JCW Show us your JCW body kit
#176
10-16-2008, 08:24 PM
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No offense Red Bull but where are you getting it painted for 300 bucks, Maaco?
I painted my own kit and even with the discount we get (I own two bodyshops and buy $3000 per week in paint materials), it cost me almost 400 JUST IN MATERIALS.
I would think depending on the shop you take it to, you'll have between 800-1200 in getting the entire kit painted.
Mark
I painted my own kit and even with the discount we get (I own two bodyshops and buy $3000 per week in paint materials), it cost me almost 400 JUST IN MATERIALS.
I would think depending on the shop you take it to, you'll have between 800-1200 in getting the entire kit painted.
Mark
Hey there Mark, ease up on us a bit. While some Maaco centers are run poorly, don't paint all of us with the same broad brush (pun intended). My center is one of the top performing centers in the chain with several DRP's, a GEICO drive and several national accounts. We do about 35 cars a week and use Duponts Chroma base on all late model repairs. Not to mention we write more estimates than any other center in the chain, usually over 100 a week. We do offer some inexpensive paint services as well as late model collision repair. We do a fair amount of ground effects and Corvettes too. And no, I don't do ground effects for 300 bucks either. And 3 grand a week for two shops, I'd love to be that efficient. I spend that each week, and I get a heck of a deal from our home office! Here's a link to shops gallery:
http://www.maaco.com/Hampton/photos
Unfortunately, pics of my MCS when a Charlotte hit and run driver hit it!
BTW, where are you at in Charlotte, my kid is in school at Johnson & Wales down there in his MINI. I'd be glad to stop by and say hi next time I'm down there and check out your locations.
#177
10-16-2008, 08:46 PM
Dale,
No disrespect meant. I was using a general referall to the old 299 paint jobs. Even if not, you can't compare a Maaco to an independent shop, we're simply not a production shop. Quality is what we do.... definitely not a Maaco trait.
I ran a Maaco for 4 years. The owner tried to get me to buy it before I moved from OH to NC. I wish I had, I guess that's why he's a multi-millionaire and I'm not.
Our paintjobs start off at 4500 bucks and go to 13000 but then again, we're not a production shop. I am not a DRP for any insurance company, I refuse to be dictated to by insurance companies like Geico or Allstate.
Both of my shops are word of mouth and referalls only. We're not even in the phonebooks.
One of my shops is in Indian Trail (Collision Specialties, Inc) and the other shop is a custom and restoration shop in Monroe, NC. (Monroe Collision Center, Inc)
Mark
No disrespect meant. I was using a general referall to the old 299 paint jobs. Even if not, you can't compare a Maaco to an independent shop, we're simply not a production shop. Quality is what we do.... definitely not a Maaco trait.
I ran a Maaco for 4 years. The owner tried to get me to buy it before I moved from OH to NC. I wish I had, I guess that's why he's a multi-millionaire and I'm not.
Our paintjobs start off at 4500 bucks and go to 13000 but then again, we're not a production shop. I am not a DRP for any insurance company, I refuse to be dictated to by insurance companies like Geico or Allstate.
Both of my shops are word of mouth and referalls only. We're not even in the phonebooks.
One of my shops is in Indian Trail (Collision Specialties, Inc) and the other shop is a custom and restoration shop in Monroe, NC. (Monroe Collision Center, Inc)
Mark
Hey there Mark, ease up on us a bit. While some Maaco centers are run poorly, don't paint all of us with the same broad brush (pun intended). My center is one of the top performing centers in the chain with several DRP's, a GEICO drive and several national accounts. We do about 35 cars a week and use Duponts Chroma base on all late model repairs. Not to mention we write more estimates than any other center in the chain, usually over 100 a week. We do offer some inexpensive paint services as well as late model collision repair. We do a fair amount of ground effects and Corvettes too. And no, I don't do ground effects for 300 bucks either. And 3 grand a week for two shops, I'd love to be that efficient. I spend that each week, and I get a heck of a deal from our home office! Here's a link to shops gallery:
http://www.maaco.com/Hampton/photos
Unfortunately, pics of my MCS when a Charlotte hit and run driver hit it!
BTW, where are you at in Charlotte, my kid is in school at Johnson & Wales down there in his MINI. I'd be glad to stop by and say hi next time I'm down there and check out your locations.
http://www.maaco.com/Hampton/photos
Unfortunately, pics of my MCS when a Charlotte hit and run driver hit it!
BTW, where are you at in Charlotte, my kid is in school at Johnson & Wales down there in his MINI. I'd be glad to stop by and say hi next time I'm down there and check out your locations.
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10-25-2008, 10:22 PM
#182
10-30-2008, 09:17 AM
Thats funny...thought the same thing for a second.
#184
10-30-2008, 10:31 AM
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Hey! You stole my car...then put some nicer wheels on it...then added the checkerboard to the roof...then downgraded it to the S...Nevermind, my car is still in the driveway 
Nice ride!
Nice ride!
Last edited by SmokeM; 10-30-2008 at 05:33 PM.
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10-30-2008, 05:10 PM
#186
10-30-2008, 06:37 PM
No I'd ditch my car for a factory JCW any day of the week. Although if those brakes are really only $2k I could probably just convert mine into one fairly easily.
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11-03-2008, 04:02 AM
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#192
11-13-2008, 07:49 AM
No offense Red Bull but where are you getting it painted for 300 bucks, Maaco?
I painted my own kit and even with the discount we get (I own two bodyshops and buy $3000 per week in paint materials), it cost me almost 400 JUST IN MATERIALS.
I would think depending on the shop you take it to, you'll have between 800-1200 in getting the entire kit painted.
Mark
I painted my own kit and even with the discount we get (I own two bodyshops and buy $3000 per week in paint materials), it cost me almost 400 JUST IN MATERIALS.
I would think depending on the shop you take it to, you'll have between 800-1200 in getting the entire kit painted.
Mark
Base of scuttle is black and the scuttle is body color with some light airbrush
Last edited by Red Bull; 11-13-2008 at 07:55 AM.
#194
11-16-2008, 08:43 PM
Hey Rage...thanks..well, when will the kit be on the Mini?? Will be in your area dec 12th...Friday or Saturday. Will have the Mini so get your cash out...we can have our own PINKS....I want to take your money and laminate it on the MINI.
#195
11-17-2008, 02:46 AM
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Your mini looks fantastic, looks like all you've got left is get some beltline blackout tape and door handles and your done.
I wish I could have done mine in black but laser blue just doesn't look right with all the chrome blacked out.
I'm thinking one more thing.... the Joey mod would look good on your car. (headlights)
BTW, what did you end up lowering the car with? Coilovers/springs? Which ones? How's it ride? Looks perfect.
Mark
#199
11-27-2008, 01:19 PM
love da wheels