Ok well first off I don't need a whole car painted or I would know who to talk to. My fiance just bought an 07 GTI and as some of you know VW decided that it would be a good idea to make half of the rear bumper textured along with the sideskirts. Instead of buying the expensive ass lip kit I'd like to see if there's a local shop that could smooth it down and paint and put some type of warranty on their work in case it chips or something. I know it can be done because I've seen it. I'm trying to create a better look for the car at a fraction of what the lip kit cost.

In case you don't know what I'm talking about here's some examples.

Stock (no OEM lip kit)


Smoothed and painted

 

congrats on the new wheels. did she get a tip or a 6spd?

whenever you get this done let me know cause i want to color match my lowers too.

 

Thanks Jeff. She got the DSG and as much as Dave hates it I absolutely love it and would seriously contemplate getting it as well if I were to get a car that had that as an option. Aside from built automatic drag cars it's lightyears beyond any auto car I've ever driven. She also got a 4 door, which is pretty rare in the area right now. Some kid thought she put GTI badges on a 4 door Rabbit.

If I can find someone I will definitely let you know.

 

yea i've driven a DSG before. it would take me a while to get used to but it was very crisp shifting. i love that freakin motor though. definitely keep me posted on the painting

 

Yeah it's definitely strange if you're used to driving a manual, but she's used to her old Xterra, so that didn't pose a problem.

 

i can do that joe.

 

PM sent sir.

 

thats a pretty easy job and you have plenty of space to blend the color

 

Well like I told Ricky I've heard horror stories and I've heard that it wasn't bad at all. I think it's what you make it. The textured area has to be smoothed all the way down.

My plan was to PM Ricky before starting the thread, but I had no idea what his schedule looked like or if he could do it. Well he's down to do it and gave me a great price, so all is well.