hey guys, i have a silver dual tone vibe and the grey plastic going around the car is really just getting ugly. anyone know if i can get that painted to make the car monotone? if so any ideas on how much and also how much to paint the whole car? (i wanna go black). im in kw which is pretty close to toronto if anyone knows some shops
I looked into painting the cladding on mine last year. $1100 usd just for all the gray parts (got a supercharger instead ). Most of the cost will be labor since the body shop would have to take off ALL the clading, prep it, prime them with specal chemicals so the paint will stick on the flexable plastic, then prime and paint and clearcoat.I'd say add another $2-3 grand for the whole car.I still want to do it. We'll see how I make out with this years tax return.
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i assume that was at the dealer, i dont even want to bother with those pricks. im finished with them for sure. i am going into maaco tommorow just to see, i have a 25% off coupon from them
hmn, imgonna have to have a nice chat with them then. i just cant stand the cladding, makes it look like a cheapass car. i wanted to paint the whole thing black, but at the very least make it monotone ... and as long as it lasts for another yr or two and i'll sell it anyway, cant keep a car too long hehe
Quote, originally posted by platinum_ »I have a silver dual tone vibe and the grey plastic going around the car is really just getting ugly.If you have a 2003 Vibe, I think there is a TSB on replacing the cladding.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=5742
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That's just for the side rockers, not the whole clading. And it only comes in gray unless you can find factory painted parts at a junkyard.And about the price that was quoted to me about painting just the cladding. That was the cheapest (for the quaility) I could find around hear and it was at a local body shop, not the dealership. They wanted $1400 to do just the clading!If I get enough money to paint the whole car I'm going with either a silver pearl like the skyline in 2fast 2furious (I know what it sound like). I love that color. Or the Vibe FX yellow. My wife likes that color.
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Quote, originally posted by Lancer »I looked into painting the cladding on mine last year. $1100 usd just for all the gray parts (got a supercharger instead ). Most of the cost will be labor since the body shop would have to take off ALL the clading, prep it, prime them with specal chemicals so the paint will stick on the flexable plastic, then prime and paint and clearcoat.Do you know what's needed to prep the flexible plastic for paint? I'm thinking of painting the GM splash guards, which I assume are similar to cladding.
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