» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 08-14-2008, 07:40 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston MA Posts: 135 | $700 WTF!?! So the hood of my ti has been severely "sun burnt" and ive been wanting to get it fixed for a while now. The clear coat is slowly chipping/flaking off the hood as well as the side view mirrors. It looks awful. The exposed paint still appears to be fine but what the hell do i know? I finally went to the body shop today to get an estimate for repainting it and the guy told me it would cost about 700 bucks . He said they would have to strip it down to the metal and completely redo it. Any suggestions on what i should do? Im not really willing to spend that much just to get the hood fixed and was hoping there was some way to do it myself. If you look closely you can see it in this picture. I will get some better ones when i get home | | | 08-14-2008, 07:52 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, GA Posts: 1,231 | 700 seems a little steep. shop around and get a second opinion. 400 to 500 seems like a more reasonable price | | | 08-14-2008, 07:52 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,895 | You will have to get more than one estimate if you want to find the best price. __________________ ... ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ | | | 08-14-2008, 08:14 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: PA Posts: 822 | Looks like barnacles are growing on your hood. That sucks. Yeah go get a few estimates and see who has the best prices. __________________ Clever but we are clueless... Current mods...18" staggered CSL reps, ZHP shift knob, BavAuto lowering springs, Bilstein sports, fogged airbox, Dinan ECU upgrade, mtech front bumper, mirrors and side moldings, DEPO headlights, tinted windows, JL Audio 12w3v2s, Phoenix Gold ZX350... | | | 08-14-2008, 08:17 PM | #5 | Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Spruce Creek, PA Posts: 56 | I was recently told $800 to fix my stone chips and repaint my hood. It might not be too far out of the ballpark. | | | 08-14-2008, 08:26 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston MA Posts: 135 | Man that sucks. yea its been pissing me off haha. I think thats how it started with the stone chips. Heres my hypothesis: rocks got kicked up and put small cracks in the clear coat, then water got into the cracks and froze in the winter making them worse, unfortunately i have to park outside so its only gonna get worse. I guess i can buy a cover for it this winter while im at school but it looks like im a little too late now and the damage is already done. | | | 08-14-2008, 08:49 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | damn that seems slightly priced! check a few more places! __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 08-14-2008, 09:23 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 | agreed. i have my rear bumper being repainted right now for $380 (paid by someone else), the front bumper and side skirt and all chips filled for $120 more and M3 mirrors cleaned up and mounted for $40 too. Call around and ask if they do rust repair- there are many "collision" body shops that only want to replace entire sections of your car when all you want is a spot touch up. You want a smaller shop on a back road that actually smells like filler putty and primer. i swear, my nose knows the difference! __________________ My Former Rides 1999 318ti Alpine White, Cali Roof, Dinan goodies 1996 318ti Hellrot California Edition | | | 08-14-2008, 09:27 PM | #9 | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | I'd part it out ASAP. Just kidding, but seriously shop around a little more. Heck it might be worth it to suck it up and get a complete respray next summer or during the winter when business is slow they might cut you a deal, but expect to pay between 2-3k for a complete. This is definitely one of those things where you get what you pay for. __________________ 4 MORE YEARS BABY!!! | | | 08-14-2008, 10:14 PM | #10 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | If the hood actually needs to be stripped down to bare metal, perhaps you could do that part yourself? That would at least save you the cost of that labor. __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 08-14-2008, 10:39 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 1,065 | Quote: Originally Posted by roadrash If the hood actually needs to be stripped down to bare metal, perhaps you could do that part yourself? That would at least save you the cost of that labor. | I will be spraying my hood, bumpers, and skirts myself. I plan to do the above, using airplane grade paint stripper to get the old paint off the hood. It's three layers, one good, two crap. I'll post pictures of how it turns out. __________________ 1995 318TI base. 95 2.5L from 325IS. S50 cams+pistons, e36 M3 front brakes. H&R race springs F+R. Turner Motorsport front sway bars, M3 control arms. M Roadster rear sway bar. Racing Dynamics strut brace. e36 325i 5spd. 3.25lsd from e28 535is. M Roadster short shifter. Conforti chip. | | | 08-14-2008, 11:12 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Posts: 188 | like stated, get some aircraft stripper, and strip the hood yourself. also go to a paint shop and have them mix up the paint themselves. if you have the hood primered and ready to go, and have the paint ready to go, it shouldent cost more then 200 bucks to get sprayed! | | | 08-15-2008, 05:58 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 | another option is to buy another hellrot red hood from a salvage yard. pretty common. __________________ My Former Rides 1999 318ti Alpine White, Cali Roof, Dinan goodies 1996 318ti Hellrot California Edition | | | 08-15-2008, 06:07 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 | or u can get a cf hood for around $500 __________________ 5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | 08-15-2008, 07:19 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 379 | I think you would have to be veeeerry lucky to find a hood in a salvage yard in good or better condition then yours. Around here 700$ isn't all that bad. My pops just had 3 body pannels done and it was around 3500$. It was a nice shop but at least it was done properly and it matches perfectly. I would go to a shop with a good rep and get a nice jod done to ur nice car. __________________ http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...ignature-2.jpg Current Mods: DASC, Depo 5000K Projector Headlights with 6000K Predator Chromiums, BavAuto Sport Springs, 17" Mille Miglia rims, 225/40 Falkens, 10" JL W3 Sub, Clarion APX1300 Amp, M3 Shifter (33% Less Throw), 8% Tint, M Lip, AC Schnitzer pedals, Carbon Gauge Bezel, Black Emblems, Clears All Around, Doubled up Break Lamps, Corner Light Delete, License Plate Delete. Waiting to be installed: Bilstein Shocks/Struts with Heavy Duty Supports, Head Gasket and Spark Plug Seals, New ABS Sensors. Future Plans: Smaller Dasc Pulley, NickG Stage 2, Supersprint Exhaust, Lower Temp. 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