[Jordanwolf]

Originally Posted by MaximS

what would it be? So anyone who hawks the forums knows the front end of my 86 is looking all fucked up, and yes it was my fault. I've gotten estimates that range from 4000-6000, and no I'm not going through insurance.

Well lady luck has shown her light my way once again it seems. My buddy who lives in the same barracks as me is still here apparently (I just got back to base) and we're going to be here for a while, close to a year or longer. He paints planes for a living, also does metal/composite work etc. Turns out since our military isn't that busy most of the time they're allowed to bring projects in. So he said it wouldn't be a problem if I wanted to bring my car in and he'd repaint it, for a case of beer lol.

But yeah point is this means that initial estimate of 4000-6000 will be cut down significantly. I need to buy a bumper cover, a headlight, a fender and a hood, and the paint itself. So hopefully under $3000 at the absolute most, but I think if I look around enough over the next few months I'll be able to get the parts salvage or whatever for much cheaper.

So what colour would you go with if you had a choice. Metallic paint is not an option just due to the nature of his work, he said since aircraft don't get metallic paint he just doesn't want to risk it as he doesn't have enough experience with it.

I'd be interested in picking up your old bumper if you just plan to toss it, depending on the damage of course.