I am in the process of swapping the front ends on my cars and am gonna need to get them painted. I haven't looked around too much yet, but i wanted to know if any of you knew any good, but reasonable priced places to go. I need to get a 00-02 hood, 00-02 bumper cover, and one 00-05 fender painted sunburst orange. any help would be appreciated. thanks!

you should be selecting a body shop via reputation, not price.

ask around your area for some good shops, then go to them and ask for quotes.


I would say under $500 is a pretty decent price for all that in a quality job.

Well in northeast ohio 1500 would be cheap.



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damn.....that sux.

we have a lot of quality places that do work at a relatively low rate here, probably cause there are so many, it keeps it competitive.

thanks. after i leave my tech school ill go out and get some quotes. the main thing i think would be expensive is my paint. from what i hear its not that cheap

if your in cincinnati, try boudinot's


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yeah im in cincy. ill check them out

Got my whole car done for $1500 (with extra clear) here in NW Indiana, damn good job too!! That was done at a Chevy dealer, best body/paint shop I've used!

dealers suck around here.....

John Benham wrote:dealers suck around here.....

so do you but we don't hold it against ya.

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John Benham wrote:dealers suck around here.....

so do you but we don't hold it against ya.

you better not.....its my best asset.

If you are willing to drive the hour or so to Louisville I can get you a deal on getting your stuff painted. Probably around 350-400ish for all of it.



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why ant you having brain do it

and who did you swap front ends with

I know Brian and I worked on your door and trunk last night Chris. He got them straight. Call brain thought I would guess 500-1000 depending on how much the paint cost and how much body work needs to be done for that front end (hood & bumper). I know we are going to spray the FieroVert in that same color. We already sprayed the block and suspension and I know at the time it was a little pricey for us to mix. Give him a call. I know we have Chris’s car to finish and paint, the Volvo to fix and paint, the boat, and my graphics to put on before spring. I know he can get you in.

Chris- give me a call about what you want to do with the gas fill.




Quote: no ofence man but if you have so much experience in all that why does your car look like crap?

if you go up to a dealer ship some will do it for $100 a piece.... great norther dodge will do it in north olmsted.

thanks guys. i PM'd brian on CMS and he never got back but ill give him a call one of these days and see what he says. i know the fender needs a little work and there is a spot on my door that got the paint rubbed off from the wreck, but the hood and bumper are fine

spray paint it... it works lol




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sunburst04cav wrote:thanks guys. i PM'd brian on CMS and he never got back but ill give him a call one of these days and see what he says. i know the fender needs a little work and there is a spot on my door that got the paint rubbed off from the wreck, but the hood and bumper are fine

I talked to brian. He dosen't get onto CMS all that much. I guess you had him look the car over after the accident. He said that the one fender wasn't worth fixing when he could get a new one for around $30 and some prep time. I'm guessing you need the fenders, hood, bumper, and door painted. I will let you know that the panels you have might look OK but when you start prepping them you can find a lot of other dents, etc. that you didn't see before. If you just want someone to shoot some color on it then call macco but it sounds like you need a lot more than $150 worth of work. He'll make it straight and right and save money for you where he can but their are a lot of body work hours that can go into it. Paint with out the other chemicals (reducers, clear, hardner, primer, etc) can cost $80 qt. plus tape materials. This also dosen't include the cost of the shop and tools etc. Take it over to him he'll do you right and get it looking right.



Quote: no ofence man but if you have so much experience in all that why does your car look like crap?

yeah i need the driver side fender painted(im just gonna have him get me a brand new one), i need the hood painted, front bumper cover painted, and a small spot on the driver door