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I'm in the process of working out just how much I'll need to get my line looking a little less like a scracthed and paint-faded faded bland series 1 and more like the respectable, tough looking Line it should be, SO, my first step is to kit (M Sports R33 kit) and respray the whole car in metallic silver again.

So here's where I need the help - Who, where can do a good respray at a good price? I figured i'd be better off asking here before I wander off searching aimlessly on my own. Help me get Project No-more-average-looking-33 underway!

Thanks guys!

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anywhere from $1000-$15,000

It's like asking how much a suit costs, you could get a cheap one but it'll show.

Allow yourself around the $3000 mark for a respray, and a couple thousand more for engine bay and door jams, but you may get away with a full spray for 3k.

um i can give you a much better idea, if you prep the car your self eg. sand/strip prep for (also depends on the condition of the body if dents are need to be fixed the price goes up) spary the job will cost much much less. I have a mate that does restro work in fyshwick, they would charge you about 7k for you doing the strip, but you would get the best finish he use to work side by side with the best in town tony furgal (how ever you spell it)

Thing with Farugia is he's reputed to only work on a car if it's "good enough"

Good on him I say!

If he has gotten his business to such a level that he can choose what cars he works on and what cars he doesn't then more power to him!

Wouldn't you feel like shit though? walking up with 10k for a respray only to find out that he refuses to work on bloody nissans lol.

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