FYI

I got a guy who owns a paint shop where I live and he didn't hesitate to say it could be painted. He did say it had to be preppedrightsince he would be spraying on plastic, but said afterwards it would like it came from the factory. He is charging $200 for all the work (prep, spray, etc.) - whats nice about that is if a problem comes up I can take it to him to fix.

 

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^ i like your grill! where from?

 

me and a bud made that grill. I got the idea from those rubber doorsills to protect ur paint. But we made them metal and got em chromed. Its one of a kind.

 

I just got my car back from the body shop. I went into a snow bank back in December. Long ordeal, they screwed up royally and as a result I got my deductible waived and part of the cost of painting my lowers written off. I will post pics tomorrow. They wanted $700 to do it right (full disassemble, prep, adhesion agent, flex agent in the paint.) It looks awesome.

 

The lowers are the same damn material as the uppers. No reason why they can't be painted. The USP front, which is never unpainted on a factory car, comes unpainted as a replacement part. I've repainted every different front I've had (3 different ones). No problems. Good prep is key. I don't use flex agent; it darkens the hue. It serves no purpose but to give a few extra hours to get a flexible part back on the car. It doesn't "stay" fleixible. Once it cures, it cracks like anything else if bent.
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bustanut what size rims u running?

 

Here are some pics of my Avant. Please... spare the 4x4 alert comments. I know it needs to be lowered. That's coming after the tint and clearbra.

 

19's with 245/35 tires

Beefyosito, no 4X4 comments from me, man. That car is sweet regardless. I love nice avants. Your avant is just bad-***.

 

Thanks Lee... your car is awesome looking too. I love USP cars. I want to do a USP spoiler on mine at some point. I'm going to get the Caractere bumper and grille for my S4.

Miguel