Future Repainting
 

Im planning to repaint my FRS after a give months to a year.

Can anyone give me an estimate on what it would cost to repaint a whole FRS(Argento) into the World Rally Blue?

Prices vary from different areas. But since you are planning on changing the colour, expect at least $4500-$5000 for it to be done properly. This isn't including the engine bay.

That is a good estimate. I hang out at my buddy's auto body and paint shop all the time. If you want a respray, (the same color) you don't have to paint the door jams, the trunk, and under the hood. But since you want a totally different color, it will be costly. If the car is fairly new, we suggest to sell it and buy the color you want. Unless you want a totally custom color. Then go for it!!!

I love the argento color, But regardless of what color i got for my FRS i was going to repaint it WRB, since its so eye catching to me .
Thanks for the quick Responses ! :)

You have to be making at least $125,000/year to spend money so foolishly.

oddly arbitrary number... :bellyroll:

You would be way better off just selling and buying a WRB BRZ.

To do a proper respray you really need to take the whole car apart. Remove all bumpers, panels, interior pieces. Basically anything you can take off you take off. Then you paint and reassemble.

To do this costs about 4 to 6 grand depending on color and how many stages it is.

What about just getting a vinyl wrap?

This is stupid, you know its never going to be like factory paint right?

What I would suggest you should have done before getting the FR-S is get a WRB BRZ because, as you have said, you wanted the colour. Why did you get an FR-S? Since you didn't get a BRZ, I wouldn't suggest painting. Think about it, it'll be only a year or so old, the paint's not going to be terrible. It would be a big waste to repaint a fairly new car with fairly good paint.



It can be the same or even better , but it will be very costly.

How would a matte black finish look on an FR-S? Any ideas?

Someone did a matte grey vinyl wrap on his FRS, its in the DIY section under vinyl wrap your car. :party0030:


PS to the OP, just sell your car and buy the Subaru, it will cost like 5-6 grand to do a decent job, maybe even more PLUS you will have lowered the value of your FR-S on-top of it all. Or fake an insurance claim, roll your car, pair your deductable and get it all resprayed by a shop who agrees to repaint your car in another colour within the adjusters quote (most likely fraud on their part, as well as yours)

So in short..sell your car

I do have the $$$ to doit no problem, andiagree with what most of you are saying.

Considering the vinyl wrap with Matte Grey, im just worried about it Cracking in Winter?
Gets Really cold in Alberta, Last winter was very mild, but others have gotten to -45c

Why didn't you just buy the WRB BRZ instead?!?! If you are going indeed have it resprayed, take off as much as you can before you drop it off.

I would think that Toyota/Scion would bring a blue FR-S soon just like the tC

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/38648_1.jpg

I smell a troll.

;)

I think it's a waste(I'm not making $125k)...but let this guy do his trickle down economics. That shop will keep a guy employed, who in turn gives his son an allowance, who in turn takes his girlfriend to the movies, who now keeps an extra employee on hand...the cycle continues.

He could just sell the car and buy a BRZ and get all the updates/adjustments the newer year will have and come out not only ahead financially, but have a better and newer vehicle too. Aaaaand, the car will be perfectly painted.

:bellyroll:
I make more than that and still wouldn't spend the money so foolishly. I just ordered a WRB BRZ. :slap:

First World Problem.

what a waste of money and time!

^ I dunno this looks pretty good
http://cdn.img01.carview.co.jp/cvur/2012/112555_l.jpg

I think they forgot to paint the upper half of the side mirror. ;)

Different scenario as that color is not available, whereas the blue is...just on the BRZ instead of the FR-S.

Not worth it. As others have said... Sell and buy another.

That was "foolish" money saving tactics! :lol:

well that's definitely not a waste of time and money because it is a custom color.

the color is not available as stock so it's worth it to invest on repainting just to be "different"

just my 2cents!

Yeah man just get a BRZ. You should have been patient and got one with WRB rather than irrationally snag an FR-S just to have one sooner.

This is why I always recommend waiting for exactly what you want and not compromising on color, brand, transmission, trim because regret really sucks.

You said you have the money to repaint, approx $5k. Trade-in or sell your FR-S and it will cost you much less to hop into a BRZ.

Plus you're going to be a poser with a WRB FR-S.

I waited on my BRZ. I could have had one in the color, trim, and transmission I wanted and waited 5 days. It had 61 miles on it. I decided to wait and picked up my baby the day after it arrived at the dealership with 4 miles on it when I took delivery.

Totally, worth the wait time.

Good luck man. I hope you get what makes you happy.

I think it's a lower spec 86. ;)

I had this discussion with a friend on mine back in the day. He was putting a Top Secret widebody kit on his supra and was going to paint the car the stock color.

I just couldn't understand paying to repaint a car a color that comes that way from the factory. Seems like such a waste.

If you are going to repaint, paint it a color that only your car will have. That is until someone copies you.

Or he's passionate about Aesthetics and it's very important to him.... (hence the name?)

You mean it won't be thin and easy to flake off?

I say do it...it's good for the local economy.

Just make sure you go to a top notch shop so we don't have to hear you whine later.

i don't know about a wrb fr-s... i think it'll look weird...

as far as pricing goes, i was quoted $5000 for a respray minus the engine bay...

Maaco will paint your car any color you want for like 500 dollars, cheaper if you do all the prep work...