Ok, well the shop is officially pissing me off, we're at the end of week 7 now... still, I haven't given them any more money and they continue to work on it every now and then. I've COMPLETELY given up on the shaving because it is clear to me they're never going to get to it especially since the owner himself has to do it, he can't even have one of his guys do it. Anyway, instead, I had him put in the new windshield and he's going to install my wing. I was really peturbed AFTER the last pics I posted when I went back to the shop only to find the Xenon kit wasn't even ON anymore... apparently they psyched me out with a mockup and it wasn't glued on, which probably explains why it was rubbing.
SO, anyway, they have since glued on the kit and it no longer rubs, and they put in the new windshield yesterday. I asked him to tell me honestly if he was going to do anything to it today or tomorrow and he said no, so I pulled it outta the shop and brought it over to the tint shop. After that I'm getting the dual exhaust done on monday or tuesday, THEN I'll bring it back to him when he tells me for sure he's going to paint it over that couple days. I can't continue to drag out borrowing that cop's car and I'm not going to spend $200 a week on a rental with the pace they work on it.
Maybe if someone wants to inspire me, I'll find someone else to shave it while it's still in primer, but I'm so anxious about it I just want the damn thing painted at this point. I assume I can get the poppers installed either way and test them out for a while, while there's still door handles... but when I go to get it shaved, they're going to have to match the paint up if I don't do it before painting. I really don't want to drive it around for a long time in primer, especially since you can still see some of the jams and different inside colors even while driving, which I'm also going to ask about after I post the last picture....
So let's unveil:
The Good:
Here's a pic at the tint shop, that's Bobby who lowered it for me and he always does good (and quick) work. He's an inspector, so he's inspecting it pre-tint and then tinting it 15% in the front and Limo in the back (legal is 35%), then he said he'd continue passing it for me as long as I'm around this area:
Now here's a shot with the Wing stuck on top (not attached yet) which is cool looking I think from this angle:
Now the bad pics, and please give me opinions:
First is the wing from the rear, I think it's WAY too high and will take some getting used to, plus it will have the break light so it is going to be prominent:
interested in your thoughts... I don't mind scrapping it altogether and selling it, after all it's a universal and not really made for an astro, but I think it looks good from almost all other angles.
The other pic that's bad in my opinion and I'm wondering if this door is hung right. It's a replacement and it's not making great contact with the door sensor, so it killed both my yellow optimas with the lights staying on (plus the capacitor being hooked up)... now I know this door was white, but I'm wondering if you should be able to see this much of the doorjam when it's shut at all?
Please give me your thoughts! I'll post some more pics monday when the tint is done!
Rob
Krispy&Kremey
You definately want to shave the handles and then have the whole van painted. Why waste the painter's time with masking or taking the door handles and locks apart to paint, and then have him/her destroy brand new paint to shave? Seems like a great WASTE of money and time!
