jtgs400

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What price range am I looking at in getting a bodykit installed on my gs4? This would include prep'ing, painting, and installing the kit. Oh, this would be for a full kit - front, rear, sides, and grill. I know it varies from shop to shop but i'm just looking for an idea of the cost involved. Thanks.

Rich27

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I would say 500-650. I got my gf body kit painted on her civic for around 300. And since your car is a "lexus" and you need it to be installed it's going to cost a little more.

G Star

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In SoCal? a grand, and then some.

BobaDrift

For my GS300 I was quoted 5 grand for full prep and paint of the entire car with a bodykit. This included fixing any current knicks and dings in the car as well using a Lexus white pearl.

A decent paint job will cost at least $1500, but don't expect flawless paint at that price.

TLW

i agree 1500-2000 smackers

jtgs400

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Isn't there an option to paint just the bodykit and then install it? I don't really need the whole car painted, just the bodykit to match the rest of the car. But if is going to cost a grand upwards I'll just scratch whole bodykit idea and invest in some wheels.

LStyle

I got my maxima body kit painted for $400.00. This was a pearl white color so 3 stage paint. This was at a very reputable shop. I paid another $200 to get it installed. The paint came with a life time warranty. You shouldn't have to pay more than $700-800 to get the body kit painted and installed.

Lettuce

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T.L.W. Is the winner!!!!!!!!!!, My area look to pay around that much, or even more!

AutoCoutureSC

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in So. Cal, minimum of $600 for paint alone. The most i've gotten quoted was $1100 for paint alone.

Audio28, for $300 for a whole kit? that's cheap!!!! Usually the going price is roughly $200 per panel.

TLW

you know i was just thinking

if you brought just the pieces there

and dont roll up inthe Lex but some beater and then tell him its going on a civic

see what kind of price you can get then

AutoCoutureSC

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sad, but true. When I go and ask for quotes, I just say it's for a toyota Camry.

rominl

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yeah if it's in socal, i think 1500 is a good price

LEXUS_KID

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That's why it nice to have people in all the right place, so it doesn't cost that much when you need to get things done.

rominl

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in cali you do stuff for cheaper but you tend to do more

SoCalSC4

That sounds like a good idea- but most of the high-end shops here in SoCal have a bad impression of the Civic "ricer" crowd- many shops purposely quote these customers high prices so they will go away- they actually don't want their business.

I have worked with several high-end shops that were doing custom widebody installations and body kit installs- they all seem to agree the Civic crowd has "no money" and "all think their cars are show cars." Don't shoot the messenger here, I am just reporting my experience with this!

Personally, I would be very suspect of any shop that quoted me less than $1000 for installation & paint. Prep work can vary by the material of the kit- urethane kits sometimes need to be heated in the paint booth oven before being prepped- this is to bake out all of the release agents left on the kit in the manufacturing process. Fiberglass can have different issues- the bottom-line is almost all kits will need some type of work to get them to fit properly.

Also, by a "full kit" I assume you mean a "full bumper replacement" type, not an add-on kit?
The type of kit can also affect the cost of the labor and painting.