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The Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R has always been a dream car of mine. Now, if you are also a car enthusiast that love these cars, you would know that the R34 is a car that is much better modified than left stock and original, well, unless you are talking about a Z-Tune or Nismo Omori Factory's Clubman Race Spec cars. Mine's R34 is one of the most iconic modified R34s out there Top Secret's R34 in its iconic gold shade is yet another famous example of a tuned R34 Many tuning shops have built their own vision of what an R34 should be, a few famous examples include the ones built by Mine's, Signal Auto, Top Secret and others. But my favourite has got to be Matchless Crowd Racing (MCR)'s R34. The MCR R34 is famous for its appearance on Hot Version, and its record run on Japan's C1 Expressway, it is also one of my favourite R34s Those who are familiar with Hot Version and its Touge runs would be familiar with this iconic red R34, dubbed the Maou (Demon King) GTR, the MCR R34 was a formidable force on the winding Gunsai Touge with Keiichi Tsuchiya behind its wheel. Some might even know that the MCR R34 holds the record on Japan's C1 expressway; it was even featured in the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series of video games! A little known fact is that MCR actually built several of these GTRs - despite what it looks like, it wasn't just one car achieving all these ridiculous feats. But that isn't important, today's topic is about my own MCR R34! Well, a 1/64 scale version... The Super Taikyu R34s had the same bumpers as the MCR R34 in my favourite specification, you can imagine my excitement when I saw that Inno64 has decided to launch the Falken car! My favourite configuration of the MCR R34 comes with the front bumper that is almost identical to the one on the Super Taikyu race car, so when Inno64 released the model of the Falken Super Taikyu R34, I immediately recognised it and proceeded to get hold of the model car, with plans to customise it into the MCR R34 that I love. With the paint stripped off, I could cover up all the unwanted holes and indentations with putty The indentation left by the removal of the rear speed refueling drybreak connectors has been sealed off with putty as well After a coat of primer, the final look of the car's body is starting to take shape While the bumper made things much easier to work with (I don't have to fabricate one myself), there are little details that need to be sorted apart from respraying the car red. At the rear of the race car is a speed refueling drybreak connector, which the MCR R34 doesn't have, the roof of the race car also had an antenna (hence, a hole in the roof), and the bonnet on the race car has way too many vents as well. The solution is to use putty to cover up all these unwanted holes. With the body details sorted, the most important thing is to spray the car red to match the MCR R34. Here's how it looks like before I applied decals on it! We got lucky with the rims as the race car uses the same Enkei NT03+M rims as my favourite spec of the MCR R34, so all I needed to do was to spray the rims black. As I did not have a source for custom waterslide decals, I had to make do with other decals that aren't the same as what's on the real car. But apart from the sticker details, I think my custom MCR R34 is a rather faithful replica of the real thing! What do you think of it? Hmm, making this post is igniting something in me... maybe I should find the time to start another custom diecast project... - Zhi Xuan

With its decades of experience working with high-end supercars, Hong Seh Motors brings its Authorised Dealer level of service to you at a reasonable cost. There are thousands of car workshops in Singapore - some aim to offer the lowest prices, some specialise on body work, and some tackle complicated repairs. Spoilt by so many choices, how then do you know which workshop to entrust your car to? For most owners of new cars, it isn't difficult - the Authorised Dealers will handle it. But what if your car runs out of warranty and complimentary servicing packages, and you still want that top-tier service standard without paying through your nose? With Hong Seh Motors, that is exactly what you will get. Decades of experience as a supercar Authorised Dealer - Hong Seh Motors Unlike your typical workshops, Hong Seh Motors was the former authorised dealer of Ferrari and Maserati cars in Singapore that has decades of experience in the industry - it clinched the Ferrari distributorship here back in 1983. There are plenty of differences between an authorised dealer workshop and a typical workshop, and it all lies in the facility, equipment, skill level of technicians and the level of service that you’ll receive. Due to the close working relationship between authorised dealers and car manufacturers, they are held to a certain standard. In fact, it is common practice for the technicians and mechanics to receive training from the manufacturer before they are certified to work on the cars. And you can just imagine how stringent the training would be when it comes to supercar manufacturers. Skilled technicians aside, authorised dealers are also required to be equipped with quality equipment and tools. As an ex-authorised dealer workshop that works on supercars, Hong Seh has invested in top-of-the-line equipment to ensure the best quality work possible. It recently invested $2 million on its workshop and equipment to ensure top-tier work on its client’s cars. Among its equipment is a chassis alignment measuring robotic arm and jig from Carbench, making it the only bodyshop in Singapore to be authorised by Carbench. Carbench is an Italian brand that produces equipment that are used by manufacturers such as Maserati, Jaguar, Ferrari, Porsche and Tesla. Hong Seh also has an environmentally friendly paint shop, which includes an electric paint booth from Saima, and uses PPG water-based paint - its paint shop is authorised by PPG (the same brand of paint that Ferrari uses). With these equipment, Hong Seh is a workshop that is capable of complete refurbishment of cars to a standard expected of an authorised dealer. Not just supercars - Hong Seh Motors has the capabilities to work on all cars including EVs With Hong Seh Motors’ experience working on supercars, there’s no job too big or intricate for the team to resolve. Hong Seh Motors Service Centre is a one-stop shop that can work on anything from a simple routine servicing, pre-purchase inspections, to wheel alignments, engine overhauls, body repairs, paintwork, accident claims, tyre replacement and even a full classic car restoration. Its team consists of mechanics who have been working with the company for over 20 years. On top of the rich experience that its team has, Hong Seh Motors has also kept up with the times and is fully capable of working on EVs. The team is IMI trained to work on EVs, and is equipped with the necessary tools for working on high-voltage systems. As such, it is able to work on the high-voltage EV systems, including diagnosis and repairs of EV batteries. As Hong Seh Motors also has its own car leasing department, it has been working on cars of all makes and model. Hence, no matter what car you drive, you can be rest assured that Hong Seh would be able to resolve your issue. Reasonably priced services with top-tier workmanship Getting skilled mechanics to work on your car with quality equipment and parts might sound expensive, but it isn’t the case here. Hong Seh Motors insists on two main things: it always emphasises on quality, no matter how small the job is, or how tough it could be, and it promises to provide an authorised dealer level of service at a reasonable price. Yet another perk of going to a workshop that adopts an authorised dealer’s approach would be its clear and transparent processes - with everything properly explained to you, there’s no worries of hidden charges or any shock when you get your bill. Hong Seh Motors is located at 10 Fourth Lok Yang Road, Singapore 629707. It is open on Mondays to Fridays, from 8:15am to 6:00pm. Staying or working in the West? Hong Seh is a top contender to consider for your automotive needs. You can find out more and book an appointment with Hong Seh Motors at its website.

Hello. Would like to seek some opinions here. Thinking of respraying my car as the paintwork is turning yellowish and there are paintwork damages (stone chips, dings and dangs) on the bumper. Previous owner also used liquid paper to try to mask up the stone chips. If I were to respray on the current bumper, after refibre/putty+respray, would there be a risk of the paintwork cracking after sometime? Or would it actually be wiser to replace the bumper with a good condition secondhand one followed by respray? I'm keeping my options opened. May be a good time to change new bodykit as well but not exactly familiar with the different types.

hi guys, plan to repair my fender and door, which gotten damage almost a year ago.. any reviews for the following shop? 1. HO AUTOGLOSS CENTRE 2. SZE KANG 3. KHEK JOO

Bonnet got scratched and small dent too Is quite deep This scratch is about 1 feet long If go for respray, will cost how much? If want the colour to be accurate, only can do at AD?

Any good recommendations on "Alexandra Village" workshop for knocking panel & respray. Thank you

Want to give my ride a new car exterior look after all the scratches and knocks for the past 3-4 years. Any idea how much I am looking at? Which workshop can give good quality results? I am driving a silver Honda Civic.

why the price so different? thanks! my new purchase is a black lexus, but i'm thinking of respraying it into the lexus dark grey mica.

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Recently wifey got into a little parking accident and scrapped a rear passenger door against a pillar. Two mass stretch of lines and the door got indented like an mini inverted wok. Only 1 single door was affected. Guess will need some panel beating and re-spray of the affected door. Anyone any recommendations where to do repairs? Got quoted $380 from a workshop recommended by a friend. Is it considered reasonable?

What would be the cost like? Was quoted $400+ & need 2.5 days to complete. Reasonable?

Hi guys, how much does it cost to repair the above? Car model, 2009 Hyundai Avante.. would 1.5k suffice? Or too much? If worse comes to worse, change door how much? Light dent but deep scratch in the paint work, so i guess need to respray the whole door?

Reverse and hit something. Bumper dented but doesnt seems to have too much damage to the paint work. Is it possible to just knock back my bumper without respray as the car is already on its final year?

I resprayed my car last year after an accident. But I'm a lazy b**tard and don't wash my car often, so the paint is a bit faded. Quite obvious because it's black. I also didn't do any coating or waxing after the respray, wasn't even aware of such things until recently. The car is coming to 10 years old but I'm thinking of possibly extending the COE by 5 years and I want to make it look nice again. Is it possible to send it for a thorough polishing job, and then do a new nano-coating to keep it shiny? Do I need to respray?

The paint on my Brembo calipers are chipped and faded. Any recommendations for respraying the Brembo calipers? Inclusive of the Brembo decals and clear lacquer to protect the decals. I already bought the caliper rebuild kit to replace the pistol seals after the respray.

Just wondering, in the context of changing car's color, are there cheaper / more expensive colors? Of course only for standard colors and not talking about special effect paint ( Pearl / Reflex / Iridescent / Satin / etc... ) Or is the $$$ differenc negligible?

Heard about this fella, Yas in the VAG forum.... dozens of them there engaged him to respray their rims / calipers and all came out very happy with the effects. I just made contact with him... am considering whether to go for a respray job on my rims filled with lots of scratches. Anyone here tried him before? Feedback?

Hi, looking for recommendation to do panel beating and respray, any good recommendation in autopoint?

Hi Did a search for car spary paint but not much info and outdated info. Any recommendations? Thank you.

Have a 5 year old white Odysssey, thinking about re-spraying whole car same colour. anyone done this, how much would it cost? how long would car be out of action?

Plan respray my car wish to change the current blue colour to white any idea wats the reasonable price I should be quote

One of my sports rim (according to workshop rim is still usable) suffered multiple scratches in an earlier accident and I'm claiming 100% from the fellow who ram into me. According to the surveyor, I can either respray all 4 rims ($200+) or they compensate me $150 for 1 rim (because rim too old not in market liao). My sports rim is those stock type one . Just want to know if it's better to respray all 4 rims or accept $150 for the rim.

Recently my car hit a barrier. The roof was dented and need respray. Was quoted dent repair $170 (have to remove interior lining, inorder to knock), respray whole roof $350. Total - $520. Is the cost reasonable ? My ride is a 2006 Vios. Thank you.

anyone can recommend me a workshop dat does decent bodykit customization as well as a full car respray..... can recommend me a separate workshop dat does bodykit customization and spray paint workshop oso no problem as long as they do a decent job.... would prefer if the shop provides installment plan.... thnx.....

Any lobang to do respray for small cat car budget ard $400?