I have a Suzuka Blue AP1 with unpainted Honda front bumper and C-West FRP front fenders.

I was considering a paint job for those unpainted parts but now I'm thinking about to paint the whole car darker blue.

Since I'll get CF hood and trunk any time soon, I'm not going to paint them.

Also, I don't think it is necessary to paint door jambs and engine bay.

However, I can't decide which blue I'd like to have.

Any suggestion and pictures are welcome.

And, if any central FL owners here to recommend a body shop for the job, please let me know. (I live in Daytona Beach.)

Thanks in advance.

 

I do know that there is a lot of american owners that like the monte carlo blue as it is not available over there..

Do you want to stick to factory colour or do you want a custom colour i think is what you need to decide..

 

If you do it a darker blue, please do the jams and stuff and do it right. It would look very awkward with very light blue door jams and under the hood/trunk while the rest is dark blue. Just do it right if you really want to do it.

Personally I think you should keep it Suzuka, but if you insist on getting a darker blue, monte carlo blue is pretty nice and is an OEM color option for some S2000's not in the states. That would look really nice but if you do, please just do the jams and everything also.

 

I went to a body shop today and the cost to paint the whole car (outside panels only) was about 4k dollars and takes 3 weeks to get the job done.

With that amount of money, I can do a lot more to my car than change its color. So, I decided to stick with Suzuka Blue.

Thank you for your comments though.

 

Suzuka ftw!