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Old Apr 25, 2014 | 12:40 PM
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I could be, But I don't drink man, not my type of thing to do, I don't like drink and driving haha
Old Apr 25, 2014 | 09:32 PM
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i think josh is canadian or something
Old Apr 25, 2014 | 09:53 PM
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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 07:37 AM
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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 08:16 AM
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quite alot of body work they're doing for $800, were they damage or just door dings?

those headlights look cleaaan, need to get me some clear signals. even though they're cheap.


and even classic cars are taken to maaco... lol, theres one right next to your car on the left
Old Apr 26, 2014 | 08:25 AM
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quite alot of body work they're doing for $800, were they damage or just door dings?

those headlights look cleaaan, need to get me some clear signals. even though they're cheap.


and even classic cars are taken to maaco... lol, theres one right next to your car on the left
I got a hook up apparantly since the delays due to their oven not working. This Maaco does a lot of Classic car restorations. Heck when I dropped by they had a new model Mercedes in there and they color matched the bumper correctly. Yeah my car had a lot of door dings due to me working at a grocery store in the past. Parking lot battles as you call it. Lol.
Old Apr 26, 2014 | 08:42 AM
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I remember 4years ago, one of my family members got in a accident by a SUV causing the accident and they had to take it to a shop, and it was maaco, i'll show u the damage. Name:  QjqAZ0k.png
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they were able to replace it, fix both doors, paint and such and 4years later I dont really notice anything on the paint. since I see the car everyday. so
Old Apr 26, 2014 | 08:55 AM
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I remember 4years ago, one of my family members got in a accident by a SUV causing the accident and they had to take it to a shop, and it was maaco, i'll show u the damage.

they were able to replace it, fix both doors, paint and such and 4years later I dont really notice anything on the paint. since I see the car everyday. so
A lot of people bash on Maaco but it's a get what you pay for situation. From what I heard black and white cars they do the best in painting.
Old Apr 26, 2014 | 09:10 AM
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pretty much, ya get what ya pay for. dont most shops give warranties if paint starts to chip or bubble and they repaint for free? its not just maaco, but other shops can have that problem as well.
Old Apr 26, 2014 | 09:20 AM
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pretty much, ya get what ya pay for. dont most shops give warranties if paint starts to chip or bubble and they repaint for free? its not just maaco, but other shops can have that problem as well.
Lol. Yeah just depends on how much you wanna spend. The Maaco's in my
Area were once regular body shops just decided to brand themselves with the Maaco Franchise.
Old Apr 26, 2014 | 09:50 AM
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I heard maaco has 6 paint lines, from cheapest to expensive? like cheapest is a quick job, and expensive is when they take it seriously? or in the middle where its not too fast or slow
Old Apr 26, 2014 | 10:11 AM
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I heard maaco has 6 paint lines, from cheapest to expensive? like cheapest is a quick job, and expensive is when they take it seriously? or in the middle where its not too fast or slow
Yup. Mine is up there cause these guys aren't rushing at all. Lol. Plus I told the manager I'll be posting pics on the org.
Old Apr 26, 2014 | 10:18 AM
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nice, cant wait to see results. might be thinking to repair my quarter panel this summer since my college classes end in 5 weeks and will have no classes until September, only reason why I havn't taken my car to a shop.
Old Apr 26, 2014 | 12:42 PM
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dude, they had all 3 of my cars for 2 weeks or more. they take on waayy too much at once and then slap bondo on there and quick sand it and i personally would never trust them again. you'll feel and see the difference between the stock paint and "their" paint.
Old Apr 26, 2014 | 12:46 PM
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dude, they had all 3 of my cars for 2 weeks or more. they take on waayy too much at once and then slap bondo on there and quick sand it and i personally would never trust them again. you'll feel and see the difference between the stock paint and "their" paint.
True I agree with that but we gotta see the finish product before we judge. I'll post a video of the car when I get it back. My car has been there for a Month nearly.
Old Apr 30, 2014 | 06:25 PM
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Any updates?
Old Apr 30, 2014 | 07:09 PM
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Any updates?
Not yet, bro. I'll be checking the car out this friday.
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do me a favor and get rid of those taillights please. you'll thank me later
Old Apr 30, 2014 | 08:22 PM
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do me a favor and get rid of those taillights please. you'll thank me later
Lol. Actually was thinking that also. Switching back to stock.
Old Apr 30, 2014 | 08:50 PM
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i think red clears or smoke taillights would look nice.
Old Apr 30, 2014 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by NismoMaximaA32

Thowing these on the Max once I get it back.
Where you buy I want a set and cost
Old Apr 30, 2014 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by JoshG
i think red clears or smoke taillights would look nice.
I might smoke these and the thing is I had cracked my stock tailights.
Old Apr 30, 2014 | 09:01 PM
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Where you buy I want a set and cost
I got them off Ebay for $240. They're 6th Gen Se Maxima Rims.
Old Apr 30, 2014 | 09:05 PM
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I got them off Ebay for $240. They're 6th Gen Se Maxima Rims.
Those are the 17"
Old Apr 30, 2014 | 09:06 PM
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Those are the 17"
Nah man, 18's and they are pretty heavy.
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and even classic cars are taken to maaco... lol, theres one right next to your car on the left
Looks to be a 79' or 80' TransAm
Old May 1, 2014 | 03:49 AM
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It's direct fit on your max?
Old May 1, 2014 | 10:11 AM
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It's direct fit on your max?
Direct fit only with low profile tires.
Old May 4, 2014 | 09:36 AM
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How's the car going nismo?
Old May 4, 2014 | 09:33 PM
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How's the car going nismo?
Manager is gonna paint it. He said this tuesday.
Old May 4, 2014 | 09:46 PM
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thats a lot of bondo man, good luck.
Old May 9, 2014 | 04:42 PM
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hey hows the car going? hope its been painted.
Old May 10, 2014 | 12:55 PM
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hey hows the car going? hope its been painted.
Not yet, man. Dudes didn't even weild the metal yet. Seriously I feel like taking the car like that. It's been a month and 2 weeks.
Old May 10, 2014 | 05:01 PM
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i really hope they do you up right man, inspect every inch of the rusted areas and the paint to make sure they did'nt over bake and cause orange peel. post pics of progress if possible, gl
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i really hope they do you up right man, inspect every inch of the rusted areas and the paint to make sure they did'nt over bake and cause orange peel. post pics of progress if possible, gl
Thanks. I hope so too. The manager is gonna paint and the dude is promising a sharp job. I seen an Altima Coupe he did and it was flawless. I guess my car is in paint prison till the body guy gets to work on it again.
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Thanks. I hope so too. The manager is gonna paint and the dude is promising a sharp job. I seen an Altima Coupe he did and it was flawless. I guess my car is in paint prison till the body guy gets to work on it again.
that's what gets me about maaco, they can't stick to their original time frame for the job. they had my stanza for 5 weeks to do a very small amount of work and it was crap. he knows your getting ancy about it, i'd do a stop over and get a couple of quick shots to post up here.
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that's what gets me about maaco, they can't stick to their original time frame for the job. they had my stanza for 5 weeks to do a very small amount of work and it was crap. he knows your getting ancy about it, i'd do a stop over and get a couple of quick shots to post up here.
Exactly. Lol. These guys love to lie to, its either Monday, Tuesday or Friday rotation of dates. I'll be posting pics once he tells me to check it out. Last time I swung by just to see the car the same as I saw it last time I took pics.
Old May 11, 2014 | 01:07 PM
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^ how much work had to be done and how was the paint overtime? and did they do atleast decent enough work? and how much u paid for?

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my insurance paid for the repairs the last time i went to maaco josh, it was supposedly 1,200.00 to fix/repaint my roof, replace side mirror. complete bull$hit, they're horrible, always have been unless you know one of the guys that do the actual work. just looking at the shots he took with all the cars in the same shop covered in white dust tells me they still have'nt changed. i hope for his sake they actually sand down the body and put the proper amount of paint layers, base, color, clear.



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