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Old May 5, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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Price of a nice paint job

Does anybody know how much it would cost to turn my graphite grey evo into a wicked white evo...Any body know how much that paint job would run, I mean a nice paint job not a 500 dollar paint job....thanks
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Old May 5, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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~Couple thousand for a nice job.
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Old May 5, 2007 | 04:51 PM
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why not trade in on a new one and have a new evo without being repainted and spend the same amount of money
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Old May 5, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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I recently called a couple of places here in Fresno. A high quality paint job will set you back $4K or more. And, they would need your car for 3-4 weeks. I'd trade yours in for a WW rather than get it repainted.
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Old May 5, 2007 | 05:07 PM
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there are no new evos out there are there and if so i will definetely look into it...i was under the impression that there were no more new IX's is that 4 thousand dollar paint job in fresno do u think that covers inside the engine and everything...door jams...etc
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Old May 5, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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^^^^For 4K, dafinately
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Old May 5, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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I would not change the color on that car. I would trade it for the one you want. I do paint cars on the side and from my experience when you change the color or a car it devalues the car. So don't change it, just get a new one or live with it.
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Old May 5, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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just keep the graphite gray...it a nice color you dont see it everyday unlike white
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Old May 5, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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use photoshop....save ur $$$ and leave that poor car alone
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Old May 5, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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I'm surprised they didn't quote you a hifgher price than that. When you change the color of a car, you gotta paint all the door jams, under the trunk etc. I wouldn't do it unless you were to paint it a color the EVO's did not come in. Like green.
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Old May 5, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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For 4k they dont paint your engine bay. It might be cheaper to pull the engine and drive train yourself than pay them to pull it out and paint the engine bay. IMO not worth spending almost 5k to change a cars color.
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Old May 5, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by fastassfourdoor
there are no new evos out there are there and if so i will definetely look into it
yes there are still plenty of new white evo ix's

edit: south coast mitsubishi's site claims to have 115 evo ix's and there are atleast 3 white ones

Last edited by evo8426; May 5, 2007 at 05:58 PM.
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Old May 5, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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graphite grey is pure sex... and btw i don't really like silver or grey cars. keep the car or trade in for a WW evo!
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Old May 5, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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Jambs suck to paint and take a long time to paint and let dry enough to mask on when you shoot the outside. I see so many wrb STI's around here its like maggots on poop. I thought about painting mine GG. That would be like putting a chevy engine in a ford, but I dont care.
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Old May 6, 2007 | 12:19 AM
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IMO, I think GG is the best color for evo. Keep it as is and trade it with WW, and let others enjoy the GG evo.
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