I have an NL fairlane, recently had a bingle and had to replace the bonnet as she was beyond repair (Luckily it was just the bonnet and no engine/engine bay damage)
I got an EF fairmont bonnet, and it's charcoal grey. My fairlane is silver, and obviously this looks ridiculously stupid ( i get bagged by my mates for attempting the 'godzilla' look hahaha)

anyway i went to a crash repair centre (as he so proudly called his business), and he quoted 440 just for a respray of the bonnet without blending
i don't know heaps about painting, but that seemed damned expensive to me. My mates dad who is an ex panel beater said it'd be around 250-300 tops.

is this guy for real or is he trying to rip me off? what should i expect for a respray from charcoal grey to silver? i don't want an immaculate job, it doesn't have to match perfectly, i just want the paint to resemble that of the rest of the car. l

and also, if anyone knows the colour codes for a silver NL fairlane concorde?

Sounds about right to me.
Paint work is you get what you pay for. If you want to pay s**t you will get s**t in return if you can get anyone to actually do the work.

yeah thats about right, he's trying it on a little. Really its no big deal to spray the tops of the front guards and blow it down and clear coat.. jeez i mean the paint is in the gun so he's a bit of a tight a**.

It should be on the compliance plate. (under the bonnet, right next to where the aerial is, if you didn't already know) E.g. Mine is D7 (Argon Silver)

Here are the rest of the EF/L NF/L DF/L paint codes.

A6 Mocha Foam
B8 Bordeaux Red
C9 Cobalt Blue
D7 Argon Silver
F3 Polynesian Green
G5 Cardinal Red (Met)
W4 Reef Green
X4 Maritius Blue
Q1 Biscayne Blue (Met)
T7 Vic Taxi Yellow
H Dynamic White
R LeMans Red
K1 Gunmetal Grey
E3 Heritage Green
L8 Classic Cream
N9 Navy Blue
F5 Bermuda Green
M9 Arctic Blue
C2 Regency Red
B5 Sparkling Regency
P4 Hot Chilli Red
X5 Mercury Silver
J8 Alaskan Frost
GW Fairlane Gold
W6 Amoretto
GY Galaxy Blue
L7 Cinnamon
T5 Oxford Green

Thanks so much for your help guys. Ill get a few quotes and see what i can round up
If you get what you pay for then ill save a bit and spend a bit more so i know i wont get picky about it in the future!