cost?
 

i kno ive asked before but it was along time ago...

how much does it cost to change the color of the car? since my dad found a 01 LIGHT silver (almost white) GT for 7K or sujmtin, but i dont want that color...how much would it cost from MAACO or sumtin to change it to black? thx...

It's going to cost alot.I love the silver on the 01's.

i dont tho...i want the black with black rims and chrome lip...how much is alot? 1K?2K?3K?++++?

FIRST OF ALL WHY WOULD YOU THINK MACO? Probably close to 2K doing it right, sanding, priming, etc.

cause MAACO is 10mins. from my house...lol and i dont got 2K...only can get 1.2K after bday + christmas...DARNIT

maco emporers service is 300 dollers by me roflcopter looks like **** find a nice body shop save ur b day and x mas money save money from your job and then u will have money if u want to really paint the car

or u can find a 99 black gt with 70k miles on it for 8k and then just buy rims for it with your 1200

I say keep looking for a black one.

cant find one under 9K thats a GT...

autotrader.com is your friend......

I looked at your zip and within 75 miles of you there are at least 3 black GT's that were '99-'01 that didnt look bad at all and were real close to your budget.

Your not looking hard enough.


Or we could lie to you and tell you MAACO does a hell of a show quality paint job for $400.00........... :eek:

i agree with waiting for a black gt

good luck trying to find a black GT for under 9K. haha, and with less than about 65-70K miles

x 2, any 00+ GT thats less then 9k and has less then 65k has to have something wrong with it, My 02 v6 was $10k with 28k miles.

And a full paint job will to a different color will run you $2,000+. Because to change the color completely they gotto take off a lot of body parts, sand it all down, remove all paint, primer, etc etc etc. If you were painting it the same color, silver to silver it would be around $600 to $800 because they just paint over it. Plus changing the color of the car brings down the value of the car by a lot.

ok fine fine...ill wait and see what i can find...i tried autotrader and didnt find any black ones, maybe u put different stuff than me...but yea...see what i can find for under 10K :(

edit : yea well my mom said MAYBE trade in our KIA van..rofl, and use that tradein and get a stang thats alittle more expsnive that would equal like 6-7K after tradein...would that help me finding a Black gt?

To properly paint a car like ours it will cost between $2500 and $4000. This depends on how much disassembly you plan on letting them do.

If you go to Macco for a paint job you will regret it for the rest of the time you own your car. Their work is beyond sub-par in nature.

Remember, you always get what you pay for. Pay for half-a$$ed paint job, get a half-a$$ed paint job.

LOL just be patient, why anyone would wish having a black car on themselves is beyond me though...ugh, i hate black cars, such a pain in the ass to keep clean.

yea you should wait, then you'll have that 1.2k to spend on mods instead of paint

idc if its hard to keep clean, ill keep it clean or try to, and the 1.2K wont be used on paint, itll go straight to mods IF i get the GT in a month(exhaust and what else?)...ive always loved the look of a black mustang...:( my dad saiud instead of getting me a mustang for Graduation, he'd prefer to get it like this month or next...which im fine with...

im pretty sure that is a fine idea getting it now as apposed to 6 monthes from now dont settle for anything find one that is all around good for your price

AND sir you will be getting slp's for your exhaust =)

ya think i should but wut other mods r good for startin off? just exhaust and save or maybe a tuner? hmmm...if it goes as i hope...suppost to find a 00-04 GT under 16K...might use parents van to trade-in(as i said) ... ive found about 5 01-03 gt's for the price...none have black interior tho...but i can live...lol

wait u have up to 16 thousand dollars u can a nicely modded gt with that kind of money and not have to worry about mods

thing is, i cant buy from a priv. seller, mom wants it all thro dealerships...i looked on autotrader and didnt find any that said they were moded...but imma still look around..i got time...and can always try to get the dealer to lower price...

i hate dealerships thats just me but if u have to buy threw a dealership then find a gt with the lowest miles you can because dealerships are known to add on allot of money if the car is modified at all

found this one...

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...=en&cardist=36

yay or nah? i emailed him asking if he still has it..

yeah its a nice looking pony i woudl not buy it just because it has 50k miles i would look for sumthing a bit lower in mileage for that price

why would u spend money to paint it before you got a body kit?...that is to say if you do eventually down the line....

Just be patient... heres my story hopefully will help u keep searching.
I fond a 2001 GT. It was oxford white with only 36miles on it. Auto tranny, mach 460, dark grey leather.
Modded to it already was a flowmaster exhaust.
Visually it had a FULL saleen kit, decals and side scoops, grill delete, autometer cluster gauges, dual a-pod pillar with tran tremp and air/fuel.
All this for $11,500. keep searching

I would never paint a perfectly good car even if I did not like the color. BUT, if the car had bad paint, or had some body damage, that is another story.

If I bought a car on the cheap due to it's condition and I wanted to keep the cost of painting cheap, I would find a small, mom and pop paint shop that would allow me to do all the prep my self. This way, I would do any body work make the car paint ready. I would have them inspect my work first, then spray primer, two coats of color and three coats of clear. I would have them wet-sand between clear coats. This would give you a very good paint job assuming they had a nice booth and you spent money on decent paint.

The primer, clear, and paint should run about $500 - $700 just for the materials if you get decent stuff. Price also depends on color. Red cost more then black.

Your labor is pretty extensive as you will also want to remove all the moldings and some body panels. Keep in mind that if you are changing colors, to do it right, you will also need to pull the motor to do the engine bay.

A expert paint job for a complete car could easily be $8,000 - $10,000.

MACO paint specials have their place...and this may be an option for you. But I would never put MACO paint over a good paint job. These paint jobs are what you do when you have a $1500 car that you wnt to freshen up and drive for a few more years.

ok ok, well after talkn 2 mom and stuff...

if everything goes as planned, paint wont matter cause imm get an 00-03 black GT...if the car i found is still there..03 GT 5speed with 22K miles for 16K...(good price?)

I would say that price is very much in the ball park! I have a friend that bought an '03 GT Vert with 6k on it for 23k.

i just hope the dealer still has it...if i get that and able to use 1.1K or so for mods...ill be such a happy person...lol

after some thinking+ideas :: SLP loudmouth + X-Pipe (offroad) + MAC straightshot CAI + 8inch antenna + bullit gas door :) idk if thats 1.1K with installation but thats a ROUGH idea...if i somehow have more cash, thinking maybe pulleys?

its all not sure yet, not sure if im even getting the 03GT,if not, prolly a 99-00 GT< either way i can get the mods...:)