Please post pics of your 944 for me!!!!!!!
#184
Body shop was about $3800 (strip, remove all the dings, fiber work, strip and etch molding for paint, lifetime warranty on the paint). The guy did a fantastic job, especially when I was getting crazy quotes for $8k. Fiber parts were about $700, and I had to by a new nose panel for $220 (someone sat on it), new fog light lenses.. I probably have $4500 in it
Rear bumper is Fiberwerks as as well. Body shop had to do some customizing of brackets. He said it was pretty standard and he has yet to see a "bolt-on" aftermarket fiberglass piece. He is way out in Lone Jack, MO, but I'll drop his name if someone is interested.. Rathburn Enterprises 816-697-2900 (Dave) I had everything drop shipped to him.
Not to bash Ian at 944online, but if you go direct to FiberWerks you can save about $100. They don't have to ship to Ian and he doesn't in turn have to add that to the price and then ship it to you. I had to wait about 5 weeks until they did a batch.
Rear bumper is Fiberwerks as as well. Body shop had to do some customizing of brackets. He said it was pretty standard and he has yet to see a "bolt-on" aftermarket fiberglass piece. He is way out in Lone Jack, MO, but I'll drop his name if someone is interested.. Rathburn Enterprises 816-697-2900 (Dave) I had everything drop shipped to him.
Not to bash Ian at 944online, but if you go direct to FiberWerks you can save about $100. They don't have to ship to Ian and he doesn't in turn have to add that to the price and then ship it to you. I had to wait about 5 weeks until they did a batch.
#186
Originally posted by exc911ence
Still, for those who crave wide hips, I'm working on a Carrera GT bodykit as I write this...
Still, for those who crave wide hips, I'm working on a Carrera GT bodykit as I write this...
#187
Soundboy.. yeah that went through my mind more than once, then you hit a point where you are closer to the finish than the start. You can't get a quality paint job under $3k any more (unless you have the skills and equipment to do it yourself). All the 944s in great shape that don't need a paint job seem to be $8k plus. I probably have $8500+ total (car included) in this and have what I want (for the moment ;-) ).
I had one body shop quote me $8k for the body work and paint. I told them for that much I would crash this one into their building and buy a new one and still be ahead.
I had one body shop quote me $8k for the body work and paint. I told them for that much I would crash this one into their building and buy a new one and still be ahead.
#188
I ran into the same problem getting mine painted. Everyone told me that it'd be between $5-8k for a good (not "great") paint job. One place even told me that their $5k paint job would make my $5k car into a $15k car.
I stripped it down myself and went to Maaco instead. $1.6k later I had a pretty good looking car. No, it's not perfect, but well worth the many $k's I didn't spend. It's held up fairly well for the past year and a half...
BB.
I stripped it down myself and went to Maaco instead. $1.6k later I had a pretty good looking car. No, it's not perfect, but well worth the many $k's I didn't spend. It's held up fairly well for the past year and a half...
BB.
#189
Originally posted by j_overly
I told them for that much I would crash this one into their building and buy a new one and still be ahead.
I told them for that much I would crash this one into their building and buy a new one and still be ahead.