Off To The Paint Shop
03-25-2004, 06:47 PM
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Well...its finally time...I stripped my car down for the final time today and took her into the shop...they're supposed to be taking out what little hail damage I had left today...then they're going to paint it and hopefully have it done by the end of next week if all goes well. I've decided on a "Porsche Speed Yellow" from the side trim up...and the savannah brown that it was already painted from the trim down...saves a little time and money since the insides don't have to be changed...doors especially
All i've got for now is the pictures of how sad my car looked before I took her to the shop...a combination of the old brown and new blue panels...and primer...no headlights or tail-lights...one wiper arm...no trim...just...wrong :P
also switched back to the pop-ups...I was having trouble with the fixed bulbs...you just can't get the same ammount of light out of one of those tingy things as you can out of a 7" bulb...so I"ve got it set-up to mount to the bottom of the bumper...its in the first pic..looks pretty good
anyway...more pics when I get her back from the shop
All i've got for now is the pictures of how sad my car looked before I took her to the shop...a combination of the old brown and new blue panels...and primer...no headlights or tail-lights...one wiper arm...no trim...just...wrong :P
also switched back to the pop-ups...I was having trouble with the fixed bulbs...you just can't get the same ammount of light out of one of those tingy things as you can out of a 7" bulb...so I"ve got it set-up to mount to the bottom of the bumper...its in the first pic..looks pretty good
anyway...more pics when I get her back from the shop
04-15-2004, 12:13 PM
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shes baaaaaack 
I have a few complaints about the paint job...mainly that it too way too long...and they didn't do a few things that I had asked them to do...repeatedly...but...I'm sorting it all out today
heres pictures
local shop painted the whole car...I painted the wiper arms, side mirrors, trim, and various interior trim panels...i'll get pics of the insides later...once its done
I have a few complaints about the paint job...mainly that it too way too long...and they didn't do a few things that I had asked them to do...repeatedly...but...I'm sorting it all out today
heres pictures
local shop painted the whole car...I painted the wiper arms, side mirrors, trim, and various interior trim panels...i'll get pics of the insides later...once its done
04-15-2004, 12:18 PM
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Third set of pictures
May be a week or 2 before I'm done with the interior and get pics up...just takin my sweet time...also had to swap my 5th starter out yesterday...good thing these things are lifetime
May be a week or 2 before I'm done with the interior and get pics up...just takin my sweet time...also had to swap my 5th starter out yesterday...good thing these things are lifetime
04-15-2004, 03:11 PM
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from what i can see, the paint looks good, but no offense meant dood but those pictures suck!!!
take your car out so that it has the same lighting all around (Pull it into the driveway even). NO shadows on the car please!!! Show the sides and stuff too!!!
We need more pictures.
take your car out so that it has the same lighting all around (Pull it into the driveway even). NO shadows on the car please!!! Show the sides and stuff too!!!
We need more pictures.
04-15-2004, 03:16 PM
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the car looks awsome exept those 4 foglights in the front... im really not liking em (modern lookin lights on a 70's 80's car) but ive never been one to like 1st gens and im really like'n the way urs is lookin