may be a stupid question but,,,u guys that have painted ur cars at a maaco or anywhere else - do u bring it to the shop first and then start removing everything (lights, etc) or do u do it beforehand and somehow bring it there? i am wonderin b/c my shop is kinda far and i dont wanna be calling a flatbed to carry my car there and have to pay a fortune. there doesnt seem to be a lot to remove. taillights, side parking lights, headlight assemblies is the obvious. i'd have to go outside and look at it to see what else.

 

Strip it at home and bring it to the paint shop. I even pulled the engine/trans and windshield out of mine.

You know how I got the car to my painter? AAA. I called them and told them my car wouldn't start & I needed it towed.

 

AAA now thats funny, Tried to do that once up here in RI didnt work becasue the tow truck driver was an PITA and wouldnt tow it i think he was just having a bad day, but thats still funny

 

I love it!!!! lol

For me....wasn't a Third gen......but....I've personally never seen a completley stripped 89 Pontiac 6000 driving on the road.....till I took mine to paint that is lol

 

wish i had AAA. but i might just drive it and just leave on the taillights. if i get stopped hopefully the cop will understand why the car looks that way.

 

Man, if you're going to that level of stripping the car, whats a few bucks for a rollback?

 

i put alot of my parts inside the car and big parts( such as ground effects) in the bed of the truck i pulled my car with.