Just wondering what you guys thought on this..... I've always liked wingless cobalts so I decided to go get a couple of quotes today. A custom body shop down the road from my house has a price of 375 dollars. That includes him taking my trunk off, taking spoiler off, welding the holes, grinding to a smooth surface, debadging it for me, painting it black, and installing it back on. ALSO lifetime warranty if there is any scratches on it in anyway later on.

Wanting some thoughts on...
-painting it black?
-price?
-wingless?

BTW: The other shops around here were 450-500 with no warranty and acted like I had two heads when I said I wanted to go wingless.

 

I say just look around for a black wingless trunk I bought my black trunk on ebay for 230 shipped but it had the holes for highrise but I was going to put the wing on anywyas

 

I've looked around a little bit. Nothing so far. This isn't something I'm doing in the next week. Checking out all of my options first

 

go to the junkyard and find one

 

Never thought of that but I would have to be pretty lucky to find one wouldn't I?

 

well most cars get totaled from front end damage so i cant imagine it would be that difficult

 

hmmmmmmmmm, I might run by a few places and see what I can find. It's not like it's hard to replace the trunk anyways.

 

nope not at all

 

I've never messed with it before. just ran in the garage and it looks like you just take out the rev lights and 3rd and 4 bolts and you're done? hahaha. tomorrow im going to plan out some places to go!

 

take out the carpet thing, then the lights and then the bolts on the arm things then do it in reverse

 

best i found on ebay... but that is just a quick search so far

05 06 07 08 09 10 COBALT TRUNK/HATCH/TAILGATE - eBay (item 200563224637 end time Mar-09-11 10:21:33 PST)

 

car-part.com they go on there all day between 175.00-250.00

 

hmmmmmmmm checkin it out...

 

at that price you might as well buy a new carbon fiber wingless one and then sell your current trunk on craigslist. I bet you'll get atleast $175 for it from somebody.

 

I have an orange car....orange low rise trunk? i doubt it will sell

 

i think by the time you search for a wingless trunk you could have yours done in less then a week for 375 lol

 

Price seems about right. I was quoted $350 at several shops to do mine, and that included shaving the trunk lock as well. All black trunk though? Not 100% sold on it. Maybe between the tail lights or something, kind of like a muscle car throwback. Since your hood and roof aren't black, it might just look off. But, that's just my opinion.

 

buy me a cf hood and trunk and i'll trade you my black hood and wingless trunk.

 

what do you mean?

that's what i was thinking. throw another 100 in there an not waste my time and a tank of gas

 

Go black with a hood and roof. That's what im doing

 

Well I offered that and their quote was 900 dollars flat. I didn't mention that part because that is a little steep for me seeing as though i am only 17...