...


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IF you try it and find that it is legit and matches paint well let the Maxima community know... I would appreciate it :D

I'll just go to a different body shop.

1000 dollars! holy ****
i just had a shop paint my old gold trunk and 2 fenders for 300. and he was the most expensive shop i found best in the area.4

also
inbeforemaco.
buy from rockauto, comes preprimmered.

If your not worried about a perfect paint match, i would try it. If you want a quality match with a blend and stuff, try searching CL for painters who need work? Maybe pull oem fenders out of a junkyard for the best fit? I meant they will be painted anyway, atleast you know its oem stuff

I bought a prepainted tailgate for my truck on eBay. The color was a perfect match, but the paint was horrible. There were unpainted edges with primer exposed, runs in the paint, chips, bumps, etc. I ended up getting a refund for the cost of painting it (tailgate was $170 plus $100 for paint) then paid a local body shop to sand and repaint it. I later bought an unpainted fender for the Max that I will take to the same local shop for paint.

http://myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/dnhautoparts/
that's where my gf got her fender. It matched up pretty well. Better than parts she had painted and matched while at a shop.

Thanks, that DNH auto parts is quoting me $420 for both front fenders painted and shipped to me.... Mulling it over....

DnH Auto Parts is the one that sold me the f'd up tailgate, but maybe I just drew the short straw. On the upside, they were very good about communicating with me to resolve the issue. I told them about the paint defects on 12/27/08 and got my refund on 1/15/09. Given the holidays and the fact that I was out of town for a week in the middle, I consider that a pretty good turn around time.

That aside, you may be able to do better on the price. I got the new primed passenger side fender for my Max for $69 shipped (from pershingautobodyparts03) and am going to get it and my spoiler painted locally for $200. Right now they have the same fender on sale for 15% off.
Right Fender $37.40 + $25.00 Shipping
Left Fender $37.40 + 25.00 Shipping
Surely you could find a shop near you that would paint them for less than the $295.20 you'd save buying these. Unfortunately I cannot yet attest to the fit of these fenders since I won't be getting mine painted until next week.