View Poll Results: NBM or SOM?
NBM with silver
86
31.05%
SOM with black
191
68.95%
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Free paint job!
as for not bein able to repaint a custom color...why not...my friend had a custom dark blue paint with a LOT of metallic in it, sometimes looked blue, sometimes purple, but it was awesome...he got in an accident and they scanned his paint with some type of a laser gun and were able to determine how much of everything was in it and matched it perfectly
Originally Posted by 98hardtopSS
i 2nd ^, unless you take it apart and do it right...which is probably not included under insurance
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since im guessin this is a DD or near DD, i would not go full custom color.
but i would look into colors like the Nissan blue on the 350z, atomic orange on the C6 vette, or cayenne red metallic, or the darker red color on vettes. go with a factory color, jsut doesn;t ahve to be a f-body factory color. i really doubt taht ur insurance is goin to pay for ur door jambs and engine bay and stuff to get painted tho. unless ur car is black right now, i would get it repainted stock color
but i would look into colors like the Nissan blue on the 350z, atomic orange on the C6 vette, or cayenne red metallic, or the darker red color on vettes. go with a factory color, jsut doesn;t ahve to be a f-body factory color. i really doubt taht ur insurance is goin to pay for ur door jambs and engine bay and stuff to get painted tho. unless ur car is black right now, i would get it repainted stock color
Theres no way any insurance company will pay to have the jams done. Also, when you get into the custom collors and especially the red pigments "like SOM" your going to have to dish out a lot more money. You or the body shop will have to dish out the extra money for this, not the insurance company. The owner of the body shop isnt going to be happy about running up his material bill and losing profit on the job so you can have a custom paint job.
The only time I ever saw a car that had "every panel" scratched was when the owner did it to try to get a free paint job....lol
The only time I ever saw a car that had "every panel" scratched was when the owner did it to try to get a free paint job....lol
Originally Posted by Jeremiah
The only time I ever saw a car that had "every panel" scratched was when the owner did it to try to get a free paint job....lol
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Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Hampton, VA
i dont know if i'd go all out and get a custom color - especially if the lil puke who keyed ur baby is still runnin around. if u get it repainted, however, an find out he keyed it again - i'd scrape his head across the whole car an then make *him* pay for the custom color paint job.
ur insurance company is only going to pay for the exerior paint, not the door jams, under the hatch and hood. unless u want diffent colored jams and under hood then get it the same color it is now.
I just had mine repainted not too long ago because of hail/wind damage. even tho the body shop sprayed some in the door/hatch jams they blended everything...they didn't spray the entire door/hatch and under the hood.
I just had mine repainted not too long ago because of hail/wind damage. even tho the body shop sprayed some in the door/hatch jams they blended everything...they didn't spray the entire door/hatch and under the hood.
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From: The Houndstooth
Originally Posted by Phoenix 5.7
since im guessin this is a DD or near DD, i would not go full custom color.
but i would look into colors like the Nissan blue on the 350z, atomic orange on the C6 vette, or cayenne red metallic, or the darker red color on vettes. go with a factory color, jsut doesn;t ahve to be a f-body factory color. i really doubt taht ur insurance is goin to pay for ur door jambs and engine bay and stuff to get painted tho. unless ur car is black right now, i would get it repainted stock color
but i would look into colors like the Nissan blue on the 350z, atomic orange on the C6 vette, or cayenne red metallic, or the darker red color on vettes. go with a factory color, jsut doesn;t ahve to be a f-body factory color. i really doubt taht ur insurance is goin to pay for ur door jambs and engine bay and stuff to get painted tho. unless ur car is black right now, i would get it repainted stock color
They aren't going to give you enough money to cover HOK or another brand of candy type paint. You're talking 2500+ just for paint if you go with a red/orange candy and take it completely apart and do all the jambs etc.
Just go to all the new car lots and look around at the colors and find one you like. Whether or not you will be able to get the jambs and other stuff done will depend on what you get from the insurance company and how much the body shop is willing to do the job for.
Insurance laws vary by state too so it may be different where you are. Here we get three written estimates... give them to the adjuster. They will inspect the car themselves and they will usually give you the average of the three unless they think they are getting ripped off. Also here, the check from the insurance company is made out to YOU, not the body shop. So then you can take your money and car and go around and get some more competitive pricing.
Originally Posted by 98hardtopZ
the only thing i have against a custom color is that if it is ever damaged again then youll have to redo entire thing, not really anyway to get mix perfect again... i just went with a gm color but it wasnt available on camaros or trans ams....gunmetal metallic and i love it! ill post pics later its only 3 days old..
