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re-spray..

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  • 28-08-2003 2:20pm
    #1
    edove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 57 ✭✭


    I wonder if anyone could give me an idea how much it would cost to have my car resprayed..?

    It's a Renault Megane Coupe..


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Heck we'll need more info! Is this a full body respray with all the interior trim removed or "just" the external panels....or just one panel?

    Mike.


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    Silvera
    Registered Users Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭Silvera


    A respray on a Renault Megane ?

    It must have had a hard life ........ Megane's are only around since 1998 !


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    angelblue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭angelblue


    all depends what ur planning but anything fromm 800euros (for a touch up )to 2500euros (for a flip full respray)!


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    edove
    Closed Accounts Posts: 57 ✭✭edove


    Just the external panels done I guess.. nothing wrong with it.. except that it's blue and I want a red one!


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    Borzoi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,876 ✭✭✭Borzoi


    Probably cheaper to sell your and buy a red one!

    Bear in mind that if you do a full respray you have to inform the licensing people to get your registration certificate altered due to the colour change


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    Gmodified
    Closed Accounts Posts: 973 ✭✭✭Gmodified


    This will be waste of money as takes a lots of work to change color of the car.


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    Quigs Snr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,154 ✭✭✭Quigs Snr


    Not worth the money. A proper job will cost a couple of grand. Sell and buythe color you want.

    PS: The Megane is around since 1996.


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    louie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭louie


    If you really want to find out visit this website and contact them.

    MG AutoStyling


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    greenday chick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭greenday chick


    just go to a panel beater and they'll do it for 500 yoyos max


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    Gmodified
    Closed Accounts Posts: 973 ✭✭✭Gmodified


    500 sounds bit cheap. Is he doing this in the garden?


    It's always more work when changing the color of the car as there is more area to mask and spray.

    I would be looking for 250 to just spray wing and bumper


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    jongore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 559 ✭✭✭jongore


    Bad idea, a proper job would cost a couple of grand, a fly by night guy could maybe do it cheaper but if it's a poor job it would lower the value of the car. (Most people would think that a resprayed car was in a crash)

    Why did you buy a blue car if you were that set on having red?:rolleyes:


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    Benbaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭Benbaz


    Originally posted by jongore
    Bad idea, a proper job would cost a couple of grand, a fly by night guy could maybe do it cheaper but if it's a poor job it would lower the value of the car. (Most people would think that a resprayed car was in a crash)

    Why did you buy a blue car if you were that set on having red?:rolleyes:


    Exactly what he said.

    A friend of mine owns a garage/spray shop and I've asked him this question before, and his reply was, firstly, you wouldn't get it done for much cheaper than 2k because of all the work invovled, (they'd have to take all the doors/bonnet off and totally strip them down, etc. and if you wanted a proper job done, i.e. not have a two tone effect when the boot/bonnet/doors were open making it look like it was in a crash it would be nigh on impossible and also very impracticle due to the amount of work involve. And secondly, he said that he'd never do it anyway because of the hassle!

    So, as everyone else has suggested, I'd suggest that you go sell your car and buy the one that you were probably better off buying in the first place!!!

    B.


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    greenday chick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭greenday chick


    2k and u could have urself a full respray in flip paint!


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    Gmodified
    Closed Accounts Posts: 973 ✭✭✭Gmodified


    Renault Megane in Flip paint. What a waste of money


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    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,120 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Sorry, but what,uhm is Flip paint?


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    Robbo
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Robbo


    Originally posted by byte
    Sorry, but what,uhm is Flip paint?
    It's when paint tries to be two (or more) colours at once. And fails miserably.

    For some reason, it's very popular amongst the chaps who consider it wise to attach the front bumper from the Millenium Falcon onto their 93 Civics.


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    I thought "flip" paint was the car owners reaction once it had dried and you realised your mistake!

    Mike.

    only you would'nt say flip! :ninja:

    Mike.


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    Gmodified
    Closed Accounts Posts: 973 ✭✭✭Gmodified


    I think he refers to ChromaFlair paint which replaced old "flip-flop" paint and is sometimes called FLIP-paint and has nothing to do with applying two colours of paint or drying process.


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    Barry Aldwell
    Registered Users Posts: 1,738 ✭✭✭Barry Aldwell


    Originally posted by Robbo
    For some reason, it's very popular amongst the chaps who consider it wise to attach the front bumper from the Millenium Falcon onto their 93 Civics.
    Rofl. It's worse when they do it to their 03 Yaris. Why not just buy a decent car in the first place instead of spending their money fooking up the car?


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    greenday chick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭greenday chick


    im not saying to get a respray in flip paint, im just making the point that i dont think the respray will be as expensive as some of ye have said


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