I will catch some flack for this but... Maaco. Yes. Amazing Price.
#17
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Maaco just called me today to say its ready but I cannot get up there until Saturday morning to get it.
The sales rep said he was "amazed" at how well it turned out and said he is certain I will be impressed. I will snap and upload some pictures this weekend.
Lots happening to this LS in the next 7-14 days.
Recovering the seats professionally
New double din head until being installed
New center caps for wheels
A couple of trim pieces (rear door handles, inside)
Timing belt and water pump
New hood shocks
New emblems
Then I am going to pull the ECU and recap it. No issues that I am aware of, but as a matter of maintenance and who knows maybe some untapped performance
Labor of love, but I am bringing this baby to her former glory
The sales rep said he was "amazed" at how well it turned out and said he is certain I will be impressed. I will snap and upload some pictures this weekend.
Lots happening to this LS in the next 7-14 days.
Recovering the seats professionally
New double din head until being installed
New center caps for wheels
A couple of trim pieces (rear door handles, inside)
Timing belt and water pump
New hood shocks
New emblems
Then I am going to pull the ECU and recap it. No issues that I am aware of, but as a matter of maintenance and who knows maybe some untapped performance
Labor of love, but I am bringing this baby to her former glory
#20
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Got my LS back from Maaco and I have to say I am pretty impressed. Below are some pictures that are quick snaps from the iphone and do not do it justice. The car sat for a few days and had dust and frost all over it. I will take some better ones after I replace the gold emblems on the car and center caps with new silver ones and clean it up.
Some observations:
Keep in mind their are some water spots and dust from sitting when looking at the pics
For the record, I hate the dark corner lens from the previous owner and will be replacing them with OEM clears
The only over spray I could find was a very little bit on the top portion of the grill.
The did an excellent job repairing the dual deep scratches that were 18-24" inches across
The two tone came out better than i expected.
It is probably not a 3k paint job to be sure, but for 1,000 with repairs I have zero complaints
The durability will be the real key to any value
Some observations:
Keep in mind their are some water spots and dust from sitting when looking at the pics
For the record, I hate the dark corner lens from the previous owner and will be replacing them with OEM clears
The only over spray I could find was a very little bit on the top portion of the grill.
The did an excellent job repairing the dual deep scratches that were 18-24" inches across
The two tone came out better than i expected.
It is probably not a 3k paint job to be sure, but for 1,000 with repairs I have zero complaints
The durability will be the real key to any value
#23
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Well you are certainly entitled to your opinion - as myopic as it is - but a little over spray that I did not even catch at first is a small price to pay for what i think is a great value.
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