| Re: NHBP Owners:
I went and talked to a couple of body shops to get an estimate.. The cheapest I found was $2700 and that was with them fixing a couple of dents. Before that labor the quote was $2500.. and that was without them throwing on a couple of extra layers of clear coat since honda paint is similar to wet notebook paper. Or at least it's just as durable.
Another place I went to (a more reputable shop) said that they would have to sand my hood down pretty deep before they painted since the rock chips on my hood are so deep.. they said to cover that and make the car look 100% brand new again (double checking all body lines, repainting door jams, etc.) would be from $4k - $6k because of the blue flake. I think the first body shop I went to thought that it was a flat black. Luckily, the guy I talked to at the 2nd body shop just happened to also be a Progressive adjuster and he told me that my insurance would pay for the repaint if I payed the deductable of $500 and my rates would only slightly go up.. so whenever I can get some lips, a spoiler, some alloys (I've got a dx/vp) I'll probably be doing that. I hope that I can come up with the money to get suzy's lips before anyone else picks them up.. I just happen to go broke with a quickness because of unforseen circumstances (my girls a/c went out and we live in Tx >:| ).
There's a good possibility that if you go to a couple of body shops and ask them the prices will be different.. I know they vary in price because of location.
Hope that helps bro. | 
