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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 01:42 AM
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I just got my hood today from vfn. I am looking for a paint shop to color match the color. I live in chino hills and am looking for something in the local area.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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I have a great shop near me, but thats a little bit of a drive for ya man.
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I have a great shop near me, but thats a little bit of a drive for ya man.
what shop?
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Monrovia Auto Body, they do a lot of hot rods and custom paint, did excellent work on my car and my moms car plus knocked several hundred off cause they remembered my grand am. Got rear ended like three times in 2 years, stupid people, once by a man with one eye and a double billed hat.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1Adam84
Monrovia Auto Body, they do a lot of hot rods and custom paint, did excellent work on my car and my moms car plus knocked several hundred off cause they remembered my grand am. Got rear ended like three times in 2 years, stupid people, once by a man with one eye and a double billed hat.
That sounds like a movie "She was killed by a man with one arm"

I thought you were going to say Scheidners. I took my car there to get teh door/right side painted. It was expensive but really good work.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:50 PM
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Ahh yeah no monrovia auto body is off of duarte rd just past myrtle if you know where mountain and duarte is, it is right there.

Ohh hey do you know of anyone who drives a black ws6 around arcadia monrovia that has black with chrome lip rims?
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nah, I rarely go east of Santa Anita
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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is that mountain off the 210? I drive to Baldwin for work off the 210. As long as they have a good price and do good work i might use them
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Yeah it is mountain off the 210 then head south. let me know if you decide to go there I will drive over before you go and let them know that a buddy is coming by. they may need something like a gas cover or a sample to go off of. I will find out for sure tonight.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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Give Jason a call at AirHeadKustoms He has done some work for me. From fixing both my wifes and Daughters cars to custom painting the Hood on my Camaro and Vette.

http://www.airheadkustoms.com/

He is very close to you in Corona off the 91 just east of the Damn.
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Yeah it is mountain off the 210 then head south. let me know if you decide to go there I will drive over before you go and let them know that a buddy is coming by. they may need something like a gas cover or a sample to go off of. I will find out for sure tonight.
OK thanks adam, that would be awesome. Let me know
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Ok sorry I passed the hell out when I got home, tomorrow at lunch I can stop by and post up with enough time for ya.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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Ok sorry I passed the hell out when I got home, tomorrow at lunch I can stop by and post up with enough time for ya.
you dont have to go by on your lunch. Just whenever you get a chance. I dont want to inconveinence you. But thanks for the help again
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Yeah it's cool it is like right near my parents house but I will swing by there here and check it out. Yeah yesterday got off of work at 2:30 after working from 5:30 am till 2:30 pm. Sat at my computer at home for a minute then went to sleep till 5 woke up saw my folks then went and hung out met some cute chic saw some friends I hadn't seen in a while then went home and slept, damn I can accomplish something if I want to. This was a waste of space don't do drugs....
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 10:46 AM
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That works too if thats where Luke is taking his car I would trust it after seeing what happened thursday....
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The place I dropped my thrid gen off to seems to be pretty good. They're not cheap but they do some really clean work. Perris Elite Collision Center. One of our customers took his car to them and he was really happy
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any luck adam?
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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I fail, thats what luck, they should be open today. at my break I can call them. Yesterday it started pouring hard and I was running late to begin with.
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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i got a guy that works outta his house that did a great job in repairing and painting my front bumper...I bet he will also be cheaper than any shop..
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