Okay guys...just got my car back from Maaco a few days ago and got some pics taken

Before...



After...









I decided to go with the BMW M3 Alpine white paint btw...Maaco surprisingly did a really nice job for the price that I paid...no complaint here

 

Niiiiice

How much if I might ask ?

 

wow that looks freakin CLEAN!!!
grats

 

nice. are you planning on comming down the meet on the 14th, i hear a couple of people from san diego are going to make their way up here. it would be nice too see a couple of first gens here..

 

sux that your wheel wells are white now

 

yeah I know Mizouse...that's the only shit that's killin me! but hey...I paid $300 for the paint job and Maaco upgraded it to the second stage paint job, which is $600. They told me it was July 4th special and so of course I coughed up the money. I also paid another $300 to fix the dents and dings all over the car. As far as the meet goes...I hope I'll be able to go and represent for the first gens.

 

yeah def not bad. Looks nicer now.

 

CLEAN!!! this is gonna sound stupid but hey i dunno.. Did they paint the entire car or did they juz remove ur bumper and paint that? And how long did it take? I was thinkin about maacoo for all tha small/big scrathes i have from ppl opening their doors too wide. I kinda wanna go to black to (from green)

 

300 to fix dints and dings??

 

to paint the whole car, I paid $300 for their usual $600 paint job becuz they had a special during the month of July and yes...it cost me another $300 to fix that mess from the accident and other dings and dents all around the car.

 

Damn nice... but that paint in the wheel well, boo!

Still, who's gonna notice.

 

Did they do any prepping? DO you have any close up pictures? I'd like to see the closeups..

 

i want to paint my sideskirts

you would think for a 30 something odd thousand dollar car they would color match those to the car

 

NICE paint job, i want a similar color.

 

What about those base model Volvos and Bimmers??

I saw a new x3 in the parking lot of my gym and half the car is unpainted
The rear and front bumpers weren't painted, nor were the lower doors or the trim around the fenderwell. Is it just me, or does a car just looks crappy when they don't paint half of it???

 

hey are those inspire tail lights or did you custom make the white inserts on the tail lights...?

 

Maaco paint shops are privately owned so it depends on the shop whether or not they prep ur car. I washed my car just to make sure and they told me that they would primer the car before painting but I don't know for certain if they did or not. I have no close up shots but trust me...it's really nice. I even parked next to an M3 to compare the paint and they're identical....I cleared the tail lights and blacked out the headlights myself cuz you can take pride in doing it urself...plus the fact that it costs an arm and a leg to get some inspire tails.

 

Can you tell us how you did the custom lights? or could you email me at buffetlife2004@yahoo.com...

I am near Chicago, IL

 

u 4got to answer my other ? how long did it take them to do ur whip b4 u can have her back home..cuz when im stuck in tha house these 4 walls close in on me

 

it took a week for the car to be fixed and painted. here's the instructions on clearing ur tails https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...highlight=oven