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Cost experience of body kits.
I am giving consideration to putting a STEEL turbo body kit on my 77 S. I can buy the kit for less than $800, not including the spoiler.
What do you think it will cost to have those welded on and then color matched to the car? My 77 is the metallic maroon - same as on the Clymer manual. I have always heard that red and black are expensive pigments as well as being hard to match. |
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03-15-2001, 06:48 PM
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There's no telling about the cost of the flare job, you'll need to shop around.
As for the paint, as small as the 911 is I would recommend shooting the whole car. It's not that much more paint considering how much will already have to be painted. Is that a kit from AJ's? |
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03-15-2001, 07:28 PM
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Vip,
These must be add on flares at 800. If you want your car to be worth anything when it's all said and done, then Don't have a body man do it with bondo/fiberglass. Find the old timer weld/lead bodywork guys. It's probably going to bust you a new one to do this, and perhaps is the reason why most will just buy the front OEM 930 fenders for upwards of 1500-2000, and just add on the rears(I did this). I have no idea of costs..sorry..go through the ph book and ask if they do lead work... |
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03-15-2001, 08:06 PM
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The kit is from AJ - USA.
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03-16-2001, 02:13 AM
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Viper,
I looked into this option myself and got a wide range of estimates. The most important thing is that you can see pictures or other proof of the quailty and craftmanship of the install. Make sure they have a good reputation. The highest quote I got here (in Canada) was $2000 CAD (this didn't include paint) and they had LOTS of experience working on exotics and the lowest was $500 CAD from a guy who has only done one Porsche but I saw the job and it was very impressive. You'll have to check with some of the shops hearby to see what they want for the job. Adam Roseneck ------------------ 1978 911SC 3.0 roseneck@cyberbeach.net |
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03-16-2001, 04:02 AM
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I advocate buying factory front fenders...you get get them all day long for $1000--figure resale you can get for your fenders, price of front flares, and body work time; you will be money ahead.
Paint the entire car, it will not be significantly more expensive (be sure to pull the glass). Expect to spend $3000-5000 on paint and body. David |
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03-17-2001, 10:10 AM
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