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So I'm sure this has been covered several times before but I have done some forum searching and can't quite get a difinitive answer so I was hoping someone could clear things up for me.

I have a Pearl Black R34 with a small dent on the LH side and a few little chips/dents/scratches/blemishes on the car that I guess could be expected for a car on its 11th year on the road. After a few mods the next thing I will be looking at is to get the paint and body back into top notch condition. I like the black but would love a re-spray (I have even found the colour I would like) but like many things it all comes down to money.

So what would I be looking at price wise to get the black "brought back to life" as they say and what would that compare to a new paint job in a different colour. From searching around it seems I cannot get a difinitive price on either, the former I wouldn't have a clue at all and the latter I have been told from $2k anywhere up to $13k!

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price range sounds about right, if its black and u want a full respray including door jams, engine bay, boot and all the trimmings that go with, prob around 5k-10k dependant on paint. if you just want a repsray on the outer shell, no jams or engine bay, 2k-3k.

if i was you, speak to a panel beater, explain you want the car resprayed and that u want everything sprayed except the engine bay. then also explain that you will dismantle the car for him prior to it arriving, ie take door trims off, boot trims, front guards, headlights, grill, bars and the like and that you'll do re-assemble too and you may find a cheaper price.

panel beaters have to spend one day disassembling and another to put back together, so if ur doing it and all they doing is blocking back and spraying may save you some $$. i did it this way with my white 33, full respray except engine bay was 2k. and that included repairing damage in the quarter panel.

try that.

Thanks man, I'll definitely do that. There's just so ,uch conflicting stuff on the internet its hard to know where to look. I'll talk to some panel beaters, do some digging and see what happens!

price range sounds about right, if its black and u want a full respray including door jams, engine bay, boot and all the trimmings that go with, prob around 5k-10k dependant on paint. if you just want a repsray on the outer shell, no jams or engine bay, 2k-3k.

if i was you, speak to a panel beater, explain you want the car resprayed and that u want everything sprayed except the engine bay. then also explain that you will dismantle the car for him prior to it arriving, ie take door trims off, boot trims, front guards, headlights, grill, bars and the like and that you'll do re-assemble too and you may find a cheaper price.

panel beaters have to spend one day disassembling and another to put back together, so if ur doing it and all they doing is blocking back and spraying may save you some $$. i did it this way with my white 33, full respray except engine bay was 2k. and that included repairing damage in the quarter panel.

try that.

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