Body Kit installation, how much did you pay? Options

[zachattack15]

How much did all of you guys pay to get your kit put on and painted? Before anyone says use the search button I have already tried and it gives me an error every time i click search. My kit just came in and I will be paying to get it put on and paint and was just wondering how much you guys paid.


Thanks,
Zach

[BBoYRuGGeD]

well b4 i got my kit i asked around the shops.... and some told me anywhere from 1200 to 2400 installed and painted. may change from place to place. i eventually put my kit on myself and the fitment is great. the paint cost me about 650 dough tho... but they did a really great job. the price on the install will msot likely vary depending on how much time the shop puts into it. if the kit fits fine with no probs theyll probably charge around 600-800 on install. ull pay more if they gutta do some work on the actual kit so watch out . but yah man definately around the 1500-2000 area install and painted.

[zachattack15]

I am just looking at painting the kit. I dont want to repaint the whole car. Not yet atleast.

[prpnum1]

yeah i was like damn 2000 to paint and install a body kit. wtf. just put the kit on yourself. and then get it painted. should just cost like 500-600 bux.

[zachattack15]

How difficult will it be for me to install it myself. I want it to look good, im afraid if i do it, it wont be perfect. Im not very experienced in any of that.

[prpnum1]

before i did mine i had never even attempted anything like it. but you learn as you go. just take your time and do things right. what kit is it?

[zachattack15]

LoL yeah but you also told a story about yours falling off on the interstate. I dont want that to happen lol. I have the C-one front bumper, zmax side skirts and the invader 2 rear. I'll explain how I have this rear whenever i install and prove it with pictures.

[Sh0gunkid8721]

800 dollars. There was a crack in my skirts, and that had to get fixed as well.

[boosted6g]

How difficult will it be for me to install it myself. I want it to look good, im afraid if i do it, it wont be perfect.  Im not very experienced in any of that.
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You can try doing this yourself, but don't expect it to be easy on your first try thats all. FG kits dont really just bolt right on. You might need some tools, dremel, sandpaper, heat-gun etc.. to get things to fit. The best bet is to put the kit on but don't force anything on the car if it doesnt want to go in, may cause damages, but then again FG is easily fixable. When you start to install you can email or PM me. and I'll walk you through the steps if your having any trouble. Good Luck!

Regarding paint, depends if the kit is ready to paint meaning the surface is nice and smooth, no budges or anything. So the paint shop doesnt charge you extra for their labor to smooth things down. Paint shop in the east coast can charge 1000+... its really up to the shop..so you need to do some researching. Go shop to shop and get an estimate till you find a good price. But the best price doesnt mean the best quality, so you have to take a look at the cars they worked on and see if the price has value in it. If you guys were in cali my paint guys do a good job for about $400-600 to paint a car including part engine bay, door jams, part trunk.

[BBoYRuGGeD]

omg i never knew it was so damn expensive over here on the eastcoast...?! wtf 400-600 for a whole car is a great price! when i said 600 on paint on mine i meant just the kit! we're really getting screwed over here at jersey....

[The__J__Factor]

ok for me, in Australian dollars (like 75us = 1Aus Dollar) it cost me 590buck for the front and sides to be installed and painted...prettyg good, everywhere else was like 800+

[boosted6g]

omg i never knew it was so damn expensive over here on the eastcoast...?!  wtf 400-600 for a whole car is a great price!  when i said 600 on paint on mine i meant just the kit!  we're really getting screwed over here at jersey....
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Bboyrugged... its not that your getting screwed.. You gotta calculate factors such as cost... rent, labor.. it may be more expensive to get their hands on those things or rent may be high rent. etc... Just my guy here paints many show cars and what not so they know what they are doing =). Like the 404 lips, c1 body kit and z3 fenders all of those pretty much bolt on with little mods to the sides and painting them is easy.

[macavely]

omg i never knew it was so damn expensive over here on the eastcoast...?!  wtf 400-600 for a whole car is a great price!  when i said 600 on paint on mine i meant just the kit!  we're really getting screwed over here at jersey....
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na not really just have to know where to go... around me.. there are alot of good shops right next to each other... and they have to compete... i'm getting my whole car done for 700 .... i could have gotten it for a lot less then that if i went to a family friend.. but he doesn't have an open spot tilll after july ....

[H8DC3lica94]

What kit is it?
if you want it molded and painted with the whole car ur looking at 2500.
I paid around 3000 for mine. but thats cuz they need to reshape some parts and get rid of alot of dents, mold everything, and then paint it. i have life time warranty on the paint. so i can bring it back every 5 years for them to redo my paint.

[Digndoug]

Take a day off, and try it your self. Put it on, and get it to fit right, then just take somewhere to apint, then put on.

Im gunna Do it all myself, when i get my stuff. But then again, i dont like other people working on my car.

[boosted6g]

How much did all of you guys pay to get your kit put on and painted?  Before anyone says use the search button I have already tried and it gives me an error every time i click search. My kit just came in and I will be paying to get it put on and paint and was just wondering how much you guys paid.


            Thanks,
                  Zach
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Zach,

When you install and have trouble.. Just pm me or IM me on AIM i'll help you out. There are certain tricks to fiberglass and its not hard after doing it several times.

[chucho]

I'll drive up and help you put it on, but i thought you were going directly to a body shop and getting it painted??

[zachattack15]

Yeah well the body shop guy was all talk, he was all good until I actually got the kit, now he is trying to charge me way to much and ****. So im just gonna go get the kit from the shop and try to install it myself most likely. Chucho did you install yours yourself?

[chucho]

yeah i installed, didnt paint it though.

[boosted6g]

I'll drive up and help you put it on, but i thought you were going directly to a body shop and getting it painted??
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I'd do the same if your in cali =)... Good Guy, Chucho...the world needs more people like you!