hey, the link is down for this in the how-tos, has anyone painted and installed their own stillen kit...installation seems so easy, just drill em onto the body wit self tapping screws....but as far as painting em? i wanna do this myself, my car is black, not hard to match the color, but what should i used to primer, paint, and clear coat my bodykit? and i heard since its urethane i have to primer by hand....i dont mind....i just looked at the kit (just got it in the mail) and said to myself "why the f do i need to pay someone to put this on my car?", god forbid my kit is a little less than perfect, its at the bottom of the car anyway.....if this is a repost, (cuz i dont look through all the org threads from the beginning of time to make sure it wasnt mentioned before) link me to the original thread.....thanks.....


id rather do all this myself....so let me know fi youve done this before, the drilling is more common sense its the painting i need some help wit, and mine are slightly used but they are painted blue, im going black wit em....

 

damn man I hope you're just getting the 411 to do it in the Spring, lol

 

im gonna do it my self also. The thing is if u have paint guns it will look a lot better then spray paint. Its doable with spray paint and clear coat but make sure u do light coats and wetsand it and buff them out.

 

chino, yeah probably will install spring, and im getting a new phone tomorrow at 3pm, im calling u tomorrow... i got ya msgs mad late man....and as far as painting, im tihnking of painting the kit myself....97whtse, when r u doing it ureself? any info on which name brands or type of paint to use?

 

you guys have to be joking... unless you have a professional spray gun, the proper paint/prep tools and a booth you will be making a huge mistake!

pay out the $300 and have it sprayed by a professional. Otherwise your car is gonna look like $hit.

Ant

 

Installing the kit is easy...but get it painted professionally.

 

where is a how-to for installing the kit? because yeh, the how-to is not working..

 

1. First thing you should do is put the kit in your car.
2. Next Drive to a reputable body shop.
3. Remove the kit from the car.
4. Tell technician/person at counter you want your kit painted Black/White
5. He will give you a price.
6. You say Thanks, and ask when you can pick it up
7. Go home happy you'll have a nice painted kit
8. Pick up kit X days later
9. Put it on and enjoy the car.

 

97WhtSE, you have to be crazy...I think White is the most difficult color to match...Good Luck with that!

 

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT DAMMI*T, LOL ill do wut nupe said, but its seriously $300 to paint these 4 pieces? my god thats a lot of money....any recommendations on painting in NYC?

 

install is really simple, just take your time. as for the paint i had a friend paint it in his booth, didnt prime just light prep work and it came out really good. are you guys lowered? i have eibachs and i have scraped a couple times though it could be avoided by never driving...hahaha

 

yeah i have eibachs in NYC, im sure ill scrape....where do most ppl scrape?

 

mostly pulling in and out of places but ive even scraped in my driveway haha

 

i put on my sides and fornt , but how do you do the back peice? just wondering.....

 

the back piece looks easy, u take the mudflaps off and some other plastic cover there, and (well ive seen someon raise the car to do this, not sure u need to though) and just drill it in, it slides into, or fits into something and u drill it in....

 

1 or 2 screws where the mudflap was then go under with drill and go for the flap then the back i just used double sided tape and it hasnt come off in a yr. sounds a little un professional but it works great.

 

How many bolts are usually on the front lip? I see 2 for sure on each side. I want to take off my front lip for the upcoming winter.

 

well. installation is easy. i bought double sided tape. most people say it ownt hold but i had no problem at all with it. just use screws on the side and it will hold the kit. same as with the sides and rear. i didnt paint my kit though and it is on my car. the reason for that is i am going to make it fulsh with the bumpers and the fenders also. it will look better like that. and if you are going to use double sided tape and put the kit on, it is going to be hard to remove all the tape. so the other alternative is to get the kit painted first. mnake sure to color match it to the car and then put it on.

 

why double sided tape if u can just screw it on? u used screws in conjunction with the tape?

 

try $700 to paint and install color code QN0

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I had my kit riveted on.. everyone says don't do it.. but i said **** it.. and it saved my kit from falling off on the highway when i ran over something

 

yo dude paintworldinc.com has colormatched spray paint. cost more than paint from autozone or wutever, but trust me its good shiet. painted my kit for my civic and it was as good as any body shop job. test fit it first and drill holes where u need it. wipe down really good with tacky cloth. couple coats of sems plastic primer to make sure its on there. i did 3 coats of paint, wetsanded 2000grit, 3 coats of clear, wetsand and use 3m polishing compound to take out 2000grit. total cost was around 60bux for materials. i never got any negative comments on the job. looked just like it came stock with the car.

 

that sounds betta then paying 700 fuccin dollars for a paint job, thats stupid....ill buy a professional paint gun and buy a booth for that amount....think about it...

 

well i guess some of us are just that stupid

btw.. Paint QN0 is $400 a quart and $680 a pint

 

becasue i dont want screws sticking out in the front and if i dont want to drill holes that i have to fill later when i make it flush with the body.

 

i cannot believe its going to cost more to paint a bodykit, then to buy the actual bodykit.... bought my stillen kit for 550, and i have to pay more than that amount to paint it....im sorry, but this just sounds so fuccin crazy to me....now i have to save up and start a budget just for this thing to get painted.....im frustrated like ***********

 

You gotta pay to play

 

but do u really have to get raped with a $700 paintjob for some skirts and lips on the BOTTOM of the car? ah well...

 

 

if you can't afford to pay to get it painted...then paint it yourself and see how it comes out....I'll be right here

 

The install is easy, the paint job is the most important part.