tmac2419

This is a test panel that the painter has sent me. It's black with a blue pearl. I'm ecstatic with the way it came out. Also, here's the pics on how it sits now . A long way to go .

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NeverSatisfied02

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I read ur original thread but my phone was acting up. I was gonna suggest blue pearl of the two.

BudRacing

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Looks good... but uh... dude, where's your roof?

NeverSatisfied02

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Oh ****... I didn't even notice that! They cut the whole thing out to replace it I'm assuming but damn... That's a pretty extreme repair. MIGHT show up on carfax... Lol

garrettg

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Don't tell me that is the easiest way to remove the weight of a moonroof in a v1?

tmac2419

I told them i just wanted the glass tinted... haha. It was extreme hail damage. they said it would be easier to just replace it then try to repair it. i have pictures, ill see if i can find them to give yall an example of what happened.

tmac2419

just added more pics of the actual hail damage, the pics of the hood did not turn out that good in the garage, and i forgot to take more. I was lucky the sunroof didn't get busted out.

LAYGO

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They replaced the roof & entire unibody passenger side panel on mine too for hail damge. Although, I never got pics of it w/o the roof. See my sig for the details (click SW Hood/Spoiler, top right of that page is the full thread).

BrianSF-GA

A black base with a blue pearl ... now THAT is gorgeous! It is also a very difficult spray, but it seems from your test panel your sprayer has it handled. Good luck and post some hi-res photos of the finished product!

LAYGO

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Just noticed you're in Lewisville. Where you getting this work done?

tmac2419

Yea, the guy that is doing it has been working on a few Fisker Karmas for this dealership. So if he can paint $100k luxury cars, I think I can trust him with my V

I saw your whole thread and when you got it back. That is the worst nightmare for any new car purchase . Luckily for the both of us the insurance company decided not to total it.

I'm actually getting this done at Frank Kent Cadillac in Fort Worth. My dad has been a mechanic there for 30+ years. It's where I bought my V, so I trust the guys there a ton. (Except for the select few who were involved in my truck theft, but I won't go there ).

LAYGO

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Wish I had thought of some pearl clear coat. It did take some coaxing for them to do the hood/spoiler on mine though.

tmac2419

I was actually in the market for that group buy for the Extreme Composite hood, but it was damaged in shipping (we're only 3 hours away!) and the body shop said it wasnt the best quality so we sent that back. Was looking at the Spectre hood, but haven't heard from them so i said forget it. So we just replaced the stock one with another. I was contemplating having the mirrors and spoiler wrapped in carbon fiber, but haven't decided. I just love the look of CF haha

LAYGO

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Specter took a long time on my hood. I contacted them via the CF forums & got that membership discount (10%?).