Evo 8 wing... what are they worth?
Jul 2, 2013, 03:21 PM
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I refinished the clear coat on one, cost about 75$, then I sat on it for about two years trying to sell it for $75 to get my money back. Decided never to do that ever again, since then I've thrown away literally about 40 of them lol
Market sucks for used evo wings
Market sucks for used evo wings
Jul 2, 2013, 03:21 PM
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Well, let's just say I purchased a lot of them at a dealership that were "take offs" for various reasons. They all came in the double walled, mitsubishi boxes with the factory packaging. So once they are refinished, they will be re-packaged in the Mitsubishi boxes for shipping.
I can get color matched QUALITY paint for the cars for pretty cheap, also I have refinished carbon fiber before with no issues. The Clear I will be using is a 2K automotive clear. For those of you who don't know, this is a HARD catalyzed clear that is UV and chemical resistant. This is not some autozone cheap clear that so many people use. They will also be machine polished with 3M's Perfect-it 3 stage polishing. So they will be MINT. In fact, I honestly feel they will be better than factory as it's a much higher quality clear. So those that have been sold with factory clear WILL fade, these will last MUCH LONGER without fading. So, I have to say, these will be top of the mark as for pricing.
They had a few Evo 9 wings, however I personally feel those are pretty worthless as They are far weaker than the 8 wings. I've already sold one that didn't need re-working, as it only had a small scuff in the color coat. I have at least 4 more that will need refinishing. I think one is already factory tarmac black, one is silver, and I don't know about the rest. One of them I am doing for myself and will be Graphite Grey.
I can get color matched QUALITY paint for the cars for pretty cheap, also I have refinished carbon fiber before with no issues. The Clear I will be using is a 2K automotive clear. For those of you who don't know, this is a HARD catalyzed clear that is UV and chemical resistant. This is not some autozone cheap clear that so many people use. They will also be machine polished with 3M's Perfect-it 3 stage polishing. So they will be MINT. In fact, I honestly feel they will be better than factory as it's a much higher quality clear. So those that have been sold with factory clear WILL fade, these will last MUCH LONGER without fading. So, I have to say, these will be top of the mark as for pricing.
They had a few Evo 9 wings, however I personally feel those are pretty worthless as They are far weaker than the 8 wings. I've already sold one that didn't need re-working, as it only had a small scuff in the color coat. I have at least 4 more that will need refinishing. I think one is already factory tarmac black, one is silver, and I don't know about the rest. One of them I am doing for myself and will be Graphite Grey.
Jul 2, 2013, 03:27 PM
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See, you are in Florida... Evos are like flys down there... and they are getting crashed/trashed every day. The market is very strong in other parts of the country. In fact, I sold the first one not one hour after I picked up the first 3. (In Chicago)
Jul 2, 2013, 03:35 PM
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I work for Mitsu and around late 2007/early 2008 we stopped refinishing them under warranty and started just replacing them..... so I had stacks of the damn things, most of them from 1000-10000 mile vehicles.
I tried forever to unload them, no dice down here or ebay, that was the extent of my efforts
I tried forever to unload them, no dice down here or ebay, that was the extent of my efforts
