Car back from workshop! pics!

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:42 pm

car is back! comments please!
excuse the bald tyres...

im really happy with the workmanship

now its time for TURBOOOOOO!!!

m3nG · Post by **m3nG** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:25 pm

I dont know how your car looked previously so i dont know what youve done to it, but hey looks hot! i want that bonnet!

how much did that set you back?

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:32 pm

$550 for bonnet...
$2500 for respray..

ooo it hurts to mention the prices...

heres a before photo... paint was faded and bodykit was cracked...

APZ-312 · Post by **APZ-312** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:46 pm

where did you get the parts from dude?

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:48 pm

carmate... they fit fine.. dont know what people are raving about how they dont fit...

lawrencetlc · Post by **lawrencetlc** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:07 pm

yo mate!!!

that's one of my dream bodykit!!

its so cool!!

are u seriously going after a turbo setup now??? please do update us ya...

how much did u get the front bumper for? and does it come in a piece or there's an extra lip attached onto it???

I've seen one this morning, white color FTO too (same with mine) but he has a bumper like you... and we were crusing together (coincidently) for a distance before he turned away...

cool~

Lawrie

m3nG · Post by **m3nG** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:19 pm

daymnn 3G's worth... the price of the bonnets not too bad, considering getting one, although dunno if it'll go to well with my car, esp. my bar. Atm its kinda like a nice clean sleek look where as your kits more aggresive so it goes nicely..

Lawrie.. i live in clayton as well, but ive never seen a white fto in the area, or many fto's for that matter..

Mines white too so next time u see one around the area honk n wave! ahhahaha

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:20 pm

im glad you like it, no many people like the veilside kit

the front bar comes in 2 parts... its $450 for both parts... or $250 for each part

hahaha and the turbo? maybe... maybe not...

lawrencetlc · Post by **lawrencetlc** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:37 pm

m3nG wrote: Lawrie.. i live in clayton as well, but ive never seen a white fto in the area, or many fto's for that matter..
Mines white too so next time u see one around the area honk n wave! ahhahaha

what's your number plate? if its inconvenient to give here u can PM me urs and i PM u mine... well i dont always go around, and my house is just next to the clayton train station where i can hear the ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding (never ending) train bell sounds every few minutes...

anyway, my car is not in a good shape now.. i just hit someone at the back and currently have no money to repair it (need more than 2000 bucks ridiculous)...

sigh~~ wonder when i can get a bodykit like the photo above

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:55 pm

if u hit someone... this is the best time to get abodykit... because your standard bumper would be fucked... just buy a aftermarket one... theyre cheaper then to replace the standard

lawrencetlc · Post by **lawrencetlc** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:06 am

really???

the problem is, i am thinking of changing the bonnet to the one like urs but not CF obviously... the picture is available in carmate..

and the bumper of mine is type 2 bumper with two rounded lights which i think is quite rare...

how much do u think i can get for, both bumper and the bonnet?

and the worst thing is, the front protection bar (the one the front lamp sits on) is bended and the panel said it is expensive... (is it true?)

i kinda not trusting the panel people nowadays because i start to thikn that they like to con people because they think they are expert and we are not and whatever they say is right and whatever we say is useless... when they say a price, u have to pay for that price...

sorry, not here to say anything bad about anyone... just that's what i feel about panel beater here...

anyone knows any good panel who gives good price??? i need my car repaired at the end of the year when i am having holiday back in malaysia... so that when i come back, the car is fine looking again!!

m3nG · Post by **m3nG** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:14 am

My car / number plates.. U should be able to spot it from others with the differnt front bumper.. How does your car look like? & as jonowong said.. may as well get an aftermarket bumper, Since its buggerd you've got an excuse to get one now.. hehehe maybe ill cya round

btw jono my apologies for hijacking your thread..

Post by **BorepYano** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:25 am

wonder how the bonnet will look slightly rounded...

looks mad on yours with that kit though.

out of curiousity... is it fibreglass?

lawrencetlc · Post by **lawrencetlc** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:25 am

wow...
i like your picture!!!! haha, know why??
because of the yellow fast car behind urs

anyway... my car is a normal, stock looking white GPX with a buggerd bonnet and also type2 front bumper...

i normally drives in the morning and evening to and back from study place and i seldom go out after that (only to coles to buy stuff if i am lazy for a 2 minutes walk)...

during weekends i will drive more to church

by the way... do u know any trustworthy panel beater??

thanks!

nice to meet u mate..

know that there're a few FTO in clayton area.. maybe one day we can have a mini clayton gathering here...

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:34 am

lawrencetlc wrote: how much do u think i can get for, both bumper and the bonnet?

if they are in good condition i say $300 for the bumper would be about right and the bonnet is worth a good $350

lawrencetlc wrote: and the worst thing is, the front protection bar (the one the front lamp sits on) is bended and the panel said it is expensive... (is it true?)

show me a picture

m3nG wrote: btw jono my apologies for hijacking your thread..

hahaha dont worry ive hijacked my fair share of threads on the forum...

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:38 am

m3nG wrote:

My car / number plates.. U should be able to spot it from others with the differnt front bumper.. How does your car look like? & as jonowong said.. may as well get an aftermarket bumper, Since its buggerd you've got an excuse to get one now.. hehehe maybe ill cya round

btw jono my apologies for hijacking your thread..

Hey dude, i think your front bar has a pretty bad paint job...the paint definitely looks too thick to me...or it wasnt preped properly...

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:39 am

or maybe i'm jsut tired lol!

Hobbsie · Post by **Hobbsie** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:42 am

oh come on you cant really tell from that photo haha

m3nG · Post by **m3nG** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:04 am

hahahaha.. Nicely spotted bud.. but shhhhhhhhhhhh.. LOL I'm not use to having such a low car and also had bad judgement of the long nose compared to my previous little hatch, My bro cracked it coming too fast out of a driveway and to top it off i ran it right into the curb when trying to park it..

I got quoted $750 to get it repaired, so i just did a home job..

I plan on gettin the car resprayed sometime later anyways so that'll do me for now..

m3nG · Post by **m3nG** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:10 am

lawrencetlc wrote:wow...
i like your picture!!!! haha, know why??
because of the yellow fast car behind urs

anyway... my car is a normal, stock looking white GPX with a buggerd bonnet and also type2 front bumper...

i normally drives in the morning and evening to and back from study place and i seldom go out after that (only to coles to buy stuff if i am lazy for a 2 minutes walk)...

during weekends i will drive more to church

by the way... do u know any trustworthy panel beater??

thanks!

nice to meet u mate..

know that there're a few FTO in clayton area.. maybe one day we can have a mini clayton gathering here...

Oh fair enough.. well my car spends most of its time in the garage as well, only comes out on weekends... Panel beaters.. hrmms.. ive had the same experinces as you, cant trust any of them.. i guess it just comes down to a fineline of how much you're willing to spend, I guess you usually get what you pay for.. go too cheap and youll get a dodgy job..

Btw if you're not doing anything tommorow come along on this cruise
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... pic&t=9645