blueprint

Just purchased this car back in November but I wasn't pleased with the car's overall paint condition.... The hood/fenders had a lot of rock chips and the front bumper color was slightly off from the Hood/Lip and Fenders. Since it is very difficult to paint match/blend a 3 stage metallic color such as LBP i opted to have the whole car repainted the original OEM Laguna Blue Pearl. Im sure they could've blended/color matched but why take a chance and risk having to do it over again in case the color was off...

She is pretty much as good as new. The body shop i went to went above and beyond what I asked and i couldn't be happier.

fernando.

Wow, that's beautiful.

blueprint

Thanks! Coilovers and wheels go on next.

I had the side strakes removed but im honestly kind of missing them...

MBHs2k

Car looks great. I know you had the holes from the side strakes covered up. You can mount them with double sided tape to avoid drilling.

blueprint

Yes i will do that. I thought the strakes flowed well with the OEM lip. Now the car looks kinda naked.

Gotpepsi

Although it looks good, repainting a car an OEM color is kind of like taboo sex. Its soo good, but you don't go out and tell your neighbors what you did.

fernando.

You must be stupid.

blueprint

???

fernando.

Respraying a car the same colour is by all means a perfectly sound thing to do. I'm probably going to do it this year.

To repaint a car a "non oem" colour like that clown mentioned requires lots and lots of time and money to properly dissemble the car and paint everything thoroughly. Why do people flap their gums if they don't know anything.

Ricky_Flowers_

This post has given me cancer.