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as groucho marx once said upon relinquishing his membership at an exclusive country club: "I would never belong to any organization that would have me as a member."

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soap said:
The front will require more time. Although neither should be overly difficult.

--Joe
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i jack up the car and put it on stands right then use the jack to lift the front wheels right? so i can un bolt it and drop it if im correct?
 
UmX said:
i jack up the car and put it on stands right then use the jack to lift the front wheels right? so i can un bolt it and drop it if im correct?
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Support the car by the chassis so the A arm will hang free but put a jack under the A arm to support it. Undo the strut and lower the jack. Pull the spring out and remove the iso.

--Joe
 
Welcome. Also 150 sounds like a more than fair price, I doubt you'll find any prices to beat that. Only downside is Maaco does use cheap material and I doubt the color will match that great. Maybe Im wrong :dontknow:
 
Systemax302 said:
Welcome. Also 150 sounds like a more than fair price, I doubt you'll find any prices to beat that. Only downside is Maaco does use cheap material and I doubt the color will match that great. Maybe Im wrong :dontknow:
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I totally agree. I have seen some decent maaco work, and some absolute dog shit maaco work. You get what you pay for in body work/paint, IMO.
 
Welcome. The front fascia looks cool but I'm not really digging the headlight and taillight blackouts. Those were cool when I was in high school (15 years ago). How about a little spray tint if you want them a little darker? I've seen it done on taillights and it looks pretty good.

A co-worker of mine had his Fusion fascia painted by the Maaco on 8 Mile in Farmington Hills and it came out pretty good. The color match is perfect. It's probably hit and miss thought.

If you fill in your location (other than Michigan... almost everyone on the board is from Michigan) maybe someone can point you to a painter who is local to you.
 
Golden said:
I totally agree. I have seen some decent maaco work, and some absolute dog shit maaco work. You get what you pay for in body work/paint, IMO.
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FOR SURE, I would never do a bumper for someone for $150 total labor and material. If I remember correctly Maaco gets their paint pre mixed in boxes, so Im gonna REALLY be surprised if they are gonna do any form of color matching, so you might STILL be rocking the "2 tone" looks after Maaco shoots that bumper for you. That place is hack. If your serious about making that front end look good your gonna hafta spend more in the neighborhood of 250 300 probably. $150 for labor and materials is a joke, you gotta wonder how they can afford to do it so cheap, cheap ass product, and a hacked out quickie "I don't give a shit" job is the only way.
 
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