Brandon
Enthusiast
Believe it or not, it's actually a little intimidating posting on these boards! All these lifelong Viper owners! I joined the club about 2 years ago and purchased a Black '95 RT-10. I absolutely LOVE my car. Unfortunately, I'm in the military and out of the 2 years of ownership I've been deployed for about a year and half of it. I'm actually in Iraq atm, but I go home on R&R and am ready to do some overhauls. No better way to spend a vacation I think. 
I bought the car out of Texas, and the engine's in tip-top shape so I want to start doing some interior work along with a new paint job. Does anyone know of a good paint shop in Phoenix, AZ they would trust with their car? Also, I'm trying to find a new console. Can most shops repaint the interior plastic pieces of the dash and console? Do the sidesills require a certain type of paint? I know they heat up quite well, my passengers usually find that out the hard way. Also, can a body shop polish up the exhaust? They've started to show a little rust on the openings and need to be brushed up. I think the previous owner had a small run in with a curb and the opening of the pipe is bent in, less than a half inch or so. I think the hood is slightly misaligned as well. It's mostly noticeable over the headlights. Is it a simple hood readjustment a dealership could make? I know the first thing you're thinking is it was involved in an accident, but the title was clean so it should be fine. Underneath the front fascia there's a good amount of damage from scraping and rubbing and I'm going to get the mounts to protect it, but has anyone had problems with these going over bumps and dips? I'm afraid it might catch and rip the whole fascia off. After the painting I was thinking about getting the clear bra on the front. Has anyone had problems with these, or don't like the way they look? I've also thought about getting a dash kit, but it just sticks on and I wasn't sure how well it'd look. Anyone else try one?
Thanks for any feedback! Look forward to coming out to some of those famed Viper events when I'm back home in Arizona!
I bought the car out of Texas, and the engine's in tip-top shape so I want to start doing some interior work along with a new paint job. Does anyone know of a good paint shop in Phoenix, AZ they would trust with their car? Also, I'm trying to find a new console. Can most shops repaint the interior plastic pieces of the dash and console? Do the sidesills require a certain type of paint? I know they heat up quite well, my passengers usually find that out the hard way. Also, can a body shop polish up the exhaust? They've started to show a little rust on the openings and need to be brushed up. I think the previous owner had a small run in with a curb and the opening of the pipe is bent in, less than a half inch or so. I think the hood is slightly misaligned as well. It's mostly noticeable over the headlights. Is it a simple hood readjustment a dealership could make? I know the first thing you're thinking is it was involved in an accident, but the title was clean so it should be fine. Underneath the front fascia there's a good amount of damage from scraping and rubbing and I'm going to get the mounts to protect it, but has anyone had problems with these going over bumps and dips? I'm afraid it might catch and rip the whole fascia off. After the painting I was thinking about getting the clear bra on the front. Has anyone had problems with these, or don't like the way they look? I've also thought about getting a dash kit, but it just sticks on and I wasn't sure how well it'd look. Anyone else try one?
Thanks for any feedback! Look forward to coming out to some of those famed Viper events when I'm back home in Arizona!
