Beyond repair *SAD*, Going to cost over $10,000 to fix Options

[devilsden97]

bump...what happend? this just died?

U fix the car? scrap it?

edit: i looked into your profile and saw u fixed it up with gt-4 stuff. CRAZY stuff man, Glad to see out of something bad, something SOOO awsome grew. The car looks insane.

This post has been edited by devilsden97: Sep 6, 2006 - 9:00 AM

[celicurr]

well, since it's all fixed up with projectors etc, can I ask if you still have the old driverside low-beam? if you still have it, how much do you want for it?

[hockeyplyr24]

i'd def. say try fixing it..im still in the process of fixing mine just bc of a students budget..but i rear ended some1 and i've dropped a grand into it including airbags, windshield..new lights..and some parts for the bumper..just search around for sure..its worth it in the end

[creamed_corn]

Thread is old, but a word to the wise....

Don't be a cheapskate on autobody work or you'll regret it the rest of your cars life.

95% of the guys out there do absolute **** for work, and the 5% that are actually good are well worth the price they charge you.

Basically, you pay for what you get. I've seen "professional" paint jobs and rust touch ups come back a year or two later peeling, cracked and bubbling. I've seen hood and fender gaps that would make General Motors wince (and that's saying a lot). Any idiot can be an auto body tech. It takes someone who likes his job and cares about you to do it right.

"I have a buddy that..."

Your buddy is ****. If he does it for free then that's just an excuse to do a bad job.

[hitcachi]

Thread is old, but a word to the wise....

Don't be a cheapskate on autobody work or you'll regret it the rest of your cars life.

95% of the guys out there do absolute **** for work, and the 5% that are actually good are well worth the price they charge you.

Basically, you pay for what you get. I've seen "professional" paint jobs and rust touch ups come back a year or two later peeling, cracked and bubbling. I've seen hood and fender gaps that would make General Motors wince (and that's saying a lot). Any idiot can be an auto body tech. It takes someone who likes his job and cares about you to do it right.

"I have a buddy that..."

Your buddy is ****. If he does it for free then that's just an excuse to do a bad job.

Totally agree. I've seen it first hand. My friend took his cavalier to macco after we installed full body kit, aftermarket hood, and he went with the best paint job they offer. Well, right away we noticed small hairs in the paint, and small runs. Also, a couple months later, there was chipping. Another friend took his nice MK3 supra to get painted by some other economical based paint company, and now, 8 months later, being exposed to cold and hot the paint is fading and chipping. A bad paint job is easy to spot and a good one is hard to find. I have very little knowledge of auto body but from what i do know, it has allowed me to paint some things on my own and save tons of cash and headaches becasue i took my time.