Back from paintsville...shes BLUE!!!

**Micah 89LXi** · 07-30-2004, 11:42 PM

okay..after maaco broke 2 sets of windshield washer lights trying to get mine back on there...they just wrote me a check for double and said i could install them..heh..i had the really cool ones with the mini neon tubes..that strobed and glowed..anyways...after messing around with those i finally get the car...they jacked up the trim..so once the paint cures after about 6 weeks im taking it back and they will paint the trim for me..which will be awsome...the difference is unbelievable...not the best paint job ive ever seen..but pretty damn good...here are the pics..ill post the links as well as the only before pic i could find..but it gives you an idea..

Before
After Side View
After Back View
After Happy Honda

Hope those work...what do you guys think??..not bad..oh yeah and as soon as i can afford to im powdercoating the rims white. ^_^

**88Accord-DX** · 07-31-2004, 01:09 AM

That link by Angelfire is not working! "linky no worky"

**soljaboy2000** · 07-31-2004, 01:14 AM

yeah you need a different host. All i see is.....

**Oyvind Ryeng** · 07-31-2004, 02:07 AM

Send me the pics on [email protected] and I'll host them for you.

**HondaBoy** · 07-31-2004, 04:00 PM

looks ok in the pix. good color choice. i think it looks pretty clean. best bet is to COPY and PASTE into the address thing. dont just click it because it dont work as you've probley found out. again, the car looks good.
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/SSGoku/front_fogs.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/SSGoku/blueside.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/SSGoku/blueback.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/SSGoku/bluehappy.jpg

**hondamanlxi** · 07-31-2004, 04:01 PM

guess what? still no worky

**i.c.** · 07-31-2004, 06:38 PM

what's wrong with your guys computers... i always see them....

that's blue... i hope that lasts..

**AccordAddict** · 07-31-2004, 07:04 PM

WOW! that looks bad ass! i love your front end, how did you get the grill to stay there, im trying to get one too, but i have an 86 front end, which isnt the same but close. those headlights look good, a little too expensive for me to do a conversion like that.

**AccordAddict** · 07-31-2004, 07:06 PM

How much was it to change the color? i know maaco says 250 to paint the same color and $40-150 for a change, how much was your change because i wanna get mine painted silver or gold.

**zero.counter** · 07-31-2004, 07:11 PM

Nice blue, how much?

BTW, right click and save...

**3rdgeneration** · 07-31-2004, 08:03 PM

i dunno about the macco you went to but the ones around here sucks,, the painted my car the wrong color...they got over spray and my brand new rims,,ther had to repaint my freinds car 3 times before they fot the right color,,they overspraid on his exhaust now its blue,,,sure it will save you a few dollars ,the paint they use is thin,,so id sand and prime myself before i went,,i learned the hard way

**AccordAddict** · 07-31-2004, 08:24 PM

damn, thanks for the tip ill be sure to insulate my muffler with newspaper before i go, AND also my Hubcaps

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**88accordhb** · 07-31-2004, 09:37 PM

dang your car is hosted by angelfire?

**truetune** · 07-31-2004, 10:57 PM

wooo, nice color man.

**Oyvind Ryeng** · 08-01-2004, 04:12 AM

Still no pics. Email me them, and I'll host them.

**Micah 89LXi** · 08-01-2004, 07:23 AM

$1274 for all of it...new hood bunch of body work...my door doesnt scrape..painted door jambs and under hood and trunk and all that...its metallic blue impact..is the colour...its a subaru colour..the WRX blue...i cant wash it and wax it for 6 weeks...they messed up my trim but when i go back in 6 weeks he is going to repaint that and my rock guard and that little lip on the back bumper...its gonna look freakin nice

**Micah 89LXi** · 08-01-2004, 07:30 AM

here are the re-hosted pics...thanks Oyvind Ryeng for offering

what she did look like

....oh and just so you know...when working with maaco you have to remember the dont factor in the cost of prep, body work, or special paint..in that $250 price tag....it was a $150 fee to change the colour completely..door jambs trunk,hood..i got a new hood..mine was pretty messed up..they said as much as it would cost to fix it it would be more expensive than buying a new one...i wanted a carbon fiber one...but i ran out of money...im going for a sleeper anyways..i had esitimated about $900 so i wasnt too shocked when it was almost $1300...but i wanted it cause i want to keep this car for a long time swap in a b20 or b16..new rims.lower it all that...but overall i am very happy with the way it turned out

**Micah 89LXi** · 08-01-2004, 07:33 AM

oh yeah altogether my conversion lenses were $40 w/ crappy blue white xenon bulbs..and i just upgraded to syvannia silverstars...which are very nice...but im gonna get the projector lenses sometime soon...

**Oyvind Ryeng** · 08-01-2004, 08:31 AM

I see the pics now! Looks great, but you need wheels and a drop.

**Nate2310** · 08-01-2004, 03:10 PM

just tape off the trim and use trim paint and repaint it black, it will look good until u have them make the trim body color

**blazin3gen** · 08-01-2004, 03:21 PM

holly shiznet that is nice bro i love that color!!

**88accordhb** · 08-01-2004, 03:45 PM

you missed the body moldings. but nice.

**Underdog** · 08-01-2004, 06:37 PM

From the pictures, it looks really good.

**AccordAddict** · 08-01-2004, 08:02 PM

my conversions were 50 for the lenses plus 20 for the apc h4 bulbs. so thats a total of $70. thats why i took them back.

**Micah 89LXi** · 08-01-2004, 10:18 PM

should i have them paint the trim blue..or black..cause they gonna paint it black i think...but i have to wait till the paint cures too..which is at least 6 weeks