what did something like this cost?

 

please pm what this repair cost (as much info as possible including tail light etc.) thanks!

 

That was about an 1100 dollar job...

 

that was around a 1500 dollar job if I remember correctly...the price on a job like that can vary depending on if you buy the taillight from dealer or get it off the forums and where and how much you paid for the jdm rear...

 

Hey Dan, is there a train station near the shop, like amtrak or metro north?

i would be taking the train home and back up again to pick the car up when i drop it off to get the bumper sprayed...thanks

 

Thanks man...we certainly love what we do and try to make it show in our work...
Suby guys are one of a kind haha...yea for rims we do them for 400 a set if the rims have tires mounted and 300 if not...it takes a long time to prep those babies properly especially those multiple spoke wheels...

 

Yea there is a train station thats two minutes from the shop, the peekskill one and then there is also the cortlandt depot that run straight to grand central if needed or you can take the local...

 

I think I should re-adjust my costs on custom painting. There's a guy around here charging $500 JUST to pull the trigger for bike parts. I've been charging $500 to do the prep work and minor scratch removal. (Granted, that's for a solid color).

Worse, is the guy charging just for the trigger pulling does shoddy work. :| I've had maybe 4-6 jobs that he has done come to me afterwards. Sad part is, I probably could have charged those people 900+, and they would have complained about the cost. Now they've paid ~$1,000, and they had double the downtime. I guess word needs to get out, eh?

So yeah, I need to charge more. lol

 

yea sounds like you need to raise your prices a bit...

 

Need a painter??????????

 

we are always looking to add to our crew...rochester is about 5 hours from our shop though...I went to school at SUNY Geneseo for undergrad...

 

I know, it's certainly a ways away. Seems like you do good work, glad to know I'm not the only one left in this world full of hacks.

 

yea its a rough business in that sense, lots of corner cutting in most shops...we love what we do and we know what its like to be on the other end since we have all been there at some point...if your ever down in the area drop me a pm...do you happen to autox at all? I used to go to the ones in RIT a lot...

 

No, not a fan of dodgin' cones, wouldn't want to scuff the paint.

But, if I'm ever around I'll be sure to hit ya up. Checkin out modern shops is pretty cool, but I still prefer working in the smaller shops. Unfortunatly, all you bigger guys and insurance companies will eventaully run us into the ground. Oh well, just a sign of changing times. The hard part is finding the big shop that does good work.