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Old 03-18-12, 06:07 AM
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Default car back from body shop !


took my car down to the body shop to get the trunk wing removed/ bumpers painted. and the chrome strips all around the body where painted black !

results are greaaat = $400
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Old 03-18-12, 07:54 AM
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looks good, nothing beats a straight and clean body..
Old 03-19-12, 07:27 AM
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damn, whoever did the body work, can he or she come to Queens and do the same for me?
Old 03-19-12, 07:47 AM
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$400 to repair and do all of that?

holy crap...

i wish i lived there too.

question, why not have him paint your window trim too?
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i am thinking about it... but i think thatll be too much blackkkk idk.. i might do it
Old 03-19-12, 08:04 AM
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plastidip it yourself mang!
Old 03-19-12, 08:39 AM
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wow, someone's working for free...

sweet deal for you though!
Old 03-19-12, 11:17 AM
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Real good deal .. It looks good
Old 03-19-12, 03:40 PM
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f%^K it cost me $400 just to paint my bumper. dam that is cheap
Old 03-19-12, 06:31 PM
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:great deal!!
Old 03-19-12, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 01LEXPL
wow, someone's working for free...

sweet deal for you though!
Right, I'd have my spoiler removed tomorrow if I could get it done at that rate!
Old 03-19-12, 09:56 PM
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Damn! that was a great deal! Looks really good.
Old 03-20-12, 12:22 AM
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Dope deal. I would've had him shave the bumper side markers too
Old 03-20-12, 09:10 AM
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Thats a good deal to get all that done. Looks nice and clean all black. Like you said, think about doing your window strips black as well. WISH you wouldve shaved the bumper sidemarkers. I did on mine, looks 100x better.
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yea i already spoke to the shop owner.. 160 for the window strips to be painted and sidemarkers to be removed ..have to wait for my 4 days off of work to get to it in a month


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