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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:31 pm
by rock_it
Yep ... Nice Like how the side skirts are blended in ... That is what I want to do ...
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:35 pm
by sublime19
What would he do if one of his skirts cracked or needed some repairs? Can't really take them off as how they're now part of the car

Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:03 pm
by I8A4RE
I was thinking after i got mine painted and the lit fitted i should have got by slirts blended but as sublime says your f^&ked if you ever need to remove them or the front fender.
@ sublime, no it usually costs more (about double depending on who you go to) to get your car painted a different colour as apposed to a repsray. Costs vary but usually you can get a respray for around the 2k mark where as 4 or 4.5k for a new colour. Of course it varies on shop to shop and the type of paint and the work that will be involved to get the desired result, eg the chrome or harliquin colours are a lot more difficult to get an even result than just a metallic etc
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:14 pm
by sublime19
I see, assuming it would be cheaper if the car was white. Being black it would make it all the harder (correct me if I'm wrong, just assuming).
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:34 pm
by mr-charisma
As Simon said, it all depends on the workshop .. some will charge the same amount for any basic colour, red / black / white/ yellow/ blue etc.. and others will try to charge you more to change the colour of your car from standard..
Really though, unless you're getting a 'special paint' or a custom colour they shouldn't be charing more..
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:37 pm
by sublime19
Hmm you got a point there, I always thought regardless of what colour you get they do a few coats of paint always as if they were spraying a brand new car.
That colour looks damn nice though

Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 12:01 am
by mr-charisma
When I get a paint job I'm going to do most of the prep work myself to save a bunch of cash..
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:34 am
by I8A4RE
mr-charisma wrote:When I get a paint job I'm going to do most of the prep work myself to save a bunch of cash..
Its hard work but you will save a truck load as it is so labour intensive.
@ sublime the origanal colour can come into play but its not overally important. They say when painting cars cameloen (and other dark colours) its best if the car is black originaly. To get the best result though, its best to sand back to bare metal then spray a primmer (under coat) that is coloured the same as the colour you have chosen (of course a lot lighter). For example the blue colour FTO above, to achieve the best result they would primmer it with a pastel blue (baby blue) primmer.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:50 am
by sublime19
Don't use that smart tone with me boy!

Ya makes sense, might just go get a quote out of curiosity
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:10 am
by dstocks
The chrome you are talking about was on the link I posted below the pictures (see below) . Im guessing nobody noticed that one before.
http://www.fastandmodified.com/insidepa ... ars35.html
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:00 pm
by sublime19
Ah dstocks I was talking about the blue, I definitely looked at the chrome one, love the lights. That car's been around for a while I'm guessing since I remember somebody putting up a pic of those lights way back but back then nobody knew which car it belonged to.
The blue looks better than the chrome though imo, specially if the car gets a single scratch on it, say goodbye to your wallet

Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:53 am
by dstocks
Yeah, that was me. So many people have changed that only the old timers would remember that

. I cant find the good pictures of that I had now though

. Wanted to have a shot at doing something similar a bit further down the track. The lights are the only things I would take off the silver one and put on the blue.
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:53 pm
by sublime19
It definitely looks do-able, but the biggest problem would be finding somebody willing and/or capable of doing such a transformation
I can probably ask around and try to find out when I'm out and about.
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:12 pm
by manofwood
only joking! its a hot car, just wanted to see who'd take the bait.
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:56 am
by sublime19
Man the Kaze front looks so hot in this pic

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:50 pm
by I8A4RE
yeah i actually think it suits the white. Im not a big fan of it in black though
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:19 pm
by sublime19
You know I've been thinking about this color more and more.. I'm gonna get a respray, was thinking why don't I just get it repainted this color? It looks fkn hot...
But If i had black/red interior, wouldn't the car look funny with a blue outside?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:51 pm
by mr-charisma
sublime19 wrote:
You know I've been thinking about this color more and more.. I'm gonna get a respray, was thinking why don't I just get it repainted this color? It looks fkn hot...
But If i had black/red interior, wouldn't the car look funny with a blue outside?
Not as bad as Red/Blue or Black/Blue
So yeah, I think Red/Black would be a cool colour combo in a blue car

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:13 pm
by sublime19
mr-charisma wrote:
Not as bad as Red/Blue or Black/Blue
So yeah, I think Red/Black would be a cool colour combo in a blue car

lol can't tell if your being sarcastic there cos of the

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:53 pm
by dstocks
Doesnt matter what you have on the inside, the colour is fantastic. You can always change the inside colour.