Recommended Place To Paint And Fit A Bodykit?

[nigelswazi]

Hi Everyone,

Okay so I went to take my skyline to my usual crash repairer to get my new bodykit painted and fitted but they, Provident Crash Repair, no longer like doing bodykits and if they do it they want $3000-4000 to paint and fit! The frustrating thing is the front bar is standard with lower lip so it wouldn't even take that long to do it would just be the sides and rear but they are high quality Ozzy made parts that fit snug.

Where are currently the best places to get this done that are both good quality and reasonably cheap? I am open to people that can do it backyard but quality styles too.

Thanks in advance for all replies

[Damo_R34]

both good quality and reasonably cheap

Does not compute.

You get what you pay for in that industry mate!

Joe - Pro Finish Custom Paint

0411 234 992

he is near Morpowa in Modbury, did an excellent job with my average fitting front bar.

[JMW]

Or even around the corner from Provident Crash, try Dellina Bro's or Roger Steen crash on Penna Ave, bit closer for you.

[bezender]

call Kane from Eyecandy - 0406 366 502

[Nightcrawler]

Get the kit painted by your fave shop and fit it yourself. 9 times out of 10 you will get a better quality fitting job than a crash shop would do anyhow as you can take serious time to get it right. Unless of course you bought a poor quality kit that needs heaps of shaving or moulding to fit - then you definitely want one of the pros listed above to do it for you.

[nigelswazi]

Get the kit painted by your fave shop and fit it yourself. 9 times out of 10 you will get a better quality fitting job than a crash shop would do anyhow as you can take serious time to get it right. Unless of course you bought a poor quality kit that needs heaps of shaving or moulding to fit - then you definitely want one of the pros listed above to do it for you.

Well the front bar is a modified standard one so it fits like a glove. The sides and rear are PSI Parts / Sniper Racing body parts which after removing my stock rear bar, pods and side skirts appear to fit really well just a few small adjustments on two corners, filing the corner down a little so it could fits more inwards, and the rear bar fits nicely.

So I suppose I really only need to get it painted but who should I use?

Also with regards to fitting the fibreglass rear bar has anyone fitted one on here before? The stock one has special plates on both sides that have three bolts that protrude which are used to do the main fitment to the car. The fibreglass bar just has a flat fibreglass plate bit which I assume you are meant to drill but what do you use to attach it?

Thanks for all the replies keep them coming.

P.S. Is there a Tutorial or DIY section someone on here someone has found giving a guide to fitting body parts?

[webng]

Just got my car back from Norwood Panel Works, Kent Town where they fixed my front guard and new front bar (fiberglass jobbie from Blits Bodykits in QLD) and i'm quite happy with their work. Linky to my pics in the Stagea thread

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...t&p=4527240