Painting Engine Covers

[gtrzilla]

any idea how pricey/difficult it is to paint the engine/rocker cover on my 32 rb26

maybe to red or millenium jade

and possibly where to go in melbourne to do this

[gtrzilla]

does anyone also know if r34 covers will fit an r32 GTR block

[N1GTR]

Not too pricey in Sydney at least

Pain in the ass to get them off though, so do it when your motor is out

[N1GTR]

Btw, the code for jade is "JWO" (tell that to the painter)

[gtrzilla]

so by not too pricey what are we talkin

if found some for around the 600 mark so is it worth bying them or just painting mine

[gtrzilla]

as far as fitting r34 covers on r32, are the engines the same

[Yawn]

Yes 34 covers bolt on if i remember correctly, and $600 is a bit pricey imo

[N1GTR]

$600 is way too much

Get them and take them into a local panel shop, be realy nice to the guys in there and just say to one of the guys working that you will give him personally (not the shop, but the worker) $300 if he paints your covers in JWO after hours and there's no rush on the job

[gtrzilla]

yeah sounds cool

so should i take them off and then take them there or just leave them the car

what u think??

[Craved]

take them in, dont leave them on the motor

only hassle is with the lower belt cover - but most dont paint them unless the motors out

[chak8080]

  N1GTR said:

$600 is way too much

Get them and take them into a local panel shop, be realy nice to the guys in there and just say to one of the guys working that you will give him personally (not the shop, but the worker) $300 if he paints your covers in JWO after hours and there's no rush on the job

I agree, $600 is way too much and N1GTR has the right idea about approaching a painter in your local panel shop. For $600 you're probably still getting used covers that are just repainted. In korea I can get my RB26 covers painted at a panel shop for ~$250 USD so I'm sure you can get it for about the same in Aus. It's expensive in japan to buy newly painted covers.

Prices for Nissan OEM Painted brand new covers from Japan...

Black

Rocker cover EX side $219 USD

Rocker cover IN side $219 USD

Rocker Ornament cover $263 USD

Front cam pulley cover $315 USD

Red

Rocker cover EX side $210 USD

Rocker cover IN side $210 USD

Rocker ornament cover $242 USD

Front cam pulley cover $125 USD

Gold

Rocker cover EX side $305 USD

Rocker cover IN side $305 USD

Rocker ornament cover ???

Front cam pulley cover $181 USD

I would expect JWO to be more expensive... just to give you an idea.

Edited February 21, 2008 by chak8080

[vsute]

Go and see Mick at Micolour, He has done plenty.

And well priced too.

I THINK its around $110ish a piece to paint maybe a touch more, you would have to check with mick.

And he is able to remove them off the car and reinstall if required,

although taking in just the pieces is easyer

Edited February 21, 2008 by vsute

[gtrzilla]

  vsute said:

Go and see Mick at Micolour, He has done plenty.

And well priced too.

I THINK its around $110ish a piece to paint maybe a touch more, you would have to check with mick.

And he is able to remove them off the car and reinstall if required,

although taking in just the pieces is easyer

yeah sounds good

ill give them a call tomorrow

or i might even visit them to see what they can do about my scratch on the side of my car too!

[vsute]

I think he is away on holidays atm so you would be best to try him mid next week . I think thats when he is back .

happy to help

[gtrzilla]

yeah thanks

now i just gotta sell my coilovers too and ill be on the way

[Craved]

  vsute said:

Go and see Mick at Micolour, He has done plenty.

And well priced too.

I THINK its around $110ish a piece to paint maybe a touch more, you would have to check with mick.

And he is able to remove them off the car and reinstall if required,

although taking in just the pieces is easyer

ouch $550 for the cover set

not much choice really if mil jade is required.

[gtrzilla]

^^ 550, isnt there 4 parts, cam gear cover, coilpack cover, and two cam covers

[Craved]

lower and upper timing belt covers

coil pack cover

2 cam covers

[gtrzilla]

i think most ppl just dont do th elower year, unless you rip the whole motor out

[Craved]

yep i mentioned that before

depends on what your doing with the car i guess

just when i think of it , its normally about $800 for a 4 piece body kit to get painted .. engine covers are so so so much smaller lol