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      03-08-2018, 11:53 AM   #45
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For those of you that has received the fenders, what shipping company does KITT uses?
I believe it's Romania's postal service...the name is on your order confirmation. However, once it lands in Canada, it will be delivered to you by Canada Post.
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      03-09-2018, 03:20 PM   #46
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For those of you that has received the fenders, what shipping company does KITT uses?
Its shipped by Romanian service but once in US it will be delivered by USPS sercive.
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For anyone Looking to buy the KITT flares here is a link: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...26rmvSB%3Dtrue
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My KITT flares are on the way. What's an educated guess on the cost to have them painted?
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      03-17-2018, 07:28 AM   #49
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My KITT flares are on the way. What's an educated guess on the cost to have them painted?
There are a lot of factors to answer that question, but when it come to paint, a good job won't be cheap.
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      03-17-2018, 08:31 AM   #50
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My KITT flares are on the way. What's an educated guess on the cost to have them painted?
I paid 250
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      03-17-2018, 11:03 AM   #51
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My KITT flares are on the way. What's an educated guess on the cost to have them painted?
Pricing for paint is all over the place. You'll have to get quotes from several different places and look at reviews etc..

As a reference, someone hit my drivers side passenger side flare and it needed to be repainted. I ended up finding a single oem flare in AW on e-bay that was taken off of a parts car. I intended just to swap it out as it looked perfect in their pictures...When it arrived, not so much. The gave me a full refund due to this so I decided I'd just get quotes to have it prepped and painted. I received quotes from $60 to $300 to prep and paint. That's a huge range!

I actually went with the shop that quoted me $60 as they had a ton of great reviews and seemed to quickly be able to identify what needed to be done to get it prepped and painted with a quick turnaround. The shop that quoted me $300 didn't seem to know what they were talking about and the guy that gave me the quote lacked confidence.

TL;DR: higher price does not always mean better end result.

Also, for those flares, they are a simple sand/prime/paint. That's as easy as it can get for a body shop. Some shops just want to tack on excess labor hours, supplies costs etc...especially if they are primarily dealing with insurance companies. I personally wouldn't pay more than $300 to have all 4 of those flares painted.
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Hey guys,

Just posting some updated pics of my truck equipped with the eBay/KITT fender flares and a few other mods:
-21" 310M wheels w/ Pirelli P Zero RFT tires (staggered 325/30 R and 285/35 F)
-lowered on H&R sport springs (1.6" R and 1.5" F)
-tint front windows to match rear (as much as possible)
-painted front reflector to match body (Black Sapphire Metallic)

I've attached a before pic too...crazy how it doesn't even look like the same truck anymore, imo.

This thing handles unbelievably now (for an SUV errrr SAV lol).

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Nice !!!
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Thanks for the appreciation and comments, guys. I'm pretty stoked on how it turned out, and the fact that I got amazing deals on everything, just puts the icing on the cake.
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Thanks for the appreciation and comments, guys. I'm pretty stoked on how it turned out, and the fact that I got amazing deals on everything, just puts the icing on the cake.
Always great to get a good deal. Love saving money
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Always great to get a good deal. Love saving money
Right on! I was never a deal shopper but it feels pretty frickin awesome to pay less for nice stuff!
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Always great to get a good deal. Love saving money
Right on! I was never a deal shopper but it feels pretty frickin awesome to pay less for nice stuff!
Same here. But now that I'm getting a bit older and married and have a home, it's nice to see a deal here and there, and your dollar go a bit further. If only I'd known this in my 20's lol.
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Same here. But now that I'm getting a bit older and married and have a home, it's nice to see a deal here and there, and your dollar go a bit further. If only I'd known this in my 20's lol.
Funny you say that because I started deal shopping after splitting with my wife...but that's prolly cuzz she took HALF OF EVERYTHING! Even my condo which I owned for 8 years before I even met her...frickin bs man! ok not gonna rant, not gonna rant...I'm so much happier, I'm so much happier...serenity now! But yeah, I wish I started deal shopping in my 20's too.
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Same here. But now that I'm getting a bit older and married and have a home, it's nice to see a deal here and there, and your dollar go a bit further. If only I'd known this in my 20's lol.
Funny you say that because I started deal shopping after splitting with my wife...but that's prolly cuzz she took HALF OF EVERYTHING! Even my condo which I owned for 8 years before I even met her...frickin bs man! ok not gonna rant, not gonna rant...I'm so much happier, I'm so much happier...serenity now! But yeah, I wish I started deal shopping in my 20's too.
I feel for ya. That really sucks. But as long as you are happy now that's really all that matters. Plus, a beautiful X5 to roll around in!
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I feel for ya. That really sucks. But as long as you are happy now that's really all that matters. Plus, a beautiful X5 to roll around in!
Thanks man, I appreciate that and you're absolutely right! I feel like my old self from 5 years ago and it feels awesome!
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Looks like you're letting off some steam by buying those flares sir!
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Looks like you're letting off some steam by buying those flares sir!
You bet I am! lol.

I've always been into cars tho (I had a pretty nice e30 previously with ACS body kit, staggered Alpina wheels, momo steering wheel & shifter, re-upholstered interior, lowered, tower brace etc).
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Has anyone ever thought or know the Up/down side of just having the stock black trim/flares wraped to color match the vehicle ?

I get if you need the flares for bigger wheels but like in my case i just want them to be color matched.

Any thoughts?
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Has anyone ever thought or know the Up/down side of just having the stock black trim/flares wraped to color match the vehicle ?

I get if you need the flares for bigger wheels but like in my case i just want them to be color matched.

Any thoughts?
As far as I know you can't really wrap textured plastic. I don't think it will stick. Think you need a smooth surface. I could be wrong, but the videos I've watched on YouTube have said that.
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As far as I know you can't really wrap textured plastic. I don't think it will stick. Think you need a smooth surface. I could be wrong, but the videos I've watched on YouTube have said that.
Gotcha, I didn't think of that.

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