I just had my Saleen kit installed about a week ago. The body shop that did it for me said that it did require alot of prepping before paint. The Saleen parts are pretty much raw and in bad condition. It takes $$$ to get it looking right. My body shop in particular had problems with the back bumper, they couldnt get it to fit right for two days. It still is on wrong, I scrape the ground when I drive. They are fixing that tomorrow though. The kit looks awesome though and I would recommend buying it over any other kit. It just looks the best. I have paid 2800.00 just to buy the kit and get it painted/installed.