asianmoomoo

hey guys, i've notice that our stock first gen has those black side skirts thing on our car..and i've seen pictures of it painted with the car color and it looks much cleaner.

I would imagine it's easier with black or white color cl, but what about that special 1997 blue color? i want to paint my side skirts the same color as my body...but i doubt body shops have the same color? other than the dealers?

subbuzz

the 98-99 cl's comes with painted stock sideskirts.i would imagine that the body shop could get your paint.even with white mine was a pain.i'm anal,mine still isn't exact due to the new paint on the skirt/lip and the paint on my car from 97.its the same color but the shade is alittle different.also the 97 lips/skirts are textured so you prob won't get a guarentee.i didn't. its been a couple months and they're still holding.a couple chips here and there but much better than the black..

h2o-pr00f

body shops can match it all.. ive done mine (even though its a subaru color its still just a color code) and my buddy got all the bumpers painted on his g35 sedan, it matches great..

all you gotta do is give the shop the color code, if they are good, they match great

97BlackAckCL

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any shop can match

ajtcl

most shops have a computer that tells them the proper formula to use to make your color. Then they mix and match and away they go. You simply need the paint code.

agranado

to what everyone just said

97BlackAckCL

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Thanks for agreeing paco

asianmoomoo

alright, thanks guys. how much do you think it'll run me?

shineynitelite

you wonder why his post counts so high

97BlackAckCL

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I was making fun of alex for agreeing with what everyone else said

Do you care about my post count? I don't

cl-baller201

Some bodyshops wont even do it for me?.................they say it cant be done.

It could be dont right?

starboy2nv

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anything can be done....if you have the money

teh CL

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those bodyshops are 'n you

97BlackAckCL

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They're pretty simple modifications, just take time and labor which = $$

asianspec

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there is alot of mexicali shops that would do it. I think there is a body shop in Costa Mesa.

subbuzz

i did it, so yes it can,only reason shops aren't quick to take this job the 97 skirts/lip are a textured materal.

asianmoomoo

so is that a bad thing? if it is, why?

subbuzz

kind of,feel a 97lip/skirt,they aren't smooth, so if they are not prepped right the paint is prone to cracking/peeling.as i said its been a couple months and mine are fine.i'm really glad i did this.i think that changed the whole look of the car for the better.