Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic black LS Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post 3800 FTW Posted at 12:33 am on July 11, 2009 save money and splurge for a black ls ? or keep my white one pics related white one is mine.. oldish pic from last year in september on stock 16's like the pic above.. and.. how it sits now.

Replies drifting Posted at 11:40 pm on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 4:56 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from drifting at 2:52 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 4:47 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from drifting at 2:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 3:46 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 1:37 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 12:36 am on July 11, 2009 Why not just get a black paint job if it's the same car? to have a car properly repainted, including inside and out, under the hood, under the body, inside the car on the spots you don't see, it'd be $7-10K.. and that'd be for an OK job, nowhere near as good as stock. Most of a car's cost is the paintjob.    Why color the parts that remain unseen? Unless you're entering it in some sort of show or competition it doesn't really matter.       Yes, it does. And Eric (3800 FTW) is very particular about his car anyways, so that wouldnt be right at all.   Look at it like this: If you were painting some cabinets, would you simply take a sprain paint can and start painting? Sure, you could. It could look nice. It could look great. But the second someone looks a little closer, its not so great. Sure, some people might not care, but others are going to look down on you because of its white trash appearance. Then say later down the road, you want to sell said cabinet. Do you really think any buyer is going to like that paint? Same goes for a car.         And FTF, you better be joking.   I didn't mean the quality of the paint, I meant painting under the hood, inside, unseen crevices, etc.. Now that I think about it I've never seen a car painted under the hood though...    The engine bay is usually painted the same color as the car. My hood (the underside) is painted the same.  And ultimately, the VIN usually has some sort of indication of the color, so painting it (and painting it cheap) is going to negatively effect the value. More so if its any less quality than stock. Might even make it impossible to sell back to some dealers. Ah, is that a feature that started after a certain year though? Most of the cars I deal with are '96-'99 and they were unpainted under the hood. I suppose they could have been replaced hoods that were only painted on the top though... Every Miata I have ever seen (my car) from '89-'09 has the hood painted on the underside. Same with the rear panels (you can see them from the inside of the trunk). My '86 Celica did to. As does our '85 Wagon. And our '97 Cougar. And my brothers new ('07?) Grand Prix. And pretty much every other car I have seen. And even replaced hoods are painted (mine). Its just what a typical paint job requires. Even a crappy paint job. 3800 FTW Posted at 9:12 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 80Kidz at 9:08 am on July 11, 2009 if you go black, tint the windows a tad. The car would see 20% all the way around 3800 FTW Posted at 9:12 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 1:56 am on July 11, 2009 Ah, is that a feature that started after a certain year though? Most of the cars I deal with are '96-'99 and they were unpainted under the hood. I suppose they could have been replaced hoods that were only painted on the top though... Any car I've ever dealt with has had every side of every panel painetd.. 80Kidz Posted at 9:08 am on July 11, 2009 if you go black, tint the windows a tad. FTF Posted at 2:40 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from emo sux69 at 2:02 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from FTF at 6:58 pm on July 11, 2009 Quote: from drifting at 1:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 3:46 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 1:37 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 12:36 am on July 11, 2009 Why not just get a black paint job if it's the same car? to have a car properly repainted, including inside and out, under the hood, under the body, inside the car on the spots you don't see, it'd be $7-10K.. and that'd be for an OK job, nowhere near as good as stock. Most of a car's cost is the paintjob.       Why color the parts that remain unseen? Unless you're entering it in some sort of show or competition it doesn't really matter.   Yes, it does. And Eric (3800 FTW) is very particular about his car anyways, so that wouldnt be right at all.             And FTF, you better be joking.    1989 Ford Tempo KBB Value: $1,500    Professional paint job: $6,000+ By the best Tempo in the world for half that and you wouldn't look like a retard. Some dude in Australia thinking I'm a retard is just a risk I'm willing to take. emo sux69 Posted at 2:02 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from FTF at 6:58 pm on July 11, 2009 Quote: from drifting at 1:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 3:46 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 1:37 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 12:36 am on July 11, 2009 Why not just get a black paint job if it's the same car? to have a car properly repainted, including inside and out, under the hood, under the body, inside the car on the spots you don't see, it'd be $7-10K.. and that'd be for an OK job, nowhere near as good as stock. Most of a car's cost is the paintjob.   Why color the parts that remain unseen? Unless you're entering it in some sort of show or competition it doesn't really matter.    Yes, it does. And Eric (3800 FTW) is very particular about his car anyways, so that wouldnt be right at all.      And FTF, you better be joking. 1989 Ford Tempo KBB Value: $1,500 Professional paint job: $6,000+ By the best Tempo in the world for half that and you wouldn't look like a retard. FTF Posted at 1:58 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from drifting at 1:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 3:46 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 1:37 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 12:36 am on July 11, 2009 Why not just get a black paint job if it's the same car? to have a car properly repainted, including inside and out, under the hood, under the body, inside the car on the spots you don't see, it'd be $7-10K.. and that'd be for an OK job, nowhere near as good as stock. Most of a car's cost is the paintjob.    Why color the parts that remain unseen? Unless you're entering it in some sort of show or competition it doesn't really matter. Yes, it does. And Eric (3800 FTW) is very particular about his car anyways, so that wouldnt be right at all.     And FTF, you better be joking. 1989 Ford Tempo KBB Value: $1,500 Professional paint job: $6,000+ Silenced Posted at 1:56 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from drifting at 2:52 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 4:47 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from drifting at 2:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 3:46 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 1:37 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 12:36 am on July 11, 2009 Why not just get a black paint job if it's the same car? to have a car properly repainted, including inside and out, under the hood, under the body, inside the car on the spots you don't see, it'd be $7-10K.. and that'd be for an OK job, nowhere near as good as stock. Most of a car's cost is the paintjob.       Why color the parts that remain unseen? Unless you're entering it in some sort of show or competition it doesn't really matter.   Yes, it does. And Eric (3800 FTW) is very particular about his car anyways, so that wouldnt be right at all.       Look at it like this: If you were painting some cabinets, would you simply take a sprain paint can and start painting? Sure, you could. It could look nice. It could look great. But the second someone looks a little closer, its not so great. Sure, some people might not care, but others are going to look down on you because of its white trash appearance. Then say later down the road, you want to sell said cabinet. Do you really think any buyer is going to like that paint? Same goes for a car.           And FTF, you better be joking.    I didn't mean the quality of the paint, I meant painting under the hood, inside, unseen crevices, etc.. Now that I think about it I've never seen a car painted under the hood though... The engine bay is usually painted the same color as the car. My hood (the underside) is painted the same.   And ultimately, the VIN usually has some sort of indication of the color, so painting it (and painting it cheap) is going to negatively effect the value. More so if its any less quality than stock. Might even make it impossible to sell back to some dealers. Ah, is that a feature that started after a certain year though? Most of the cars I deal with are '96-'99 and they were unpainted under the hood. I suppose they could have been replaced hoods that were only painted on the top though... drifting Posted at 1:52 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 4:47 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from drifting at 2:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 3:46 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 1:37 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 12:36 am on July 11, 2009 Why not just get a black paint job if it's the same car? to have a car properly repainted, including inside and out, under the hood, under the body, inside the car on the spots you don't see, it'd be $7-10K.. and that'd be for an OK job, nowhere near as good as stock. Most of a car's cost is the paintjob.   Why color the parts that remain unseen? Unless you're entering it in some sort of show or competition it doesn't really matter.    Yes, it does. And Eric (3800 FTW) is very particular about his car anyways, so that wouldnt be right at all.  Look at it like this: If you were painting some cabinets, would you simply take a sprain paint can and start painting? Sure, you could. It could look nice. It could look great. But the second someone looks a little closer, its not so great. Sure, some people might not care, but others are going to look down on you because of its white trash appearance. Then say later down the road, you want to sell said cabinet. Do you really think any buyer is going to like that paint? Same goes for a car.    And FTF, you better be joking. I didn't mean the quality of the paint, I meant painting under the hood, inside, unseen crevices, etc.. Now that I think about it I've never seen a car painted under the hood though... The engine bay is usually painted the same color as the car. My hood (the underside) is painted the same. And ultimately, the VIN usually has some sort of indication of the color, so painting it (and painting it cheap) is going to negatively effect the value. More so if its any less quality than stock. Might even make it impossible to sell back to some dealers. Silenced Posted at 1:47 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from drifting at 2:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 3:46 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 1:37 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 12:36 am on July 11, 2009 Why not just get a black paint job if it's the same car? to have a car properly repainted, including inside and out, under the hood, under the body, inside the car on the spots you don't see, it'd be $7-10K.. and that'd be for an OK job, nowhere near as good as stock. Most of a car's cost is the paintjob.    Why color the parts that remain unseen? Unless you're entering it in some sort of show or competition it doesn't really matter. Yes, it does. And Eric (3800 FTW) is very particular about his car anyways, so that wouldnt be right at all.   Look at it like this: If you were painting some cabinets, would you simply take a sprain paint can and start painting? Sure, you could. It could look nice. It could look great. But the second someone looks a little closer, its not so great. Sure, some people might not care, but others are going to look down on you because of its white trash appearance. Then say later down the road, you want to sell said cabinet. Do you really think any buyer is going to like that paint? Same goes for a car.     And FTF, you better be joking. I didn't mean the quality of the paint, I meant painting under the hood, inside, unseen crevices, etc.. Now that I think about it I've never seen a car painted under the hood though... drifting Posted at 1:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 3:46 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 1:37 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 12:36 am on July 11, 2009 Why not just get a black paint job if it's the same car? to have a car properly repainted, including inside and out, under the hood, under the body, inside the car on the spots you don't see, it'd be $7-10K.. and that'd be for an OK job, nowhere near as good as stock. Most of a car's cost is the paintjob. Why color the parts that remain unseen? Unless you're entering it in some sort of show or competition it doesn't really matter. Yes, it does. And Eric (3800 FTW) is very particular about his car anyways, so that wouldnt be right at all. Look at it like this: If you were painting some cabinets, would you simply take a sprain paint can and start painting? Sure, you could. It could look nice. It could look great. But the second someone looks a little closer, its not so great. Sure, some people might not care, but others are going to look down on you because of its white trash appearance. Then say later down the road, you want to sell said cabinet. Do you really think any buyer is going to like that paint? Same goes for a car. And FTF, you better be joking. FTF Posted at 12:56 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 12:37 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 12:36 am on July 11, 2009 Why not just get a black paint job if it's the same car? to have a car properly repainted, including inside and out, under the hood, under the body, inside the car on the spots you don't see, it'd be $7-10K.. and that'd be for an OK job, nowhere near as good as stock. Most of a car's cost is the paintjob. Tell me about it. My paint job is going to cost over three times my car's retail value. In regards to the black LS, I like the white better. Hell, I like the gray better. Maybe its that white pin stripe that's throwing me off. ss454 Posted at 12:54 am on July 11, 2009 No MustardMan661 Posted at 12:54 am on July 11, 2009 keep the white fix it up then sell it then get a prius hehe Silenced Posted at 12:46 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from 3800 FTW at 1:37 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Silenced at 12:36 am on July 11, 2009 Why not just get a black paint job if it's the same car? to have a car properly repainted, including inside and out, under the hood, under the body, inside the car on the spots you don't see, it'd be $7-10K.. and that'd be for an OK job, nowhere near as good as stock. Most of a car's cost is the paintjob. Why color the parts that remain unseen? Unless you're entering it in some sort of show or competition it doesn't really matter. Most recent 15 of 27 previous replies displayed.