Painting OEM Kit
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Painting OEM Kit
Today I recieved my OEM kit that I had orderded. I got the OEM kit for cheap!, I mean cheap!, Its all orignal Acura, unopened with the screws that go with it. The problem is that, the front lip is white, and the side skirts is green. Now I want to repaint them to Heathermist. How would I do it? And what would be the best meathod? Should I do myself by going to Acura and get factory paint? Or go to a bodyshop, let them paint and I'll install it. Thanks!
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Where you have it painted is really up to you. I would go to the dealer and ask them where they have their bodywork done and have them give you a quote. It's gonna be a little expensive b/c the will have to strip it and repaint. Then I would do the install myself. It's not hard to do at all but if you don't think you could do it without screwing it up, then bring it somewhere.
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To paint them is going to be easy. I agree, I would see where my local Acura dealer has there body work done for the simple fact that they paint Acura's all the time. You have a much better chance that the paint is going to match by going there, even if it might cost a little more. The spoilers do not need to be stripped. They will scuff the spoilers up with a sanding cloth and prime right over the old paint. I'm sure they will look awesome once they are done and on the car.
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I agree that thing to the dealer, I've experimented with my heathermist accord a while back. I've taken it to some crappy body shops and they'd totally screw up the paint matching. I even had better luck just painting myself, but only problem with that is the paint chipped no matter how many coats of clear or paint I put in. Dealers will charge u more but it'll look much better than some body shop
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I got one cheap on ebay also. I took mine to the dealer. Before I brought them to Acura, I sent him a picture. He quoted me $250. Canadian for the front and back skirtl. Another acura dealer quoted me $350 Canadian. Crazy right? So I brought them in to the better quoted dealer. He saw the pieces and saw that they were brand new. He said it will be cheaper because they are brand and wont reqiure all that sanding from actual use. I took them in Friday and they were ready yesterday. The real cost is in the installation, 3hrs to do (front, back and side skirts). Take it to Acura and get it done right.
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Originally Posted by importvizion
I even had better luck just painting myself, but only problem with that is the paint chipped no matter how many coats of clear or paint I put in.
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Originally Posted by bigbluecanuck
The real cost is in the installation, 3hrs to do (front, back and side skirts). Take it to Acura and get it done right.
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We installed my entire kit in 1 hour. Even without a lift it should take no more then 1.5 hrs. Have the dealership print out the installation instructions and do it yourself.
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Originally Posted by importvizion
I agree that thing to the dealer, I've experimented with my heathermist accord a while back. I've taken it to some crappy body shops and they'd totally screw up the paint matching. I even had better luck just painting myself, but only problem with that is the paint chipped no matter how many coats of clear or paint I put in. Dealers will charge u more but it'll look much better than some body shop
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where can I get get a white skirts and rear for a good price?... I'm calling Tim tomorrow again... he can't get tafetta though...
I called acurapartspeople and that dude's not cool at all... He has wrong prices all over his site and I hear they take forever to ship and they charge alot for shipping too... so forget about those guys !!
I called acurapartspeople and that dude's not cool at all... He has wrong prices all over his site and I hear they take forever to ship and they charge alot for shipping too... so forget about those guys !!
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Originally Posted by Doc Holliday
where can I get get a white skirts and rear for a good price?... I'm calling Tim tomorrow again... he can't get tafetta though...
I called acurapartspeople and that dude's not cool at all... He has wrong prices all over his site and I hear they take forever to ship and they charge alot for shipping too... so forget about those guys !!
I called acurapartspeople and that dude's not cool at all... He has wrong prices all over his site and I hear they take forever to ship and they charge alot for shipping too... so forget about those guys !!
Would Acura paint it for me, if I pay them? Like how much we talkin here? Front and sides, thanks!
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Originally Posted by bigbluecanuck
Final cost on front and back skirt, $212.00 tax incl. 1.5 hrs????To install. Well I will check on there 3 hr quote. Thanks for the update.
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I paid $300 SHIPPED!. Got it in 3 days, UPS. If you want information from whom I bought it from, let me know. Will contact him for you guys.. PM ME..
(2) Side Skirts
(1) Front Lip
(2) Orginal Bolt Packing
(2) Side Skirts
(1) Front Lip
(2) Orginal Bolt Packing
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Originally Posted by bigbluecanuck
Final cost on front and back skirt, $212.00 tax incl. 1.5 hrs????To install. Well I will check on there 3 hr quote. Thanks for the update.
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why not just buy them painted from the factory, u have a stock color. I have the same car, same color, same parts on my car and i bet you spent more than $300 for your showle kit Its an easy install tho if you know where the clips are and how the skirts come off
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Final cost on front and back skirt, $212.00 tax incl. 1.5 hrs????To install. Well I will check on there 3 hr quote. Thanks for the update.
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Originally Posted by arcangel79mc
why not just buy them painted from the factory, u have a stock color. I have the same car, same color, same parts on my car and i bet you spent more than $300 for your showle kit Its an easy install tho if you know where the clips are and how the skirts come off
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The problem is that once the 3rd gen. TL is out, the factory is gradually ramping down productions on 2nd gen. parts especailly on accessories. So one may be lucky enough now to find the right pieces in any color, let alone choosing colors. It would have been much easier a year or two earlier when parts were still abudant.
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Originally Posted by acurabum
Which dealer in Montreal that give you the quote ? I want to know please or any contact name . A very good prices indeed .
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Originally Posted by importvizion
212 for front & back???? thats cheap as hell are u serious? but then again front and backs on 99-01 and 02-03 are different.
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Originally Posted by FL3.2TL
Got a quote that, $250 for painting all 5 items. Color match would be hard on my car due to the fact I have heathermist. But he said he will try, but I havent yet decided on it.
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And now everything is painted and installed, and it is awesome. Gabriel ACura did a fantastic job. Go see Junior. Install was perfect and the car looks solid.
I take pictures once it stops raining and post them.
I take pictures once it stops raining and post them.
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Originally Posted by FL3.2TL
Today I recieved my OEM kit that I had orderded. I got the OEM kit for cheap!, I mean cheap!, Its all orignal Acura, unopened with the screws that go with it. The problem is that, the front lip is white, and the side skirts is green. Now I want to repaint them to Heathermist. How would I do it? And what would be the best meathod? Should I do myself by going to Acura and get factory paint? Or go to a bodyshop, let them paint and I'll install it. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Phesto
hey where did you get that Wings West rear lip.......I'm trying like hell to find one
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Originally Posted by FL3.2TL
I want to sand it down by my self, atleast prime it. What sanding paper should I use? What grit?
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Where you have it painted is really up to you. I would go to the dealer and ask them where they have their bodywork done and have them give you a quote. It's gonna be a little expensive b/c the will have to strip it and repaint. Then I would do the install myself. It's not hard to do at all but if you don't think you could do it without screwing it up, then bring it somewhere.
Dealer does not mean great work ... all body shops are about the same ... it all depends how great the prep work is done. David McDavid Acura auto repair in Austin Texas SUCKS!
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