| The factory AMG bumper is $885 + paint + labor. So ~$1450 delivered.
I'm about to replace mine so I talked to a few people (body shop owners, installers) about aftermarket bumpers. The consensus is that aftermarket bumpers are generally never as good as the factory ones, even the Brabus and Lorinser ones. The fit is about 90% at best, and you can run into all kinds of wavy lines and pits in the finish. A good body shop can make up for a lot of the gaps and funky surface blemishes, but it will never be as good as a factory bumper.
The guy that's going to do the work on my car does nothing but Euro-sports cars... mostly Benz, BMW and Porsche. You should have seen the GT3 at his shop that was wrecked on 3 corners at Road Atlanta... big project - car looked new when he was done with it. He was recommended by 2 Benz dealers, and the guys at the Kinetic Speedshop. Anyway, he said if you want a perfect fit you have to get a factory bumper. He's done 80 or so 208 front bumpers so I'll go with his word.
Bottom line. You'll get what you pay for... so get something good (unless you don't care as much about fit and finish). |