1997 Black GTP - Soon To Be Thumping.
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DanPrixGTP
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam Test/Mock Fit.
PM with an offer. My tires alone are brand new and cost $720.
PM with an offer. My tires alone are brand new and cost $720.
DanPrixGTP
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam Test/Mock Fit.
Hood AND front air dam are getting painted together. Both are at the body shop as we speak. Should be finished Thursday! Stay tuned
Hood AND front air dam are getting painted together. Both are at the body shop as we speak. Should be finished Thursday! Stay tuned
DanPrixGTP
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam Test/Mock Fit.
Car will be finished saturday evening now at the earliest.
But Most likely wont be done until monday.
The guy whos painting everything for me said he is going to stay late and work on the hood and is going to push for it to be done saturday for me but wants to do his best work (Prime, paint, clear, wet sand, buff) so it most likely wont be done until monday.
Well see though, for only $350 for everything, i should just be patient and wait to have it done all right instead of trying to rush the guy. Just getting a little anxious, but who wouldnt when you got a grand of parts being painted?
Car will be finished saturday evening now at the earliest.
But Most likely wont be done until monday.
The guy whos painting everything for me said he is going to stay late and work on the hood and is going to push for it to be done saturday for me but wants to do his best work (Prime, paint, clear, wet sand, buff) so it most likely wont be done until monday.
Well see though, for only $350 for everything, i should just be patient and wait to have it done all right instead of trying to rush the guy. Just getting a little anxious, but who wouldnt when you got a grand of parts being painted?
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DanPrixGTP
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam Test/Mock Fit.
Car will be done Today (Monday) at 4pm Eastern Time. After a real long 7 days of waiting, it will finally be done today. Im quite Excited.
Car will be done Today (Monday) at 4pm Eastern Time. After a real long 7 days of waiting, it will finally be done today. Im quite Excited.
DanPrixGTP
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam Test/Mock Fit.
I would be so upset if he changed to tomorrow. Wouldn't surprise me since it was suppose to be done last Thursday.
But he said to come down to the shop today at 4, and i'm going to do so. Its going on the car finished or not today.
I would be so upset if he changed to tomorrow. Wouldn't surprise me since it was suppose to be done last Thursday.
But he said to come down to the shop today at 4, and i'm going to do so. Its going on the car finished or not today.
REDCRAPGP
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam Test/Mock Fit.
It's always best to not rush a painter if you want it done correct and for that price I wouldn't complain. Had a friend paint his Honda Civic in PPG S2K blue by a friend of his dad. He rushed him. Had so much overspray. Guy forgot to paint underneath his hood. Never bothered removing the bumper or lights or any panels. got overspray everywhere..on his trim. headlights..wheel wells etc and this wasn't a cheap paint job. Cost around 3k IIRC and he had to drop his car off so many times to get errors corrected. Even now it doesn't look like a 3k quality paint job. Total waste of money he was better off going to cheapo Maccos for better quality.
It's always best to not rush a painter if you want it done correct and for that price I wouldn't complain. Had a friend paint his Honda Civic in PPG S2K blue by a friend of his dad. He rushed him. Had so much overspray. Guy forgot to paint underneath his hood. Never bothered removing the bumper or lights or any panels. got overspray everywhere..on his trim. headlights..wheel wells etc and this wasn't a cheap paint job. Cost around 3k IIRC and he had to drop his car off so many times to get errors corrected. Even now it doesn't look like a 3k quality paint job. Total waste of money he was better off going to cheapo Maccos for better quality.
DanPrixGTP
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam Test/Mock Fit.
Yeah i agree on not trying to rush the painter. I was just getting a little anxious since its been pushed back 4 days past the scheduled finished date. Im sure it will be worth the wait once i see it all.
Yeah i agree on not trying to rush the painter. I was just getting a little anxious since its been pushed back 4 days past the scheduled finished date. Im sure it will be worth the wait once i see it all.
DanPrixGTP
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam Test/Mock Fit.
Wells here is a picture the painter sent me. Looks real good from the picture. Im jacked to get it on the car.
Wells here is a picture the painter sent me. Looks real good from the picture. Im jacked to get it on the car.
Below Average Joe
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam & SD Hood Sneek Peek.
:th_drooling:
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DanPrixGTP
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam & SD Hood Sneek Peek.
Thats what i was thinking. I just went and got a car wash so we will see how it turns out. I might install the hood myself. How do you install a hood?
Thats what i was thinking. I just went and got a car wash so we will see how it turns out. I might install the hood myself. How do you install a hood?
The Guz
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam & SD Hood Sneek Peek.
You are going to love te new look. To install the hood it's like 2 bolts on the latches for each side and the hood struts. It's pretty straight forward. Then you can turn the rubber posts that are in the engine bay if you need to adjust how low the hood sits.
You are going to love te new look. To install the hood it's like 2 bolts on the latches for each side and the hood struts. It's pretty straight forward. Then you can turn the rubber posts that are in the engine bay if you need to adjust how low the hood sits.
TLSheff
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam & SD Hood Sneek Peek.
Very carefully.
With many friends.
And even more Microfiber cloths than friends.
And the 4 bolts it takes to bolt the hood to the swivel brackets. Then slowly let it down as you make sure it is aligned properly, once that is certain you can tighten the bolt and re-check alignment. Then adjust the latch to it shuts properly and latches safely so you don't scream like a little sissy girl as your freshly painted hood slams up into the windshield.
Or just have the shop do all this for you so if they mess up the hood during install, they fix it.
Very carefully.
With many friends.
And even more Microfiber cloths than friends.
And the 4 bolts it takes to bolt the hood to the swivel brackets. Then slowly let it down as you make sure it is aligned properly, once that is certain you can tighten the bolt and re-check alignment. Then adjust the latch to it shuts properly and latches safely so you don't scream like a little sissy girl as your freshly painted hood slams up into the windshield.
Or just have the shop do all this for you so if they mess up the hood during install, they fix it.
gtpeddie
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam & SD Hood Sneek Peek.
i thought you said he was doing free installation lol and its hard to install a hood by yourself you might need an extra hand
i thought you said he was doing free installation lol and its hard to install a hood by yourself you might need an extra hand
DanPrixGTP
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Re: 1997 Black GTP, Front Air Dam & SD Hood Sneek Peek.
Well they installed it for me, i helped a little bit. I need to bring the car back in 30 days because they said the clear is dry but not cured. So there are still some scratches from the wet sanding. So in 30 days the guy said he would re-buff it for me. I might do it myself. We will see later. The black matches perfecty and the silver matches almost perfect but a little off. I am very happy with the look. I have a real good looking GP now i think
HERE ARE THE PICTURES:
In the shop:
We put in a couple screws for the air dam for extra support:
At Home without grilles:
I need to get that front fade spot on the bumper re-sprayed sometime down the road:
Fade Spot again:
Inside shot, thats going to be fun to look at through the windshield:
With Grilles, Were a b**** to install and still arent on very good but whatevers:
Will get pictures some other time soon with a nice background and what not.
UP NEXT: Getting rust fixed, then i need to get my front bumper re-sprayed. Those need to be done and fixed before anything "extra" goes on the car. I need to basics done before more aftermarket parts.
Hope you enjoy.
Well they installed it for me, i helped a little bit. I need to bring the car back in 30 days because they said the clear is dry but not cured. So there are still some scratches from the wet sanding. So in 30 days the guy said he would re-buff it for me. I might do it myself. We will see later. The black matches perfecty and the silver matches almost perfect but a little off. I am very happy with the look. I have a real good looking GP now i think
HERE ARE THE PICTURES:
In the shop:
We put in a couple screws for the air dam for extra support:
At Home without grilles:
I need to get that front fade spot on the bumper re-sprayed sometime down the road:
Fade Spot again:
Inside shot, thats going to be fun to look at through the windshield:
With Grilles, Were a b**** to install and still arent on very good but whatevers:
Will get pictures some other time soon with a nice background and what not.
UP NEXT: Getting rust fixed, then i need to get my front bumper re-sprayed. Those need to be done and fixed before anything "extra" goes on the car. I need to basics done before more aftermarket parts.
Hope you enjoy.
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