Color change
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Color change
Perhaps a silly and hypothetical question, but what does a color change do to the value?
Can anyone give me real examples of where the price has been affected ( or inability to sell) by a change.
I'd love to go from black to riviera blue!
Can anyone give me real examples of where the price has been affected ( or inability to sell) by a change.
I'd love to go from black to riviera blue!
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color change always affects price.
Imagine you are looking at buying a riviera blue porsche that was originally black.
Under the carpet in the trunk and in the engine bay you see overspray and the original black paint.
What would you pay compared to what you paid when you bought your black 993? Which car would you have bought back then given the chance?
Imagine you are looking at buying a riviera blue porsche that was originally black.
Under the carpet in the trunk and in the engine bay you see overspray and the original black paint.
What would you pay compared to what you paid when you bought your black 993? Which car would you have bought back then given the chance?
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Depends on the market. Depends on the underlying value of the car. Depends on the quality and completeness of the work done.
I'll guess it's a wholly different market where you are, versus my pretty much swing-a-dead-cat-hit-a-993 locale.
Now, say you're repainting our discussed-to-death, zero mile Ferrari Blue Turbo S, versus what Emerald has done in going to Vesuvius with a complete restoration. Former knocks a few hundred thou off the value, the latter likely has increased it a LOT.
Lastly, you'd better comprehensively and completely disassemble the car to get it right. (Though black is probably the one color you can fake.) I swore I'd never color change a car after doing my '68 30+ years ago. And that car had zero body color buried anywhere. One of my bigger challenges was going from Peru Red to Amazon Green on a '77-into-a-930 3.0 for my old girlfriend about 20 years ago. That one came apart 100%. And torsion bar cars are a cinch, compared to coil spring cars............
I'll guess it's a wholly different market where you are, versus my pretty much swing-a-dead-cat-hit-a-993 locale.
Now, say you're repainting our discussed-to-death, zero mile Ferrari Blue Turbo S, versus what Emerald has done in going to Vesuvius with a complete restoration. Former knocks a few hundred thou off the value, the latter likely has increased it a LOT.
Lastly, you'd better comprehensively and completely disassemble the car to get it right. (Though black is probably the one color you can fake.) I swore I'd never color change a car after doing my '68 30+ years ago. And that car had zero body color buried anywhere. One of my bigger challenges was going from Peru Red to Amazon Green on a '77-into-a-930 3.0 for my old girlfriend about 20 years ago. That one came apart 100%. And torsion bar cars are a cinch, compared to coil spring cars............
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This one is easy: do a vinyl Riviera Blue wrap instead of painting the car. Keeps the value and originality of your car's original black color, and you get Riviera Blue colored car for a fraction of the cost of painting it. Looks just like a paint job, applies easily, comes off when you want, no damage to the underlying original paint. 
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When a buyer looks at a 993, the important question about a re-spray is "why was it necessary?". The prospective buyer is worried about a major accident. So if you elect to do this, document everything - from start to finish. That way, in addition to the CarFax not showing an accident, you have a valid story as to "why".
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This one is easy: do a vinyl Riviera Blue wrap instead of painting the car. Keeps the value and originality of your car's original black color, and you get Riviera Blue colored car for a fraction of the cost of painting it. Looks just like a paint job, applies easily, comes off when you want, no damage to the underlying original paint.
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This one is easy: do a vinyl Riviera Blue wrap instead of painting the car. Keeps the value and originality of your car's original black color, and you get Riviera Blue colored car for a fraction of the cost of painting it. Looks just like a paint job, applies easily, comes off when you want, no damage to the underlying original paint.
how is the finish? Looks real?
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It took over 100 man hr to installed , he had door handles , mirrors and rear tail painted . I am not sure of installers name . It was in Richmond BC . He says it can last for many years just like paint . Another pic
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You said it!
That's my good friend's car with the Riv blue wrap, most cannot believe it's a wrap since the material out nowadays has advanced so much too.
They estimate lasting say 5+ years for a daily driver, easily double that if just a weekend toy car etc.
Here's some recent pics!
That's my good friend's car with the Riv blue wrap, most cannot believe it's a wrap since the material out nowadays has advanced so much too.
They estimate lasting say 5+ years for a daily driver, easily double that if just a weekend toy car etc.
Here's some recent pics!
