fire red bodywork needed

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ReggieGasket
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fire red bodywork needed

#1 Post by ReggieGasket » Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:02 pm

Hi, I need to change some bodywork on my falco, but am finding it difficult to find good replacements. My seat unit is faded, but undamaged. My upper fairing is scratched, but could be repaired. My middle fairings are unpainted in black. Would anyone have these parts for sale in fire red or be willing to do a swap? Or would you have any suggestions for how to locate these parts?

I'd be happy to get mine painted, but my local guy is not confident in matching the tank. Has anyone had success with having the fire red painted?

Any help gratefully received :smt003

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Re: fire red bodywork needed

#2 Post by anzacinexile » Tue Sep 08, 2015 2:41 pm

ReggieGasket wrote:Has anyone had success with having the fire red painted?

Any help gratefully received :smt003
Dream machine did a first class job on my lower fairing. Not cheap but quality costs

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#3 Post by ReggieGasket » Tue Sep 08, 2015 3:54 pm

Thanks. What sort of money would painting the fairing and seat unit be? Would it be cheaper to paint fairing, tank and seat unit in something straightforward like a flat red?

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#4 Post by anzacinexile » Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:17 pm

I've really no idea as to costs because it was so long ago. I know they struggled, not because of the colour but because of the "lay" and the coverage. In the end I posted them my seat hump and they got a perfect match.

If you give them a blank canvas, the costs will be a lot lower - the effort and time was matching an existing paint.

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#5 Post by ReggieGasket » Wed Sep 09, 2015 7:39 am

Looks like the cost of a full respray is between 300-800. I'm tempted, but it's not really financially sensible.

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