evo7 repaint

[ahlim13]

hi all, i'm gonna respray my e7. Currently is stock black. I just want spray same color.
Just repaint outside.

just want to ask.. what thing should i check when i collect my car? except the paint job.

i mean something about roof rubber.. door handle..perhaps rear trunk?

most worry me is i dunno what parts they need to dissemble for spray.. and put back. After time being, the something like rubber might fly off while in high speed..
i kind of have this experience happened at my old car civic eg.. XD

 

[stutzedward]

I will check the following based on my experience.

1) Body work/smoothness
2) Paint work like orange peel or corp circles which is only visible from the side.
3) All the glass, make sure no twinkle stars of paint everywhere (I have this in my car, even the inside window and door panel - my car is silver, so it's very visible)
4) Rubber lining, not only around the door but around the outside handle too. (Mine was painted body color)
5) Make sure badges are removed for painting and put back the original spot (my badge was put senget, only noticed after months and was too late to relocate it)
6) Grills - front bumper upper and lower, don't paint it. It's fugly!
7) Tires and rims - some times, they are lazy to wrap the wheels completely before painting, so paint spots can be found on the tire and rims. Just before you collect the car, they will paint yr tire with black paint!
8) Exhaust, exhaust, exhaust! I hate it when there are paint spots on the shinny stainless steel N1 muffler!

Since you're painting only the outside, they seldom remove the inner cabin parts. So by all means, ask them to WRAP it properly, else fuck them!

 

[ahlim13]

stutzedward, bumper grill dont paint.. i can imagine.... but bonnet vent is ok, right?

 

[stutzedward]

Bro, if your bonnet vent is original matt black, do you want it to look shinny black? If yes, then u can have it painted but for me, I want it to be as original as possible.

 

[ahlim13]

uh oh. my bonnet is white.. just bought it not long ago..cuz mine e7.5 has no vent.
i gonna send my car at next week. i gonna need to tell them abt the things u mention.

 

[stutzedward]

Is the vent also white? Do check out to see if original comes in white. I think it's matt black.

 

[EVOFans]

Is the vent also white? Do check out to see if original comes in white. I think it's matt black.

Err....Stock hood of EVO VII GT-A does not have vent

 

[calvin9683]

Pls read post #5...
his ori one no vent... He bought one wif vent from halfcut which the whole bonnet is in white...

 

[stutzedward]

ahlim13, u painted yr car already? share some pictures wei...

 

[ahlim13]

not yet send into paint.. delay till end of this month. will sure update u guys with pics.. ^^

 

[ahlim13]

i'm looking for evo 8/9 spoiler too..

 

[stutzedward]

try these bro:

Mitsubishi evo 8 mr rear spoiler carbon like new - Car Accessories & Parts for sale Kuala Lumpur - Mudah.my

Original spoiler evo 9 - Car Accessories & Parts for sale Selangor - Mudah.my

 

[ahlim13]

today i just sent her to paint.. expect next week or longer to take back...

i didn't get the spoiler.. just found out each design has their own style.. i think i better appreciate Evo 7 old style for a time being.. thanks for ur link anyway..

btw the sunway dude very funny.. i go ask how much the spoiler (i was driving myvi go there).. he told me drive the car come first lar... = ="

now i looking for headlamp which is orange stripe on top..

here is the pic b4 before i go respray today.. (bonnet gonna change to E7 with vent, car plate gonna move to side as normal evo)

 

[Johnny_Tan]

bro lim.. nice black evo u had.. miss mine previous black color too.. hehe.. how much they charge u just to spray outside?

 

[stutzedward]

today i just sent her to paint.. expect next week or longer to take back...

i didn't get the spoiler.. just found out each design has their own style.. i think i better appreciate Evo 7 old style for a time being.. thanks for ur link anyway..

btw the sunway dude very funny.. i go ask how much the spoiler (i was driving myvi go there).. he told me drive the car come first lar... = ="

now i looking for headlamp which is orange stripe on top..

here is the pic b4 before i go respray today.. (bonnet gonna change to E7 with vent, car plate gonna move to side as normal evo)

Bro, if you ask me, I will keep the E7 as ORIGINAL as possible. The hood change is cool but I will maintain the squarish bumper and rear spoiler. Many like to upgrade their E7 to E8 or E9 look but to me, E7 has the most 'tough' look among the 3. It's my favorite too. So bro, good choice keeping the stock spoiler!

By the way, nice rim color combination too!

 

[ahlim13]

bro lim.. nice black evo u had.. miss mine previous black color too.. hehe.. how much they charge u just to spray outside?

they charge me 2.2k.. including bumper refit.. there is big gap between headlight and bumper at passenger side..
i survey few workshop.. most of shop i ask they r charge around 1.5k - 1.8k.. but kung fu so so only..

the one i sent.. they got a blind guy worker to touch whole car to check the smoothness before going to paint..

hey johnny.. whats ur evo color now?


@stutzedward,
ya.. i starting to like E7 design.
too bad.. i gonna replace the rims soon.. current rims is replica.. (previous owner bought it becuz personal taste..) as for me.. i dont like this design.. but this color is good to me.
far look ok.. if u close look then u might found out it's quite cheap quality and funny offset..
i try weight it without tire and compare with stock e7 rim .. it is bit heavier than stock rim.


btw i bought E8 stock rims (from AYCY) and ready to put in later..

 

[calvin9683]

Bro... If u wan the "orange" line on headlight... Mayb can consider tint it... Just tint orange follow the signal lines... Then tint one layer of headlight protective film on the whole headlamp... Cheap n good...
Anyway, just a suggestion la...

 

[stutzedward]

I'm with bro Calvin on the tinting of headlamp.

So yr rim is 17" right? I'll take from you if it's 18". Too bad.

 

[ahlim13]

Bro... If u wan the "orange" line on headlight... Mayb can consider tint it... Just tint orange follow the signal lines... Then tint one layer of headlight protective film on the whole headlamp... Cheap n good...
Anyway, just a suggestion la...

good idea bro.. but wonder how it looks if i flash the signal.. original signal is at bottom.
btw.. anyone tint headlight b4? where can do the job?

 

[calvin9683]

u mean u wan the orange line on top of the headlight or just like stock evo7 where its bottom (signal)???
i believe most tinting shop can do the protective film tinting... i did it coz i dun wanna keep on polishing my headlights....
as for the orange tint... perhaps accessory shop hav higher chance of having them...