MISHA Designs - New Mercedes C-class wide body kit!
06-20-2013, 02:16 PM
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Sorry to dig this up but need to clear it up.
That is impossible, I personally give the quotation's and I have never given a quotation for $20,000 for just a rear custom widebody. You must have misunderstood something. $20,000 would be for a complete custom widebody and repaint on a C class.
$1200 or less would be for both, not per side.Once again I have never quoted anyone $1200 for 1 headlight job... The bumper needs to be removed, then the lights need to be carefully opened, taken apart, painted professionaly in a booth, then carefully sealed with special 3M glue. I would love to hear how this is done in 3-4 hours...
That is impossible, I personally give the quotation's and I have never given a quotation for $20,000 for just a rear custom widebody. You must have misunderstood something. $20,000 would be for a complete custom widebody and repaint on a C class.
$1200 or less would be for both, not per side.Once again I have never quoted anyone $1200 for 1 headlight job... The bumper needs to be removed, then the lights need to be carefully opened, taken apart, painted professionaly in a booth, then carefully sealed with special 3M glue. I would love to hear how this is done in 3-4 hours...
06-21-2013, 03:00 AM
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look up mikonuj
mention Juno, and all my old customers can easily give you that explanation
mention Juno, and all my old customers can easily give you that explanation
Sorry to dig this up but need to clear it up.
That is impossible, I personally give the quotation's and I have never given a quotation for $20,000 for just a rear custom widebody. You must have misunderstood something. $20,000 would be for a complete custom widebody and repaint on a C class.
$1200 or less would be for both, not per side.Once again I have never quoted anyone $1200 for 1 headlight job... The bumper needs to be removed, then the lights need to be carefully opened, taken apart, painted professionaly in a booth, then carefully sealed with special 3M glue. I would love to hear how this is done in 3-4 hours...
That is impossible, I personally give the quotation's and I have never given a quotation for $20,000 for just a rear custom widebody. You must have misunderstood something. $20,000 would be for a complete custom widebody and repaint on a C class.
$1200 or less would be for both, not per side.Once again I have never quoted anyone $1200 for 1 headlight job... The bumper needs to be removed, then the lights need to be carefully opened, taken apart, painted professionaly in a booth, then carefully sealed with special 3M glue. I would love to hear how this is done in 3-4 hours...
06-23-2013, 11:10 AM
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You can spin it ANY way you choose to try n' save face here..
Sorry to dig this up but need to clear it up.
That is impossible, I personally give the quotation's and I have never given a quotation for $20,000 for just a rear custom widebody. You must have misunderstood something. $20,000 would be for a complete custom widebody and repaint on a C class.
$1200 or less would be for both, not per side.Once again I have never quoted anyone $1200 for 1 headlight job... The bumper needs to be removed, then the lights need to be carefully opened, taken apart, painted professionaly in a booth, then carefully sealed with special 3M glue. I would love to hear how this is done in 3-4 hours...
That is impossible, I personally give the quotation's and I have never given a quotation for $20,000 for just a rear custom widebody. You must have misunderstood something. $20,000 would be for a complete custom widebody and repaint on a C class.
$1200 or less would be for both, not per side.Once again I have never quoted anyone $1200 for 1 headlight job... The bumper needs to be removed, then the lights need to be carefully opened, taken apart, painted professionaly in a booth, then carefully sealed with special 3M glue. I would love to hear how this is done in 3-4 hours...
I was in utter shock & why I relayed the story.. PS I've gotten quotes from (3) other respected shops, & even your sudden new basement blowout $1200.00 pricing is still a complete joke.. PMCC quoted me $400 ea side IE $800 total & they said it wouldn't take more than 3-3 1/2 hours tops, they bake them in low temp oven between10-20 min EACH to seperate oem glue & pry apart etc.. Then lightly scuff (w/1200 grit sandpaper or simple Scotch-Brite pad on the interior surfaces) then hit w/light primer & 1-2 light coats of matte-blk will say 1 hr tops for the sake of arguement.
(dries in few minutes w/any reputable shops heat lamps) reseal in 30-45 min & removing/reinstalling front bumper is done in 5-10 min (I've seen it done multi-times getting larger Heat Exchanger mods etc Even my local /MB Tech did it in under 5 min
Bodyshops have done it 10's of 1000's of times, they could do it blind folded..So since the paint/materials is nill in quanity or price, this job is 95% labor.. Will round off to a genorous 4 hrs, so you think your labor is worth $300 per hour Phhhbbbbtttt Even PMCC @ $800 is still making $228.00 hr (as they quote 3 1/2 hrs tops) Even my Attorney doesn't make $300 per hr
I've seen the process done before @ Autobody shops they give the job to non english speaking grunt who makes maybe $20-$30 per hr..EDIT: Even w/your new $1200.00 per PAIR pricing & PMCC's $800.00 per pair (I talked w/(2) top Bodyshops (1) said $350.00 if I paid cash then when he found out it was for Mercedes Benz luxury vehicle the price jumped to $450
The (2nd) shop quoted $400 MB or ANY make/model to seperate & re-seal/prep-sand-primer/paint/ANY color/& removal/install of bumper included... These were TOP shops, no hacks..Then lastly I remembered this site will do ANY MAKE MODEL for the PAIR satin/matte black $210.00 you send in the UNOPENED headlight-pair, they do everything mentioned above. Only extra is $45 more for ANY gloss or custom colors.
http://shop.retroshop.us/ProductDeta...tCode=PNT.HDLT
NOT trying to bargain hunt or find cheapest/unskilled work, I just HATE price gouging... Bumper removal/install takes 5-10 min for experienced. So feel free to elaborate how you can justify $800.00-$1000.00 more in a confirmed 4 hour job tops.. (the baking in oven & painting take majority of time, but still oven method is 20-mins per side NOT big job or any where near $1200)
Here's vid on using heat gun method (even faster)
And conventional oven method by Do-it-yourself method (no way it takes more than 4 hrs, even rattle can paint dries in 3-5 minutes & ready for re essembly..
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08-23-2013, 01:59 PM
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ordered kit 2 months ago, and no response last month from Misha kit people
Almost a year ago we did some wide body renderings on the Mercedes C-class and finally in December of 2012 we started bringing it to life.
At SEMA 2012 we spoke to our friend Alec Johnston from www.SeventhWing.com, A broker for exotic automobiles, and gave us a referral to someone who was willing to let us use their C-class for our prototype.
One week later, he shows up in our shop with a red C class coupe from our very dear friend Kayla Jane AKA "Danger Doll". When we first found out who the owner of the car was, we knew that this would be one of the most interesting projects so far. So stay tuned and check back for an interesting photo shoot on the building process that will follow in few days.
Misha Designs C class wide body kit will be available for all C and C63 models from 2008 to present , both coupe and 4 door versions.
www.MishaDesigns.com
At SEMA 2012 we spoke to our friend Alec Johnston from www.SeventhWing.com, A broker for exotic automobiles, and gave us a referral to someone who was willing to let us use their C-class for our prototype.
One week later, he shows up in our shop with a red C class coupe from our very dear friend Kayla Jane AKA "Danger Doll". When we first found out who the owner of the car was, we knew that this would be one of the most interesting projects so far. So stay tuned and check back for an interesting photo shoot on the building process that will follow in few days.
Misha Designs C class wide body kit will be available for all C and C63 models from 2008 to present , both coupe and 4 door versions.
www.MishaDesigns.com
do somone know if they have problem or bankrupt Misha Design, me and my shipper tryed contact them after i payd and ordered a SL kit 2 months ago ?
08-26-2013, 02:13 AM
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Not sure if this helps, but try them at +1 310-818-1535 or +1 310-838-5551 (Specialty Car Craft) as they share the same address at 1862 S La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles.
09-11-2013, 06:31 PM
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We already started a thread with the completed car and a photo shoot.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...-done-rdb.html
We also have another Shoot with a C63 coming soon.
https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...-done-rdb.html
We also have another Shoot with a C63 coming soon.
12-16-2013, 08:52 AM
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Got the kit
i got the kit, 3 months it took for the SL , was because of some problems casting or something, so lets hope it goes better for next time . now Januar will fit it and hope all will be ok.
12-17-2013, 08:29 AM
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Is the kit fiberglass? If so I would understand why most wont want to get it. There is a complete BS retrofit kit on Ebay. Including the OEM 507 hood and AMG exhaust finishers.
It looks like a better kit then this one, and its Plastic so wont chip / crack as easy as this fiberglass one.
It looks like a better kit then this one, and its Plastic so wont chip / crack as easy as this fiberglass one.
