Dropped the FD off for new paint..
 

I dropped the car off yesterday for new paint...

Now the wait begins...

He says a month...and if it only takes that long I'll be happy.

Here's the before pic.

http://www.3rdgenrx7.com/images/b4paint.jpg

Mine sat in a shop for 4 months.
Enjoy the wait.:)

will look sweet when its done
joel

Hopefully it turns out better then that yellow thing above.

hahahaha, thats messed up r0gu3. What color are you going with shawnk?
-stephen

actualy thats how i bought it. its getting redone this spring. new hood, feet front ,mazda speed wing, and side skirt. and it will be blue then so shut it fag.

joel

Re: Dropped the FD off for new paint..
 

How much is your paint job going to cost you shawnk?

Are they going to do the engine bay and interior too?

easy there big fella

I'm glad you act your age, but I'm more impressed with the fact you are changing the body kit. Are you going with the GT-C wing or Type-15th?

Just doing it factory black. He is going to do the jams and engine bay where he can without removing the engine.

He quoted me $1800 plus supplies which will be about $500. Not the cheapest or fastest I could find but the work this guy does is amazing. He does classic show cars and they always win the shows. My car was abused before I got it and there are alot of things that need attention. The nose, hood, side skirts, rear bumber all need alot of attention.

I am excited to see it done - I know I will be happy with his work!

Shawn

LOL! :D

i am goin with the 15th anvs wing. iam not to keen on big wings. i like how the 15th is low and long. i will be ripping the whole car apart to paint. uncle does autobody, so i just have to pay for paint so it will look a hell of alot better then it does now. sorry about the reaction before i just get kinda pissed when i worked so hard to buy my car and then i just get dissed beacue of how it was when i bought it. i hate the body kit thats on there but when i was lookign for an fd thats the only one in my area to buy so i bought it. by this summer it will be faster and look better.
joel

4 months??? I have seen show cars painted the same day as they were entered in to shows they were made for and the paint job was fken fantastic! still is after 6 months

whatever guys, i think the yellow car looks nice. I would be proud to drive it, except for the wing. but i have the same wing on my car (there when i bought it) so i feel his pain on that one :(

yeah i hate that wing i though it was goin to fall off when i fixed my boost leak and stuff was boucing a bit in the back lol. oh well it will be gone soon. hey at least we can sell it for a good price to soem kid with a honda .
joel

My 3rd gen has been in the shop since Thanksgiving for a full repaint and a couple of other repairs. :p:

well atleast the wheels look nice

manatecu,

I like your car dude. nice combo of things. I am not really a fan of east bear but it goes really well with your ride.

anyway...

$1800! that's cheap! everywhere I went for 3k plus. Some dude quoted me $1800 and his work looked like shit...

WHAAAATT!!! 2300 for a paint job?? thats unheard of in the bay area (CA). it would almost be worth it to drive a few states away

i would....... its because rent and land is expensive here so their prices are up there!!

Take the wing off man... leave those for the civics

Manatecu got his paint job for $900 and it still looks great a year later. I could have gone there but my car was in much worse shape than his was and I trust this guy to pay attention to detail.

Here is his car before he got his new rims (and I got his rims).

http://www.3rdgenrx7.com/images/manatecupaint.jpg

Shawn
www.3rdgenrx7.com/index2.htm

Re: Dropped the FD off for new paint..
 

glad to see that you are finally using the front end. those wheels look good.

Yes those are east bears sorta. I now consider them my own creation. I am spoiled riding in my land rover with HID lights. I was starting to think my H9 bulbs were sucking. I recently rode in a 7 with stock lights and OMG mazda screwed us badly in the lighting department. Shawn and I have both upgraded to 90mm Hella's.

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.php?postid=750932

hey now. easy on my lights.