Hey there! I myself have gotten a couple pre-painted from them and was satisfied for sure. Obviously, painting some OFF of a car; its subject to be off. So, for that reason; I'd suggest a local shop if you think that would bother you.
I ordered mine prepainted. I should mention that the first one arrived slightly damaged and upon inspection I refused the delivery....so I had to wait a few more weeks for the new one to arrive. It matched perfectly....Race Red.
Great point @SHOdaddy68. I purchased Cervini Side Scoops and it took hours to get them ready to paint. When I look at the costs, unpainted versus painted, I can easily see why they charge so much for paint, as parts may look quite raw when purchased unpainted. In hindsight I probably would have been better off buying my side scoops pre-painted, based on the labor and materials I put into getting them installable.I can't comment on the quality of a pre-painted hood, but as some have already said, there are sometimes many variants in most colors and it can be a crap-shoot if the pre-painted hood matches your car.
I bought the unpainted hood and I'm glad I did. There were many small imperfections and minor repairs that I made to my new hood before I primed and blocked it for a perfectly smooth final finish after it was painted.
My point on doing it myself is: I'm anal and want it done right. My Cervini hood was great, but there were a lot of small things and detail stuff that needed to be addressed before it was painted. I cleaned up & smoothed out all the raw edges and corrected a few really minor flaws before it was primed and prepped for paint. I can't trust anyone else to address all the small things that will show through once the part is painted. My car is black and it shows every little imperfection.
