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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 09:59 AM
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body painted $???

i have an 03 tarmac black evo, and i want to get it painted to a white. i think im going to go with pearl white. i was wondering if anyone knows how much it would cost to have the car painted. i know that shops give different quotes, but have any1 gotten their car painted. i need to know, please help

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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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Stick with TB!!!
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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no i want white. i hate tb, it is a ***** to keep clean.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:14 AM
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to do the whole car will be probably in the 4 or 5 grand for a decent job, its a whole lot of work to do it right
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:14 AM
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i think it would be like 500-1000 depending if you know the shop, But you can just take a key and key your car to a point where you cant fix it and then get your insurance to pay for it, then its free lmao.. thats what my brother did to my eclipse back then i got 1800 check back for it. hehe.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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go wicked white...
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Azntoyhere
i think it would be like 500-1000 depending if you know the shop, But you can just take a key and key your car to a point where you cant fix it and then get your insurance to pay for it, then its free lmao.. thats what my brother did to my eclipse back then i got 1800 check back for it. hehe.
+1 i hear it works lol
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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you are better off trading you car in for a WW if thats what you want. if you paint your car a different color ..it will really decrease the value of it down the road. there are only a finite number of evo 8 and 9's in the U.S. think down the road in twenty years..they might have a collector following to something like that of the GTO... or challenger .

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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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you cant even buy the amterials you would need to change a whole car to pearl white for 500 to 1000, then add up all the labor , but what do i know i havent been painting cars for 9 years.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:25 AM
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Nah i know the shop, the guy was my friend. did the whole car for 1000 strip my engine and everything. for my eclipse back then its a Wicked white pearl.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:37 AM
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i have a tb , it is hard to keep up with it but ,if u could just at lease wash it once in a week ,u should be good . tb is the nice day and night !
rethink about it man !
keep it tb !!
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:39 AM
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A show quality paint job is going to cost $5,000-$10,000 or more.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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TB is HAWTNESS!!!!!
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Azntoyhere
i think it would be like 500-1000 depending if you know the shop, But you can just take a key and key your car to a point where you cant fix it and then get your insurance to pay for it, then its free lmao.. thats what my brother did to my eclipse back then i got 1800 check back for it. hehe.
I dont think I could key my own car, even if i did get some money out of it.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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im also in the process of getting my 240sx vert project car painted, and let me tell you nowadays bodywork alone can go for almost a grand or more and depending on the color and what shop and what kind of paint you want it will run pretty damn pricey.
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