Changing colour

[caduceus]

This seems to be a bit of a taboo subject. Some see a colour change as an issue come selling time. Does going for a different colour decrease the value of the car still?

Discuss....

[pb450]

I'd say it depends how well the colour change is performed. If it includes the underbonnet area, door shuts etc. and it's done properly, then I see no reason why it should lower the value. Some will see it as potential for covering up accident damage (like the speed 6 headlight conversion) but again, I don't buy into this personally.

If it needs a respray and you're prepared to go for a quality job, then I reckon the world's your oyster.

[Danattheopticians]

I recon ( Not a lot of people know something but most people recon something - Sean Lock) a number of things should be considered:
1) See above answer.
2) Are you changing the interior too so the combination works?
3) What coluour look asa good as or better than the one you have?
4) TVR Genuine colour or bespoke - I also believe an original colour should get more buyers, a bespoke colour may increase the selling price you can achieve if it looks good to another buyer but it reduces your market size.
5) Are you doing it for you to enjoy or the value?

Edited by Danattheopticians on Wednesday 20th July 14:09

[harry henderson]

My Cerbera is in the middle of a colour change at the moment. I've gone from ocean haze to giallo fly yellow. For me the choice was easy, I've always wanted a yellow one and the paint was rough so it was a no brainer. As far as value is concerned, a car with shiny new paint has got to be more appealing to a buyer but I doubt I would be able to recoup the cost of the spray job. Originality wasn't a problem either as mine had already had updated front and rear lights so that was already out the window.

[portzi]

harry henderson said:

My Cerbera is in the middle of a colour change at the moment. I've gone from ocean haze to giallo fly yellow. For me the choice was easy, I've always wanted a yellow one and the paint was rough so it was a no brainer. As far as value is concerned, a car with shiny new paint has got to be more appealing to a buyer but I doubt I would be able to recoup the cost of the spray job. Originality wasn't a problem either as mine had already had updated front and rear lights so that was already out the window.

In another 10-15 years time all the original bosch headlights may run out of stock unless TVR PARTS do an aftermarket production run of them, as the only way at the moment is paying £130 each or getting them rechromed somewhere? I personnel think the twin headlight conversion suits the Cerbera nicely.

http://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-m0...

http://www.centraltvr.com/product/headlamp-reflect...

[N7GTX]

If I was buying and so long as the new colour was throughout the car i.e same underbonnet, door shuts, boot etc then no problem. Due to some less than honest people in the car world, the word 'respray' conjures up all sorts of worries. This may put a handful of potential buyers off who prefer the originality including stone chips and stone rash. Equally, some see this as the car being driven hard and abused. I don't think you can please all of the people all of the time.

[Searider]

portzi said:

harry henderson said:

My Cerbera is in the middle of a colour change at the moment. I've gone from ocean haze to giallo fly yellow. For me the choice was easy, I've always wanted a yellow one and the paint was rough so it was a no brainer. As far as value is concerned, a car with shiny new paint has got to be more appealing to a buyer but I doubt I would be able to recoup the cost of the spray job. Originality wasn't a problem either as mine had already had updated front and rear lights so that was already out the window.

In another 10-15 years time all the original bosch headlights may run out of stock unless TVR PARTS do an aftermarket production run of them, as the only way at the moment is paying £130 each or getting them rechromed somewhere? I personnel think the twin headlight conversion suits the Cerbera nicely.

http://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-m0...

http://www.centraltvr.com/product/headlamp-reflect...

Or for a run of the mill boring daily (My Volvo V70 Diesel for example) you need to periodically replace the headlghts at £130 each as the plastic goes cloudy.

[sparkythecat]

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Searider said:

Or for a run of the mill boring daily (My Volvo V70 Diesel for example) you need to periodically replace the headlghts at £130 each as the plastic goes cloudy.

Have you tried Autosol or Duraglit polishes?
One or the other took the cloudiness out of my Shogun headlamps.

[Danattheopticians]

sparkythecat said:

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Searider said:

Or for a run of the mill boring daily (My Volvo V70 Diesel for example) you need to periodically replace the headlghts at £130 each as the plastic goes cloudy.

Have you tried Autosol or Duraglit polishes?
One or the other took the cloudiness out of my Shogun headlamps.

Toothpaste is good so I've heard.

[portzi]

Danattheopticians said:

sparkythecat said:

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Searider said:

Or for a run of the mill boring daily (My Volvo V70 Diesel for example) you need to periodically replace the headlghts at £130 each as the plastic goes cloudy.

Have you tried Autosol or Duraglit polishes?
One or the other took the cloudiness out of my Shogun headlamps.

Toothpaste is good so I've heard.

Unfortunately any kind of abrasive paste on the reflectors takes the silver-chrome plating off as its only microns thick, or tenths of a thou for imperial sorts

Edited by portzi on Wednesday 20th July 18:45

[TheRainMaker]

Danattheopticians said:

sparkythecat said:

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Searider said:

Or for a run of the mill boring daily (My Volvo V70 Diesel for example) you need to periodically replace the headlghts at £130 each as the plastic goes cloudy.

Have you tried Autosol or Duraglit polishes?
One or the other took the cloudiness out of my Shogun headlamps.

Toothpaste is good so I've heard.

If they are like the ones on my V50 is won't work, different type of cloudy, they are very very small cracks.

[caduceus]

Danattheopticians said:

I recon ( Not a lot of people know something but most people recon something - Sean Lock) a number of things should be considered:

2) Are you changing the interior too so the combination works? If necessary, yes. It's doeskin atm so quite neutral
3) What coluour look as good as or better than the one you have? Too many to list
4) TVR Genuine colour or bespoke - I also believe an original colour should get more buyers, a bespoke colour may increase the selling price you can achieve if it looks good to another buyer but it reduces your market size. Either. but leaning towards different manufacturer
5) Are you doing it for you to enjoy or the value? to enjoy. But do not want it to be an issue if and when sell up time comes.

Also, the car is currently Starmist Green. It looks ok in the sun and good under incandescent light, but horrible the rest of the time.

[caduceus]

pb450 said:

I'd say it depends how well the colour change is performed. If it includes the underbonnet area, door shuts etc. and it's done properly, then I see no reason why it should lower the value. Some will see it as potential for covering up accident damage (like the speed 6 headlight conversion) but again, I don't buy into this personally.

If it needs a respray and you're prepared to go for a quality job, then I reckon the world's your oyster.

The car was, to all intents, a barn find. So the bodywork has some scrapes and usual stress cracks. Needs a full re-spray. But doing the resto everywhere else first. So yes, it will be done properly, door shuts 'n' all

I get the oyster bit, but it's so hard to decide on a colour for the Chim for reasons I can't fathom. If it was a Cerb it would be easy. But that's just me :|

[Roy the Boy]

caduceus said:

...it's so hard to decide on a colour for the Chim ...

Just don't decide on the same colour as mine - I don't want it's value diminishing due to a decrease in it's rarity!