Hey all you lancer people out there in the Los Angeles area. I need to get my kit painted. I am dying looking for a good cheap place. Everyone I talk to is charging me 600+, does anyone know where I can paint my kit for 300 from a shop or a private vendor. Kareem, some help here plz . I want to get my car painted for all the car shows in the local high schools in my valley.

 

Help me plz (bump)

 

like you said, kareem should be able to do it. ive seen his work in perosn and for what i know it looks top quality!

 

Everywhere else i go, dey are ripping me off, dey are like asking for 700+ bucks...

All I need painted is

-evo 7 hood
-evo 7 grill
-evo 7 bumper
-ken style sideskirts
-new ken style rear vented bumper

 

300 is waaaay too low ... it cost like 80 bucks to paint a grill ... and like 275 for just a bumper. 700 is a good price for the entire kit ... i got mine painted for 550 with no hood. are u planning to install it urself b/c it might cost about 1G to paint and install

 

or u could always go to Maaco but u get what u pay for ... my friend got his civic kit painted and it looks nasty .. swirls, bubbles and it looks grey not silver

 

i am going to install the kit myself, but i heard maaco is alright not that bad, but i gave them a call and they were asking for 800 bucks

 

o aiite ... hmm ... but first install the kit first to see it it fits right cuz it would suck for u to get it painted and find out it doesnt fit ... good luck with ur search

 

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thxz for the tip, i'll go install it tonite or tomorrow nite... i am pretty shure it fits tho, i trust accolade to not skrew me over, but i don't wanna go thru the werk of putting it on den taking it off

 

You should prep the entire body yourself....Find someone who works at a bodyshop willing to take on a side job. Supply them with paint (if you can find it at cost), and simply pay them for the labor. Not sure about the cost of your exact paint code, but I am sure someone can pick up the job for $300 on the side, excluding paint of course..

 

yah i think dat is what i am goin to go do... unless kareem is willing to help me out, but he is the only one

 

Its good to have a family member that owns a custom body shop. Im gettin mine painted for $200 but i dont have the hood. That blows that it costs as much for the paint job as it does for the kit.

 

VICIOUZ, go ahead and get ahold of kareem in person... you can PM him at IamKar33m, or AIM him at the same name.

 

Hey Viciouz,

Just got the gist that u need painting done. I got a tough quarter at school lined up for me this spring. Gimme 3 weeks to get past the first midterms then ill see if i can adjust my studying a bit to fit your paint job in... sound coo? If you find someone else before then, then that's cool too.

 

Thanks Kareem, hopefully I could put your skills to good use.