painting the Mopar body kit....

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:20 pm

I'm lookin to get the Mopar body kit, but I don't want to pay to get it professionally painted. Do you think it would look alright if I got a few cans of that Mopar spray paint and painted the parts myself and got some good spray can clearcoat? Has anybody done something like this and had good results?

Post by **Diablo0** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:25 pm

If you're already spending the 700-900 bucks for the kit to improve the looks of you car... save your money a little longer and have it professionally done to have it look even better. With a urethane kit you have to have a flex agent in the paint so it doesn't crack when the bumper bends and flexs.

Just save your money a little longer and have it done right.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:31 pm

Seriously...spend a little bit more and have it done right the first time. some might say you will be able to have it look pretty nice if you do it the spray can way, but im sorry, thats just ghetto and eventually the paint's gonna flake, chip easily or just plain look bad. cost you more money in the long run to cheap out now.....

do yourself a favor and have it professionally done, you dont want your car to just look 'okay' w/ a barely matching (in sheen or color) body kit...if it was me, id rather have it looking amazing and everything matching....trust me, i know about this matching issue, and no not w/ spray cans

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:36 pm

Ok, the sides I can get from Mopar painted for $215, so that's not an issue....the front and rear are $325 primed and $493 painted. Now, could a body shop paint those two parts cheaper than $170? If so, then I'll get the primed ones and get them painted professionally.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:41 pm

Id just get the ones that are already painted since you have the option...why not? i doubt a good shop will paint it for that cheap

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:54 pm

eh, I suppose....DAMN! I hate when you guys are right....

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:33 am

supertrick_05 wrote:eh, I suppose....DAMN! I hate when you guys are right....

yeah man in my area your lucky to get one bumper painted for under 300 bucks and thats at macco.

Frizbe · Post by **Frizbe** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:26 am

Plus having them come painted you get them in the morning, and you could have a completly different looking car by the end of the night!

Steaks · Post by **Steaks** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:36 am

what the kit look like?

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:40 am

OB · Post by OB » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:26 am

mopar 'lip kit' is what it actually is. Im super interested in getting it too. dodge told me 850 for the kit, uninstalled and unpainted. they est 250 to install and said they dont paint shit. thats about 1200-1400 easy. fuck that, im gonna get the sides and prob buy the carbon creations front lip, and wait for the rear. maybe..