well this is what its gonna cost to get my car done! just thought i would let you guys get an idea since ive seen alot of posts asking. It all depends on how well the fitment goes i guess.

"received the parts and your car today (4-22-05). We wanted to keep you intune to the possible cost of the alterations to your vehicle. As for instance, if you were to bring your vehicle to our shop, a factory front and rear cover and the side skirts needing repair and filling in the nameplate inserts, the cost of paint and installation would cost around $1400.00. The body kit you have provided is fiberglass as you know, causing proper fitting of these parts to be quite time consuming. It involves trial and error method, removing and installing the pieces until a proper fit is attained. Once an acceptable fit is achieved, addressing the imperfections on the actual parts (mold castings) is another issue. A fair ball park figure would be in the range of $1700.00 for just the body work on the parts figuring at least 40 man hours in fitting, plastic work and additional material costs. This would bring your cost of repairs to the neighborhood of around $3100.00. Just wanted to give you a fair idea before we begin actual repairs."

 

Check your email.

 

ohh and i guess i should post what im getting done..

Type n front- license plate and tow hook filled in
kenstyle sides- Emblems filled in
kenstyle knock off rear bumper

plus paint

im gonna counter offer them 2,000 so ill let you know what they say

 

Hey,
Heres what it cost me to have done so you can compare. Paint and install full KenStyle bodykit ( front/sides/rear ), Ings+1 fenders, Seibon TS CF hood, including wiring the fog lights on KS bumper, paint rear bumper support. Price painted/installed was $1750. Took 5 days to finish.

 

Thats pretty much what I said. I need to see more pics of your car! Did you do the system yet?

 

Steve,
What system? Are you referring to FI project?

 

Naw I thought you were adding subs????

 

well im gonna tell them i have 2,000 and thats that.. the only thing is i get home from iraq next friday and i want to drive my car and would hate to have it in the shop...but you guys are right.. this is just ridiculous.. he did say they were going to blend the paint and ive heard from more than one person that they are a great shop.. could they just be trying to get me? I mean what could i say to them to not **** them off and get them to drop there price? i dont want a half *** job done.. man i dont know.. trying to put together a car from iraq is pretty hard! lol

 

You are paying more for the blend. BUT man I would hate to have a blend done on a NEW car!!! They would have to blend the rear quarter and front fenders. Tell them to skip the blend and match the paint. Tell them to shoot some test panels until they get it perfect then just shoot the parts.

 

Not sure if I would allow them to " blend " paint to other parts of car. Man thats a brand new car with new paint. If car was used, maybe then I would blend paint. IP is the toughest paint to match though. I think you should wait till you get back and get other qoutes to compare. You should'nt try to rush anything.

 

Steve,
Audio/Video is my very last project. Still debating if to build-up engine before the FI project ( either APS TT or SSR TT ).

 

isnt pearl white a hard color to match?

 

lol just read your post!...

 

pearl white is a hard color to match. especially if it's not brand new, and it kicks in the sun often. i agree, that price is quite high, but then again they're knock-off kits and fitment/quality may result in higher charges unlike the people above who have real deal Kenstyle.

 

here are pictures of the parts im getting done. the side skirts are the real thing.. only the front and rear are knock offs.