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i got quoted $200 for my side skirts which doesnt sound very competitively priced, especially for acrylic paint.

i'll be buying my own paint gun and doing it myself.

thats not bad at all, its costing me $350 to get my front bar fitted with a nismo lip and then resprayed.

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hey Joe $200 is ok man... it will cost you more to buy ur own gun and compressor.. plus it wont be easy to spray if you havent done it before... also you will need a pretty good gun, not s cheapo, makes a huge difference.

$200 is good for a front bar, sideskirts are alot easier to do.

i have done some spray work before and it was using a shit spray gun. i've got a decent enough compressor to get the job done too.

all i need is a spray gun which i can borrow off a mate, or worst case i can buy one for $100, and the paints and clear which will cost me $50. i've got a little bit of primer left over from my car laying around somewhere.

thats not bad at all, its costing me $350 to get my front bar fitted with a nismo lip and then resprayed.

resprays are even easier/quicker to do. it shouldnt cost THAT much just for a respray.

i think im just used to getting all my stuff done for cheap.

yeh i used to do all that kind of stuff myself.. from fibre glass repairs to respray... but not on the GTR, i cant and wont lol..

$200 for a front bar is not bad, iv seen places do them for as low as $185 but thats it.. side skirts shud be around the same.

sam, $350 for all that is a little harsh man.. shudnt cost u more then $250 for a lip install and spray.

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if i had your car, mass... i wouldn't either. lol

I'm going to give my roof a crack in a few weeks to repair all the little dents and spray it black. If i stuff it up, it'll all add to this 'drifter' look I've got going.

hahaha yeh why not liz...

Man i have to do the oil in the GTR and i cant be stuffed. Its so annoying having the front undertray, the car is a little low, so i cant be stuffed trying to jack it up to get to the sump bolt. Then there is the stupid oil filter.. hahaha im getting powerplay to do the oil change man im lazy... I bought HKS front pipes too, and again not putting them on myself.. i shud start to do this stuff again but yeh when u own a GTR then u become more of a "has to be done right" kind of person which then means get someone to do it for you. slightly off topic but meh... no more from me.

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f**k doing all that to save yourself $50..

pay $50 more and you get a professional job done for you..

you completely missed the point. for $200 i could have all the paints and equipment which will let me do more than just my side skirts. i'll be able to do my bonnet, rear bar and my new front bar when i get it.

i painted half of my car so i know what im doing, i just dont have a gun.

i say do it yourself

at least then, when you've got harder stuff that needs doing! you'll be more confident in doing that yourself too!

yeah thats it. at the end of the day its theyre just a set of skirts. rubbing it back isnt hard, and yellow is a pretty forgiving colour.

yeh i used to do all that kind of stuff myself.. from fibre glass repairs to respray... but not on the GTR, i cant and wont lol..

$200 for a front bar is not bad, iv seen places do them for as low as $185 but thats it.. side skirts shud be around the same.

sam, $350 for all that is a little harsh man.. shudnt cost u more then $250 for a lip install and spray.

its more to do with the fitting and polyeurotheyning (however you spell it) onto the front bar. Hes also doing a couple of little touch ups around the car...if it was just a respray he said it would be around 150-200...

i love it how people expect tradesmen to work for f**k all

just because we don't work in an office and wear cute suits doesnt mean we dont deserve to be paid decent money

id love to see some of the tight arses on here come up with a finish half as good as Louie does.

i love it how people expect tradesmen to work for f**k all

just because we don't work in an office and wear cute suits doesnt mean we dont deserve to be paid decent money

id love to see some of the tight arses on here come up with a finish half as good as Louie does.

when someone says, 'he looks after sau people' and give the same prices as everyone else then what do you expect us to say?

$200 for a front bar? D.E.A.L.!

That was louie who quoted that right? Or someone else? I need front slots added to a gtr bar and then sprayed white with the FMIC section remaining black like factory

well back to topic.....

anyone here had work done at Xclusive? any pics of their work???

Malcolm's car was done by Louie - his car is one of the cleanest Skylines in Australia, and it's all gotta start somewhere. Check out the latest issue of HPI magazine (issue 86, also with the article on the Wakefield Park day) to see it for yourself.

$200 for a front bar? D.E.A.L.!

That was louie who quoted that right? Or someone else? I need front slots added to a gtr bar and then sprayed white with the FMIC section remaining black like factory

you need to get your engine fixed .......before anything else!!!1

ease up people, a lot of us here are tight asses and got other things to pay for, no need to start insulting everyone. I'm a tight ass when it comes to things I can do. But I'll gladly leave it to the experts when it comes to things I have no clue on. Some people might be good with their hands and wonder why they are paying XXX to get it done professionally when they can borrow some tools and get it done at a quarter the price.

I think the point here has been missed. Sure you can do it cheaper yourself but there is no way the job you do will be anywhere near the quality of Louies. What you get with him is genuine top quality work at a good price. Comparing Louie to a home job is an insult to him.

As for:

and watch what you say to me.

It's aggressive and uncalled for. Keep it to yourself or warnings will be handed out.

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