What would you do?

[hinds90]

Do you guys think i should paint the front end or whole car. Painting the whole car would be more expensive so that's not my first option and the rest of the paint looks great could use a wax maybe but thats it.

Also anybody have a estimate on how much would it cost to get just the front end painted.


http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r136/hinds90/2010-11-25_12-35-13_452.jpg

[cici]

Do you guys think i should paint the front end or whole car. Painting the whole car would be more expensive so that's not my first option and the rest of the paint looks great could use a wax maybe but thats it.

Also anybody have a estimate on how much would it cost to get just the front end painted.


http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r136/hinds90/2010-11-25_12-35-13_452.jpg
for me ,i think i willl paint it into black.

[ElleShooTiger]

Repainting just the front end will likely run 1-2 grand. It'll be a good idea to remove the panels to spray the backsides and around the edges, then reassemble and spray the front end and blend it into the doors.

Painting the entire car, especially a color change, costs a ton of money to be done right. It'll probably cost less and look a lot better to fix this one and sell it towards another color car.

[hinds90]

Well I don't plan on selling this car anytime soon. It only has 93000 miles and motor runs great. The seats and door panels could use a good cleaning oh and the headliner is sagging but that's it.


I like the color and I haven't seen anyone around my area with it.

[elliott95]

You are looking at $500 a panel for the right paint and work (this is top notch good work not a fast maaco job paint job). If you have a good shop do it the front will match the rest of the car fine. A full respay for the entire car is $4000-$5000 plus just paint the front.

[hinds90]

Yeah thats what I was thinking. $2000 -/+ is around what I want to spend. I paid about the same for my truck and it was blended perfect.
I would just hate my car if I walked up to it everyday and its blatantly 2 diff colors.

[ElleShooTiger]

Yeah thats what I was thinking. $2000 -/+ is around what I want to spend. I paid about the same for my truck and it was blended perfect.
I would just hate my car if I walked up to it everyday and its blatantly 2 diff colors.

You can always paint some flames to cover that up. :lol

[badmatt]

black... or dark gray like GM cyber gray.

[Beerman81]

Do you guys think i should paint the front end or whole car. Painting the whole car would be more expensive so that's not my first option and the rest of the paint looks great could use a wax maybe but thats it.

Also anybody have a estimate on how much would it cost to get just the front end painted.


Well I'm having my whole car repainted by a reputable repair shop and they quoted me around 3 to 3.5k and that's a price from an acquaintance. I spent so far $300 in moldings, trim and clips... I would estimate 1,500 to 2k to do front end with blending for a legit job. I was about to do a Macco/ghetto job but I cant do that to my baby.

[hinds90]

^ Pretty much how I feel. The car doesnt have to be prefect but I couldnt deal with it being 2 colors. I'm just going to to buy some good condition estoril parts and be done with paint.

[tejawxyz]

no, keep the estoril, its a great color. Dont part it out.

[csmc1013]

I would just have the car resprayed by the same people that did your truck. Ask them how much more to "take their time" to color match before spraying and fading.

[bondovw]

What city are you in? I would paint the front to match and blend into the doors. The rest of the car looks clean from the pics.

[Skatingzooyork]

no, keep the estoril, its a great color. Dont part it out.

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