Thanks for all the input. Sounds like I'll have to go ahead and buy one.

 

Loose parts (spoilers, lips....etc) should NOT cost more than $150 bucks to paint.

 

OK, but don't know where you guys come up with these low ball prices. The three phase paint will cost at least $60 and body shop labor is no less than $40 an hour. I guess you can get someone to do you a favor if they have time to kill but around here this is not less than $300 at quality shops. Parts prep, three or more coats of paint, and parts install will be marked up. My three piece Mugen in Silverstone was quoted from $340 to $780, and it did cost me over $500 to get it done.

 

Maybee in TX, paint costs more money, but my shop does great work, and loose parts take hours to paint, not days. $150 is MORE than enough to paint a loose part. I got a dented rear quarted fixed, repainted, and recleared for 300. Thats a lot more labor than painting a loose part. Sorry, just because people get ripped off, doesnt mean the price is right.

 

Also, I got my rear diffuser painted for 50 bucks....and THAT takes more labor than a loose part.