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01-12-2009, 02:20 PM
Thanks! Yea, it's Nightfire Red. I did it at a local graphics store. I found 3 options to get the A panels done;
1. Get them painted and was quoted $250 each side.
2. Custom vinyl wraps from minimotoringgraphics and getting them professionally installed(around $300)
3. Got it done locally for $175 and the guy is a real professional using 3m products.
Went with the cheapest but quality wise, it's probably the best route(other than painting obviously). Alas, I might end up taking it off if I do get the skirt and fenders painted body color since the abrupt black A pillars would look out of place.
1. Get them painted and was quoted $250 each side.
2. Custom vinyl wraps from minimotoringgraphics and getting them professionally installed(around $300)
3. Got it done locally for $175 and the guy is a real professional using 3m products.
Went with the cheapest but quality wise, it's probably the best route(other than painting obviously). Alas, I might end up taking it off if I do get the skirt and fenders painted body color since the abrupt black A pillars would look out of place.
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01-12-2009, 02:43 PM
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01-12-2009, 02:52 PM
Rally: More than one shop quoted me that price actually. Although both were premier auto body works shops, I decided to pass. :P
Otra: Thanks! I'm leaning on either getting the black trims painted black or body color. Like I said earlier, body colored trimming would mean I have to remove the A panel wraps since it would sit weird surrounded with body colored panels. Getting them painted black however might just bring about no effect. Really just want them black so that I can polish them and not worry about wax residue. Bleh I've got darn wheels and coilover choices to make prior to that though so I'll procrastinate for now. :D
Otra: Thanks! I'm leaning on either getting the black trims painted black or body color. Like I said earlier, body colored trimming would mean I have to remove the A panel wraps since it would sit weird surrounded with body colored panels. Getting them painted black however might just bring about no effect. Really just want them black so that I can polish them and not worry about wax residue. Bleh I've got darn wheels and coilover choices to make prior to that though so I'll procrastinate for now. :D
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Very classy MCC, Izzy.
Next time don't hesitate to try the vinyl work yourself. I was scared to do it at first, too, but after you try it, you'll be glad you tried. Roll of vinyl is roughly $20 for 50sq ft - that's a lot of coverage for the money.
That was about $3 worth of film, buying it extremely overpriced from a local sign shop:
http://zoltiz.com/cars/xD/fiveaxis/xdshoot02.jpg
Next time don't hesitate to try the vinyl work yourself. I was scared to do it at first, too, but after you try it, you'll be glad you tried. Roll of vinyl is roughly $20 for 50sq ft - that's a lot of coverage for the money.
That was about $3 worth of film, buying it extremely overpriced from a local sign shop:
http://zoltiz.com/cars/xD/fiveaxis/xdshoot02.jpg
#2124
01-13-2009, 05:04 AM
TorchMini: Unfortunately there's a space limitation on NAM. However, I can send it to your email if you wanna pm me it.
LarryParker: I went with VIP Custom for the mounting brackets, the easiest installation ever. As for the lights, they're Hella 500's. 2 outside fogs(which were on in the picture) and 2 driving lights. The Hella 500's lamp covers were pretty fugly so I painted them all black with "M" "I" "N" "I" in each respective cover in red. :D
Everyone else: Thanks! :D
LarryParker: I went with VIP Custom for the mounting brackets, the easiest installation ever. As for the lights, they're Hella 500's. 2 outside fogs(which were on in the picture) and 2 driving lights. The Hella 500's lamp covers were pretty fugly so I painted them all black with "M" "I" "N" "I" in each respective cover in red. :D
Everyone else: Thanks! :D
