Does chassis colour matter?

[Kitchski]

Here's a question for you all. Say - hypothetically speaking - you're planning to restore your car. Does having a choice of chassis coating colour matter to you? Not the method or product used, just the option of choosing the colour or not.

Cheers.

[phillpot]

I've voted yes, not that I'm "fussy" but I wouldn't want white or black or blue or green or yellow or orange or purple or........

[glenrobbo]

So just pink then?

What's wrong with purple, anyway? It's better than Russet!

And if it's going to be used off-road, how about camouflage or khaki?

Edited by glenrobbo on Tuesday 31st January 11:37

[ChilliWhizz]

That's a big yes from me... I'm thinking a metal-flake candy apple kinda thing

[portzi]

If you were to sell your car on after a full body lift restoration, then a light coloured chassis either white or silver etc will show a potential buyer any areas where the powder coat has broken down and not be blasted with waxoyl and after time road muck impregnates the clear waxoyl to hide this.

[Basil Brush]

There was a pic on here a while ago of a chassis that had been re-done in purple with matching clips, zip ties etc. I loved it but seemed to be in the minority!

[Kitchski]

Basil Brush said:

There was a pic on here a while ago of a chassis that had been re-done in purple with matching clips, zip ties etc. I loved it but seemed to be in the minority!

I didn't want to say pink, because gender-equality these days. That said, purple's not exactly macho is it?

Dammit! Done it again!

[T4Tiv]

I'm all in favour of having a chassis painted in a different colour so long as it bears some relationship to the bodywork. For example a 'signal blue' chassis with a Chimaera in Viper Blue would look great.

You don't happen to have any pic's of an example around the workshop do you?

Peter

[TurboTony]

I like the red chassis on the S. It is a contrast to the green bodywork. I quite like the glimpse of the red chassis, outriggers for example. It shows that the TVR has a tubular chassis rather than one of those new fangled monocoques.

[PoleDriver]

What's wrong with Purple?!

[glenrobbo]

PoleDriver said:

What's wrong with Purple?!

That's what I asked earlier Poley! Surely it's the colour of choice for discerning hot- blooded macho PHers?



And remember the classic Smoke on the Water?


I rest my case.

[N7GTX]

glenrobbo said:

PoleDriver said:

What's wrong with Purple?!

That's what I asked earlier Poley! Surely it's the colour of choice for discerning hot- blooded macho PHers?



And remember the classic Smoke on the Water?


I rest my case.

And the original purply blue album that track came from....

[TV8]

Rust effect wouldn't be good.

[Discopotatoes]

I voted yes, I took a long time deciding on chassis colour,

[glenrobbo]

Discopotatoes said:

I voted yes, I took a long time deciding on chassis colour.

Interesting. Will you let us know when you have decided?

[julian64]

mine came white from the factory. I like white. Its nice to work with

[Jhonno]

It matters, in as much as, as long as it doesn't clash..

I silver/white isn't the only colour it could be! Bright is cool.. Subtle is just as valid.

[Kitchski]

T4Tiv said:

I'm all in favour of having a chassis painted in a different colour so long as it bears some relationship to the bodywork. For example a 'signal blue' chassis with a Chimaera in Viper Blue would look great.

You don't happen to have any pic's of an example around the workshop do you?

Peter

As it happens:



Although my phone makes it look slightly brighter than it really is!

[ChilliWhizz]

Right, I've changed my mind. Still a big yes, but dropping the metal flake candy apple and going with bright glossy red.... I think...

[Basil Brush]

Here you go.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=120...