Full body paint job on new A/C?

[NightSky]

I can't let go of the original color I want for my coupe, blue. I don't like the stock blue that comes with it and was wondering if it would be a good idea to do a full body paint job. Do you think the paint will last as long? Will it chip? Be less waxy? Should I just settle for second best color? Seeing this pic doesn't help either because I was planning on putting that exact body kit on and I love the way it looks.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Let me put it to you this way, entirely painting a brand new car will be extremely costly.

[MisfitBrian]

Let me put it to you this way, entirely painting a brand new car will be extremely costly.

At least it'll be a quality paint job, unlike the micro thin Nissan paint.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

At least it'll be a quality paint job, unlike the micro thin Nissan paint.

You sir, have a good point

[GryStrm]

when they do such a job....do the paint everything?...i mean...its not like u open ur turn and see the orginal color right?...theyd have to paint under seals, gaskets..etc...thats gotta be silly expensive...

[Mr. Music]

Yeah, to get the job done right, pretty much the entire car would need to be disassembled. That would cost a butt load of money...

[LongBeachCoupe]

My nissan tech is a mustang fanatic.. and has a 69 mustang he bought in shambles... he picked up a bunch of new parts (doors, etc) at carlisle ford nationals.. After they are done with the body, the painting begins..

Hes getting the friend price on his metallic blue paintjob... the friend price of $5,000

[mcheddadi]

the default blue is hot! what's wrong with you?

[D-Roll]

I agree, the blue is hot

[Serkle K]

the blue is hot! I like the fact that it "changes" , under some light it looks darker, under some light it looks lighter... under my light it looks damn sexy!

[Italianbulldog85]

the default blue is hot! what's wrong with you?

sometimes my car looks bright @$$ blue and sometimes it looks darker. I love it. I think its the best color available for it. But I guess im partial haha

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

the default blue is hot! what's wrong with you?

sigh i think i should of got blue....blk gets dirty so easily

[pcpower]

sometimes my car looks bright @$$ blue and sometimes it looks darker. I love it. I think its the best color available for it. But I guess im partial haha

Does anyone else have stripes/artwork on the sides of their a/c? I've always wanted 2 do that but have some anxiety that A) attracts cops and B) attracts 2 much attention, including people who like to steal car stuff. What's ur experience been?

thx

[rjdmmfl1]

Does anyone else have stripes/artwork on the sides of their a/c? I've always wanted 2 do that but have some anxiety that A) attracts cops and B) attracts 2 much attention, including people who like to steal car stuff. What's ur experience been?

thx

My experience has been that stripes/ artwork on cars went out with the fast and the furious fad...

Also, sorry meddhi, but the blue on the A/C looks pretty awful , the G35 blue and Lexus Sc 430 blue are much, much, much sexier imo,

and yes, for a full paint job, they will need to disassemble your entire car, the same way you see them do on pimp my ride... look to spend 5-8K for it to be done correctly and for it to be "better" than the stock paint job

[NightSky]

My nissan tech is a mustang fanatic.. and has a 69 mustang he bought in shambles... he picked up a bunch of new parts (doors, etc) at carlisle ford nationals.. After they are done with the body, the painting begins..

Hes getting the friend price on his metallic blue paintjob... the friend price of $5,000

Geesus! I didn't know it was THAT expensive. The stock blue I see in pictures is better than the in-person color. Maybe it was just the one I saw but it looked pretty flat to me. In pics it looks great though. On the weekend I'm going to check out another blue one at a different dealer so I'll get to see if it's really as bad as I thought it was. And what do you mean it changes colors? I saw a blue one in full daylight and it didn't look that great to me... Maybe I should go at a different time of day to check the other blue coupe out at that other dealer.

[heeroguy]

bring your car to me ill do a whole body paint job for $4,000, but seriously expect to pay min 4,000 for a good paint job

[Canadian Coupe]

I remember when I wanted to get my mothers F-150 done they were quoting me $10,000 for just a basic metallic color.

Insane!

[dl_yeunuoc]

Is it illegal to have a graphic kit on your car body in CA ?

[mcheddadi]

Also, sorry meddhi, but the blue on the A/C looks pretty awful , the G35 blue and Lexus Sc 430 blue are much, much, much sexier imo,

first, it's MEHDI

second, pretty awefuL?!!! WTH?!

Rob...you trying to make me cry or what?

i'll go click my Sig pic to make me feel better

[bravey_z12]

i have exactly the same one i agree with photoshop god

[Flypinoy457]

If you are looking to do a full paint job, one way to keep the cost down alittle bit would be go with a black coupe. With this you can keep your engine bay black, which will save you a lot of money.

[NightSky]

If you are looking to do a full paint job, one way to keep the cost down alittle bit would be go with a black coupe. With this you can keep your engine bay black, which will save you a lot of money.

Thanks for the tip. I was wondering if buying a certain color would make things easier. It's too much for me right now though. I'm a student who's running on very low funds. I wasn't planning on getting this car until a year or two but I just don't want to wait! lol So yeah, gonna be broke after this but it will be worth it. I'll probably end up getting blue or red.

[papawu]

the default blue is hot! what's wrong with you?

[Italianbulldog85]

My experience has been that stripes/ artwork on cars went out with the fast and the furious fad...

Also, sorry meddhi, but the blue on the A/C looks pretty awful , the G35 blue and Lexus Sc 430 blue are much, much, much sexier imo,

and yes, for a full paint job, they will need to disassemble your entire car, the same way you see them do on pimp my ride... look to spend 5-8K for it to be done correctly and for it to be "better" than the stock paint job

It would make sense that the blue on infinitys and lexus' are a better (probably more metallic) blue. Now if you compare Nissans blue to Toyotas bright blue or Mitsubishis blue because its the same class of car I would have to say that nissan comes out on top. Especially that bright blue they have on the Lancer... its so bright i think it glows in the dark

[AzureCoupe0888]

Blue!!!! FTW!!!!!

[hiroprotagonist2005]

dude, Nightsky, what kinda rims are those?

i love those things, they are perfect for the coupe.

[NightSky]

dude, Nightsky, what kinda rims are those?

i love those things, they are perfect for the coupe.

I was thinking the same thing when I saw that pic. I like the whole look of the car including the black calipers--nice touch on that. BTW, I'm not a dude.

[CaLiLaTiN]

I love the Azure Blue Is that the name of the color? Anyways. Well if you got the money to have it re-painted. GO FOR IT!. I wish I had a little extra to at least lower my ride lol.