911- How much for a full respray?

[Benengo]

How much to change the colour of a car? How badly do you think it'd effect the resale value? (we're talking a car around 15 years old!)

[burriana]

If you are talking a total respray, engine & interior out job, then I have heard figures around £4k mentioned.

I am sure you will be able to get it done cheaper but this is the least i would expect to pay for a GOOD job.

The only reason it would affect re-sale is the suspicion of a major bump ... therefore, take lots of pics before, pics during and pics after to show it was purely personal choice to change.

All depends what you change it to mind!

[SEE YA]

You will be looking at £5K as you need all new rubbers etc. That is the quote I got for my 911.

SEE YA

[POORCARDEALER]

full glass out repaint in same colour will be £4K to a really good standard

[Geneve]

POORCARDEALER said:

full glass out repaint in same colour will be £4K to a really good standard

But a 'colour change' would probably have a negative effect on its value.

[POORCARDEALER]

Geneve said:

POORCARDEALER said:

full glass out repaint in same colour will be £4K to a really good standard

But a 'colour change' would probably have a negative effect on its value.

What i was getting at if its a colour changer repaint it would cost more, £4K is for a repaint in the cars current colour

[flemke]

SEE YA said:

You will be looking at £5K as you need all new rubbers etc. That is the quote I got for my 911.

SEE YA

Did that include taking literally every part off the chassis, so that it would be impossible to tell whether the car had been resprayed without scratching away some paint?

[SEE YA]

I do not know but its replacing all the rubbers winscreen, bumpers etc, it all adds up .


SEE YA

[flemke]

SEE YA said:

I do not know but its replacing all the rubbers winscreen, bumpers etc, it all adds up .


SEE YA

I suspect that, for that price, they would not be taking it down to the naked chassis.
If they didn't, you would always be able to see places, in the engine bay, for example, where the original colour was still visible.

[bull996]

I had a same colour re-spray on my 996. Bumpers off, bonnet off etc, all the glass out. It cost £4500-but it was to a very good standard and a very reputable garage.

[Boo152]

DONT DO IT!

1) Lets assume yours is a reasonable condition 15-year old motor worth around £18k beore any paintwork is done. (It'll be a 964 at that age?)

2) So you go and spend £4k on the respray

3) Because you have changed the colour, it will no longer be original, won't match the log book, etc, so you can probably expect its value to reduce by say £4k? MAYBE MORE! Plus you will reduce the market for it anyway (because not many people will want a Porsche that has had a colour change)

4) So you now have a car youve spent a notional £22k on (£18k present value + £4k respray costs) But its now only worth £14k (if you can find a buyer?)

5) So why not swap it for one in the colour you like instead?

[ash7764]

boo 152 has summed it in a nut shell, u cant go wrong with what he just said..take his advice..just get another 1 in the colour you like as im sure some one some where will want yours. good luck.