Hey, the 01 Accord i have is a hand me down from my dad, and my dad got it in the metalic gold color. I wanna change the color of the car to the metalic dark blue. Anyone think they have a price range of how much this will be? My parents are even willing to help me cuz they know a youngin wouldn't wanna drive a goldish car around thats all hooked up.

 

Well I can tell you how much it cost me to get mine done. With all body work (removing scratches and little dings nothing big) mounting 4 piece bodykit and and new spoiler fenders, it was about 2500 to 3000 because i had some other little things done here and there. I don't how the prices differ from AK to the rest of the states considering we are only supposed to be 8% higher then the national average. :P

 

Well what i need is just to re-paint, remove some scratches, and fix a small dent on the hood. I hope it doesn't cost more than 1 grand.

 

More then likely for a good quality re-paint it is going to cost you more then a grand. Unless you take it to Maco which I don't recomend.

 

I don't think 1G will paint all your door jambs and engine bay. If you don't do all that, you'll embaress yourself when you open the hood

 

All i have to say to macco is :fawk: My freind got his paitned there and the paint peeled off to primer...chipped, faded, you name it it happened...crappy crappy work from them, and no the door jams and engine bay were not painted...

I dont thin your gonna get somthing you want for under a grand...

 

When I got my Accord it had a couple of dings here and there, key scratches around the keyhole (it's an EX!! why the hell would anyone use the keys?) and a tiny chip of paint on the P-side mirror and all that ran me about $300. The colour is Honda's "Dark Currant Pearl" (dark purple up close, black from afar) and it's a semi-metallic colour I believe, and... heh.. I'm sorry but I just don't think a grand is going to give you in real life the picture you have in your head.

 

expect to pay 1800-2500 realistically.....maybe up to 3000, but it shouldn't be anymore than 2500 really....... im getting mine done soon...some dumb bitch at the body shop at the dealership i work at quoted me 5500-6500, i ask her if that was for just one car?? she's a moron, the other service advisor quoted me 2000-2500 which i can live with because it's a professional body shop and i know they'll do a factory quality job....it should be a lil less thos cuz they dont have to touch the hood or the trunk (carbon fiber hood, soon to be trunk too )

 

Would black be about the same price? I noticed he was asking about metallic blue. I'd just need a repaint.

 

You pussy :fawk: I'm rockin the hand me down gold and i'd rather spend that $3k for a turbo.