What do you guys think is a fair price for painting the lower trim on my 2002 A4? I figure while my car is at the body shop getting repaired from the accident that I could maybe get a good deal on it already...but I don't want to get ripped off in the process either? So what should I expect...they are a very reputable shop and are certified from VW for body work...so of course I expect them to be a little more than other places....and is it even worth it to paint them? Or do I have to go the body kit route? I really just want to have em ready for door blades in a few months...and the car flat out looks nicer painted...

 

so this is the deal with paint jobs. when you paint something like a front bumper you have to paint everything around the bumper to make it match. like the hood and fenders to make it look perfect.

 

Im not sure how much.. but make sure that they can match the paint.. auto paint (red) for my 67 camaro was 120 bucks a gallon... ***** expensive

 

120 a gallon is very cheap....

the paint (napa junk) that i had my off road toyota pickup painted with was 150 for a gallon.....


friend painted his chevy with a metalic blue that was $350 a gallon... paint can be upward of $1000 a gallon for the fancier stuff. a quality paint job is not cheap.

they shouldnt charge all that much more to do the sides... $250 tops?? i would think, its not gonna use a huge amount of paint... just gonna take a little time to tape it off

 

120..... my bmw was 80 bucks a pint

 

I've heard a lot of ppl say that it cost them about $700, but many places will not do it because they can't guarantee it. I just did mine yesterday, and I'll post some pics as soon as I get it cleaned up.

 

So would the better route be to just obtain a body kit?

 

If u wanna drop that much cash. Its not to hard to paint them yourself, and I think it looks pretty dam good. I'll post some pics this week.