I've now got my new body kit setup on order. I want to get it all put on this winter when i won't be driving the Z anyways. Anyone had body work done in the mid-west or know of who does reputable work? I live in Ft. Wayne, Indiana...it's the NE side of Indiana. So the closer the better. Also...any rough guesses on how much it's gonna cost to have a new front bumper, side skirts, rear bumper and hood painted/installed? I probably should be scared to hear the number!!

For those who wonder...here's what I'm going with:

Nismo v2 front bumper
INGS N-SPEC sides/rear
Seibon TS CF Hood - will be painted blue to match the car...

After that's all on, i will have the serious itch to buy my new rims I'm sure. Probably will be going with the overused but extremely hot Volk GT-S 19x10.5 rear and 19x9.5 fronts with the aggressive +17, +18 offsets!! I can't wait to see it all together!

 

I do body work on the side and could give you a pretty good deal. I'm from Horse Cave, KY. Let me know if you might be willing to come that far and I'll get you some pics of my work and a quote.

 

I'd consider it...could you post some pics of your work. What qualifications do you have? About how much would you charge to do the whole install/paint. Do you warranty your work at all??

Thanks!

 

This is my car. It's had a full body paint job, but has yet to be wetsanded and buffed. So it will be shinier when I do that.

Here's how my car started.








Here's where it's at now:





Close up of the roof paint:

 

Most of my knowledge came from working at a body shop for a little over a year. Prior to that I had done smaller body work myself for a few years. I quit the body shop this may to get ready for school. After that I just did body work on my own in my spare time. I won't let the items go until I'm satisfied with them. Everything is properly mixed within the products specs, so there shouldn't be any problems with quality. However if there was to be something to happen within reason and in a reasonable amount of time I will take care of it. That part's pretty self explanitory. Of course I wouldn't repsray a front bumper free of charge if you happened to run over a dog and cracked it.

As for price I can't really give you an exact estimate. It really depends on what has to be done. If it's a urethane kit that won't have to be fitted then I'll do it for $900 plus materials. If it's a fiberglass kit it will probably have to be fitted and that will raise the price. Depending on how much it would have to be fitted the price would rise. For materials you would probably need 1.5 quarts of base and roughly the same for clear. I can't recall how much my dad's daytona blue paint cost, but I think it was a little more than my chrome silver. So I'm estimating materials at around $120. If you have any more questions feel free to ask here or in pm.