The side skirts come unpainted unless you get the Mazdaspeed one's from Corksport that fit the 99-00 MY prot's. Check the authorized vendor section of the forum for some good people to get aftermarket parts from. Painting the skirts is no big deal...probably cost around 160.00 for materials (1qt of paint, 1qt of clear, mid temp reducer, 1pt of clear hardener, couple of filters and mixing sticks) Paint shop shouldn't charge more than 100-150 bucks for labor.