Body shop recs in Bay Area for CW?

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So, long story short - hit some debris at night and damaged the bumper :mad:. It looks like a full replacement & repaint will be needed. There's a reputable shop near me (East Bay) but I'm worried how well they'll be able to paint match CW. Would love to find a shop with some experience.

Any recommendations out there?

Thanks.
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I wouldn't be that concerned about paint matching. I had my Grom matched to my car and I personally can't tell the difference and I'm pretty picky (my dad used to own a body shop).

In my experience, it's usually harder to paint match similar materials. If it's the bumper it probably doesn't match the fenders perfectly anyway so as long as they are reputable I wouldn't be too worried.
 
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I wouldn't be that concerned about paint matching. I had my Grom matched to my car and I personally can't tell the difference and I'm pretty picky (my dad used to own a body shop).

In my experience, it's usually harder to paint match similar materials. If it's the bumper it probably doesn't match the fenders perfectly anyway so as long as they are reputable I wouldn't be too worried.
Thanks for the insight. I'm probably just being paranoid.
 

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Sorry to hear about that. I've used Ariana Auto Body in Newark and they're very good.
 
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Do we think this is close enough? A bit red in tint, but I understand plastic vs. metal is never exact.

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Do we think this is close enough? A bit red in tint, but I understand plastic vs. metal is never exact.

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sorry, that’s a no for me. It’s actually pretty bad imo. My job requires me to have a real eye for color so it really has me paranoid about color matching parts, too.
 
 







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