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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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This shop is asking me to leave the car for TEN DAYS! Jesus.. is this normal?
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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Depends how much prep work is involved. Is it an authentic kit?
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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I'm hoping not more than a week!
Which kit are you getting?
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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You= teh rape!
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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You= teh rape!
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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Thats way too long.. Sounds like your being put on a list of many.. You wont get your car back for 2 or 3 weeks at best.. I have dealt with dirt bag body shops before.. Body kit should only take one day to fit and two to paint.. I have had my side skirts done in 4 hours for ex......
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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depending on the fitment....no more than two days....
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay'Z
Thats way too long.. Sounds like your being put on a list of many.. You wont get your car back for 2 or 3 weeks at best.. I have dealt with dirt bag body shops before.. Body kit should only take one day to fit and two to paint.. I have had my side skirts done in 4 hours for ex......
Sounds about right to me....4 days max.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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i am getting my v1 kit very soon from drew at revemoto. my body shop guy said he needs 3-4 days but give him a week at most to be sure work is done correctly. 10 days would suck cause my z is my daily driver.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by d!abolic
This shop is asking me to leave the car for TEN DAYS! Jesus.. is this normal?
Are you in the GTA? As others have questioned...what kit are we referring to?
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Risky_Business
Are you in the GTA? As others have questioned...what kit are we referring to?
Yea, in TO.

The kit is INGS LX.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 07:13 AM
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Mine took a week. But I don't think ten days is all that bad. You have to remove stock kit, test fit, prep, match up paint, and let things dry. Plus most likely he'll be working on other peoples cars, not just yours. There's a time management when running a business.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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Mine took about 5 days, but most of that was waiting for the paint to totally cure. Florida Humidity sucks.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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my car took me about 2 weeks. there were alot of car ahead of mine and i had some major work done...i depends on the shop's work load and how much prep your kit needs
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 01:17 PM
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it depends on a lot of things. If they have insurance work, they have to do that first since those are top priority and have time limits. 10 days is not that long. If you want it done right, then just wait. I have had stuff painted all the time and 10 days is fast. i usually wait two weeks for show quailty pieces.
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Old Sep 23, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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My car took ten days and thats with the chitty side skirts he had to re-create! I also had my coilover's installed, detailed a few other small things done!
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