Random thoughts thread

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

instead of me making a new thread LIKE A n00b... and all of the ft86club gurus are on this thread.

Pre-painted parts vs taking it down to get match to your paint. Which do you prefer and why?

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Prepainted always has a greater risk of mismatch. Of course so can colour match but the difference may be less. All depend on how anal you are about the exact tone, hue, etc. There are some guys that will complain because if they squint just right on a Tuesday at 12:47 they just might, maybe, possibly, be able to see a difference or there are others that if you can't tell from 20 feet away then it is close enough.

Originally Posted by M-17

Depends, what part is being replaced and what color?

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

I am also guessing pre-painted parts from certain sites are considered more "spot on" than others?

basically what I am asking is if I buy pre-painted TRD parts from Japanparts.com how close will their white be to my frs's white.

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

It's pretty close... but if you're really picky, I'll would recommend getting it painted by locally.

Originally Posted by finch1750

Noob

Hahaha jk. Local is better but it shouldnt be that bad orepainted unless you're really anal.

Alright guys,

Went on over to japanparts.com and the difference of pre-painted parts via non painted is roughly $41.5 USD per part that I'm looking in to. Most of them were $41.5 or $41.49 while one was $24.9 and another was $49.78

I am unsure if anyone has experience with japanparts.com with their pre-painted stuff, but how close is their pre-painted stuff to a 2013 WHITEOUT frs. (not the new "halo" white)

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

Alright guys,

Went on over to japanparts.com and the difference of pre-painted parts via non painted is roughly $41.5 USD per part that I'm looking in to. Most of them were $41.5 or $41.49 while one was $24.9 and another was $49.78

I am unsure if anyone has experience with japanparts.com with their pre-painted stuff, but how close is their pre-painted stuff to a 2013 WHITEOUT frs. (not the new "halo" white)

Japanparts.com only import and don't paint. So if you're getting TRD parts, it's painted by TRD. They're 90~95% close. Reason why it's not 100% is due to your car have been out in sun and other weather condition vs TRD part isn't, so it'll make very minor difference. This is why I recommend local body shop to paint it for you. They can adjust the paint to 95~99.9% to your current body paint. (if you go to proper body shop)

[jawn]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Japanparts.com only import and don't paint. So if you're getting TRD parts, it's painted by TRD. They're 90~95% close. Reason why it's not 100% is due to your car have been out in sun and other weather condition vs TRD part isn't, so it'll make very minor difference. This is why I recommend local body shop to paint it for you. They can adjust the paint to 95~99.9% to your current body paint. (if you go to proper body shop)

This. The older your paint is, the more I'd recommend a local shop.

[Teseo]

Originally Posted by jawn

This. The older your paint is, the more I'd recommend a local shop.

I will take your advised just for the chik on your avatar, seems legit

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by Teseo

I will take your advise just for the chick on your avatar, seems legit

[kronos_boss]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

Alright guys,

Went on over to japanparts.com and the difference of pre-painted parts via non painted is roughly $41.5 USD per part that I'm looking in to. Most of them were $41.5 or $41.49 while one was $24.9 and another was $49.78

I am unsure if anyone has experience with japanparts.com with their pre-painted stuff, but how close is their pre-painted stuff to a 2013 WHITEOUT frs. (not the new "halo" white)

Do they have rear bumper covers painted?
Could not seem to find them...
Local shop charges $400 to paint rear bumper cover.

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by kronos_boss

Do they have rear bumper covers painted?
Could not seem to find them...
Local shop charges $400 to paint rear bumper cover.

TRD rear bumper covers are $343.86 USD pre painted, and $302.36 USD non painted.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

TRD rear bumper covers are $343.86 USD pre painted, and $302.36 USD non painted.

For the sake of $40 I would get the painted. If way off then you are only out $40 but if OK then you save the cost of a full paint which is going to be well above $40.

[Teseo]

I will report when my "painted" trd spoiler arrives, im very pessimist my guess is will not match.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Teseo

I will take your advised just for the chik on your avatar, seems legit

[echo419]

Houston is goin' in dry on FSU. wow...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Teseo

I will report when my "painted" trd spoiler arrives, im very pessimist my guess is will not match.

What colour car though? Some it can be way off and still not noticeable (blue, orange, grey) while others (white, black, silver) can be a huge difference.

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by Teseo

I will report when my "painted" trd spoiler arrives, im very pessimist my guess is will not match.

Where did you order it from?

[Teseo]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

What colour car though? Some it can be way off and still not noticeable (blue, orange, grey) while others (white, black, silver) can be a huge difference.

Orange color, if the difference is huge i will wraped in carbon fiber foil