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Old 04-12-2007, 02:59 PM   #1
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Requesting help from the Paintshop pros.

When I was looking for the car I wanted a seal grey/black Boxster because I thought it would look really good with 18" turbo twists painted gloss black. Now after seeing my 17" Boxster design wheels I kinda like the looks of those. I might be looking to keep those and save some $$$, not only from the cost of new rims but from replacement tires and bottles of Tylenol from hitting the Chicago potholes wearing 18"shoes. Could one of you guys help me out with the paintshop thing and ummm, Paint It Black? Sorry for the sucky pics. Thanks.

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Old 04-13-2007, 03:57 AM   #2
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Are you talking about painting the car black? Or just the wheels?
It is definately not cost effective to repaint your car and do a color change. You would be talking about upwards of 5 to 7k by the time you paint all the jambs and interiors as well as the exterior. Buy a black car before painting it!

The wheels are easier... You would just need to have them stripped or blasted and then primed and painted. A good shop could do that for probably 200 to 225 per wheel.
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Old 04-13-2007, 06:46 AM   #3
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Sorry, I just want to paint the wheels black. I am keeping the car seal grey.
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heres a quick one for ya, and i figured since you like the blacked out look, i have you some smoked lenses as well
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heres a quick one for ya, and i figured since you like the blacked out look, i have you some smoked lenses as well

Now put his infront of the drive thru window.
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Dj, can you put these Wheels on my boxster when you have time???

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