So I'm getting my 97+ conversion parts soon, was just wondering how much do you guys think it would cost to get them installed and painted? This probably would be a good time to get the whole car repainted as well...Does it cost a lot more to get the whole car repainted (same color) rather then just the bumpers and sideskirts? I've never done this, so completely clueless on prices and would appriciate any feedback.

Thanks in advance, guys!

 

NICE! I've got the parts for the upgrade and I'll be doing my conversion over the winter.

It probaby won't be that much more to do the whole car in the same color. That's what I'm going to do. My car is silver spruce metallic and is a ***** to match perfectly so it's getting a complete respray. I want it done right. Check with a couple body shops to get some prices. You could save some money by doing the parts change yourself. The front and rear bumper covers can be changed in about 1 to 1.5 hrs each. It's really easy. I have the 92 SC400 Lexus Service Manual on CD and I could email you the pdf file of the instructions.

The cheapest way is to just have them paint the parts and install them, but paint match might not be that great. The next cheapest method would be to put the parts on and have the body shop respray them on the car and blend it into the rest of the car. But then again, by the time they're done blending you would have painted/blended half the car.

 

Awesome, man! yea, I think im gonna do the whole car too. I have so many freakin rock chips and scratches, i lost count. Hey, i see you have AIM, ill hit you up on there. Talk to you later!