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$400 per side
so yeah like $800 new for the set
I need mine done
you certainly can remove them and have them painted
i know people say silver is hard to color match, do you think they would need to blend anything around to make it look better? Surely a respray on such a small piece will be the best route appose to paying $800 lol
i know people say silver is hard to color match, do you think they would need to blend anything around to make it look better? Surely a respray on such a small piece will be the best route appose to paying $800 lol
Silver and white are extremely hard to match BUT, if your shop is worth their shingle on the wall, not a problem. I'm fortunate to have a shop that *perfectly* matched my pearl white Shiro AND my Chrome Silver Z33 (the entire side of the car matched to the hood, deck, etc.)
I asked them about doing the door pillar/frame... "Well, I think you need to do the whole car.... $5,000."
Uh, no, not paying over 50% of the value of the car to paint it. I love my car but patina is good.
But seriously, he said he'd do it for $250. but really didn't want to.... "not worth it without doing all of the other fading parts..." (meaning, the whole car.)
Silver and white are extremely hard to match BUT, if your shop is worth their shingle on the wall, not a problem. I'm fortunate to have a shop that *perfectly* matched my pearl white Shiro AND my Chrome Silver Z33 (the entire side of the car matched to the hood, deck, etc.)
I asked them about doing the door pillar/frame... "Well, I think you need to do the whole car.... $5,000."
Uh, no, not paying over 50% of the value of the car to paint it. I love my car but patina is good.
But seriously, he said he'd do it for $250. but really didn't want to.... "not worth it without doing all of the other fading parts..." (meaning, the whole car.)
interesting, makes me think about just getting the whole car wrapped.
I thought about doing that at one point but to have it professionally done, I think I figured out that I'd have to do that every couple years to keep it fresh which, at that point, a $5k paint job seems more worth it over, say, a 8-10 year period of time.
Do it myself I hear people say.... Hahahahahahahahaha.....I know my limitations. On patience that is. Seriously, anything to do with the body of the car, no thanks. I'll tackle anything mechanical. Paint/wrap, ehh, not s'much.
interesting, makes me think about just getting the whole car wrapped.
My brother just had his Porsche wrapped professionally... it was $4K not sure if there was an automatic up charge for the badge but its a convertible so that didn't even include a roof! They did an amazing job even cutting around the badges but I had no idea a wrap cost so much. The color was matte grey so maybe that material is more costly because its the current "cool thing"
Is it really fading or it just the clear coat? I know it sounds silly but it might buff out. My wife's Infiniti has the same problem and I've gotten to look better (not perfect but improved) by following some YouTube videos on paint correction. It is risky because it could look worse after you attempt to compound it but if your going to paint it anyway
04-30-2018, 12:02 PM
A pillar respray?
not sure if there was an automatic up charge for the badge but its a convertible so that didn't even include a roof! They did an amazing job even cutting around the badges but I had no idea a wrap cost so much. The color was matte grey so maybe that material is more costly because its the current "cool thing" 
