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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 10:24 AM
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i did a search and didnt find what im lookin for exactly. right now im pretty much cleaning up the sc to a bit better than a brand new stock quality (replacing/repairing parts basically).

you know that black piece that some along the side of the window between the actual side window and the little one? forget what its called

anyway, ive seen some people who take off all the black paint and have it all chrome (which im not that big of a fan of). i was wondering how mcuh would it cost to get that repainted? or how would i go about doing it myself?

any help is appreciated, thanx. ill take a pic later to show you guys how it looks right now but ive got a class in a few
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Old Sep 18, 2003 | 06:08 PM
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please help, lol. i dont want to spend more than i need to for this little job. and heres the pic
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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 09:03 PM
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There was a post about this in the sc forum a couple weeks ago.
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Old Sep 19, 2003 | 09:54 PM
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guess ill have to look more, thanx. ill post again if i cant fine the thread ur talkina bout
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Old Sep 21, 2003 | 08:22 PM
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I had the problem with my 95 SC400. Before I sold my SC400 to get the GS430 I had the body shop sand and painted both sides for about $75. I was going to replace them but was told that the piece is part of a windows trim which will be very costly to replace (about $300 to 400) and labor to remove will bring us the cost. I instead opt to repainted the part to Gloss Black (almost like original).

You could just simply mask the car and paint the piece yourself.

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Old Sep 21, 2003 | 11:00 PM
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thanx guys. im goin to the body shop tommorow and get an estimate. if i feel it costs too much ill to it myself. im sure it cant be that hard.
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Old Sep 22, 2003 | 09:16 PM
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went to the shop today, and oddly enough asking $75. thanx again guys.
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