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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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▓▓▓▓What do you think of my House of Kolors Candy Paint Job ? ▓▓▓▓

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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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Brilliant as usual
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 10:40 PM
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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I like the head on shot, it looks mean as f*ck!
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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link doesnt work
Works for everyone else
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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Wow... I'd hate to meet you in a dark alley. Looks great.

The exposed fuel pump in the back is pretty outrageous!
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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Off topic, but... 603hp and the stock radiator? Do explain.
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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Off topic, but... 603hp and the stock radiator? Do explain.
Yes, I've never had a problem with overheating.
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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I have always loved brilliant blue, great paint.

But those front wheels screw up the whole package. Wrong color and design.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 01:05 AM
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....i thought you sold your car.

...when I was in high school I bought a GT500KR and painted it "House of Kolors" metal flake magenta...lol...chicks loved it....it's black on black now...
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 03:14 AM
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Looks great.. Just dont care for the litle gap between front end and hood. What do you expect though from aftermarket body pieces. At least it lines up well. Not really an issue due to the overall quality of the entire job.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 08:32 AM
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bump...so i can find this when i get home, and because i love that car
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 09:20 AM
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Dag nabbit, bandwidth problems. Hopefully, the pictures will be back up soon.

The best pictures (Motion/Artsy) weren't even posted yet.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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If you don't mind answering, how much did the paint job set you back? I'm thinking of getting the FD repainted, BB again, and was just wondering what a ball park figure it would be for a nicely done job. I was thinking in the 2500 to 3K range for what should be an excellent job. To your eye, did the shop do great job?

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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:32 AM
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Nice pics, but haven't you posted these before a while ago?
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:39 AM
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Nice pics, but haven't you posted these before a while ago?
What pictures? The link doesn't work right now.

The new pictures were taken 5 days ago.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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dude paint jobs cost like 6gs for excellent ones....and one like his is around 10gs! There is no 2k or 3k paint jobs....i keep forgeting i dont drive a honda anymore
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by nocomply24
dude paint jobs cost like 6gs for excellent ones....and one like his is around 10gs! There is no 2k or 3k paint jobs....i keep forgeting i dont drive a honda anymore
and that my friends is why its not what you know, but who.

LUPE: email me the pics @ rpgtuner at Msn.com and i can host them for you if you like, ive got tons of space

Rob
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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I want to see them as well

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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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if he sells the car there won't be a thread of the week
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by nocomply24
dude paint jobs cost like 6gs for excellent ones....and one like his is around 10gs! There is no 2k or 3k paint jobs....i keep forgeting i dont drive a honda anymore
my bud just got quoted $32K (he's paying $25K though) for the paint job he's about to get on his WRX...
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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my bud just got quoted $32K (he's paying $25K though) for the paint job he's about to get on his WRX...
ummm... WTF are they doing to it? For that price it better include some body work as well as stripping the entire car down to media blast it and paint EVERYTHING with some top of the line custom paint.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by telum01
my bud just got quoted $32K (he's paying $25K though) for the paint job he's about to get on his WRX...
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim Benton
If you don't mind answering, how much did the paint job set you back? I'm thinking of getting the FD repainted, BB again, and was just wondering what a ball park figure it would be for a nicely done job. I was thinking in the 2500 to 3K range for what should be an excellent job. To your eye, did the shop do great job?

Tim
The bill ended up being like $11,000-$12,000. Insurance (Vandalism) paid for a small portion of that but I had to cover the rest. Paint and bodywork turned out looking awesome.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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For the statement, there is no 2 or 3K paint jobs...right. Granted Eric got a great one, a 2 to 3k job is going to be measureably better than a Maaco $500 job. Less trash, better prep, door dings repaired, etc. Do I expect it to be the same as a 10K job, no, not really. The car's not worth that in my book. For the guy getting the 25K paint job on a car worth 25K, go for it if you got the cash although I don't think it's a good idea.

yeah, 2 to 3k is tops in my book for a paint job for my car.
Tim
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