Colour Change issues :S
Colour Change issues :S
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samo1

Original Poster:

4 posts

198 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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Just a straight forward question to everyone to see what's the majority/average opinion.

What does everyone think of a colour change on a TVR Cerbera to a more modern colour?

M3John

5,974 posts

248 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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All depends on the colour if we're honest. I keep seeing cars around (Toyota's & Merc's if my memory serves me correctly) in what can best be described as matallic bronze, which i think would really suit a Cerby !

Edited by M3John on Tuesday 29th June 12:22

samo1

Original Poster:

4 posts

198 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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i've just looked at that colour. It's alright but i changed the colour to the new lexus arctic pearl white colourl
I personally think it looks stunning now. But there are a few people who've raised eye-brows to why change it from a red to white. :S i dont see it as a bad thing, if anything it makes the car look more modern and more of value :S

Tanguero

4,535 posts

230 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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I believe that from new, TVR would paint them with pretty much anything you wanted.

Gazzab

21,640 posts

311 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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Its your car paint it whatever colour you like.
For me the rules would be:-

-> Dont colour change a decent cerb
-> Colour change a Cat c/d only
-> Ensure you end up with an interior that blends with the revised exterior colour
-> Dont go for a trendy colour - go for something classy eg if it wouldn't go on an Aston or a Lambo etc then dont do it.

samo1

Original Poster:

4 posts

198 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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yes thats true tvr would give you the colour you want FROM NEW, but it's not new. and yes gazza i do agree with what you've said. the colour that's on i've seen on lambo's etc. its NICE!! pictures do it no justice AT ALL!

slideways

4,101 posts

250 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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Just my ten pence worth!
I Think your car looks great in white, personally I don't like red cars unless its on a ferrari of course.

FarmyardPants

4,372 posts

247 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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Looks very smart. Similar to the last cerb.

Need to change those indicators for clear ones though scratchchin

samo1

Original Poster:

4 posts

198 months

Tuesday 29th June 2010
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yea true i like the colour as well smile
BUT i honestly was not trying AT ALL to make it look like the last cerbera lol.. the white isn't the same it's more of a flat/matt white colour on the last cerbera were as mine has the pearl affect on it..and also true about the clear indicators but like i said i honestly was not trying to copy the last cerbera smile
but i think overall majority opinions agree with colour change if it's suitable if you feel like it lol smile thanx dudes

5MUG

734 posts

293 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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I think it looks fab too!

apguy

841 posts

277 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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Gazzab said:
Its your car paint it whatever colour you like.
For me the rules would be:-

-> Dont colour change a decent cerb
-> Colour change a Cat c/d only
-> Ensure you end up with an interior that blends with the revised exterior colour
-> Dont go for a trendy colour - go for something classy eg if it wouldn't go on an Aston or a Lambo etc then dont do it.
Well I broke most of those rules and went from red to:



Why?

The original paint was in an awful state, stonechipped on the front, parking scrape on the rear and blistered in most of the recesses (including the roof). The paint in the engine bay had pretty much flaked off.
I spoke to Gerbil at TVR, as although I owned a bodyshop I couldn't locate a PPG colour code. (In 1996 TVR were using PPG paint)
Turns out that in the early days they actually hand mixed the tinters, using a dry base and chucking in the appropriate amount of pearl. Gerbil actually remembered painting my car 3 times as the coverage was so poor. Basically I had no hope of replicating the tint and pearl content.

THE BIG DOG

638 posts

234 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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So why are you selling?

Gazzab

21,640 posts

311 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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THE BIG DOG said:
So why are you selling?
Its not a great advert for the car. You are best giving it a price, mention the history, respray etc...

davidd

6,713 posts

313 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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mine was red before it was black..

nothing to do with me... wink

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THE BIG DOG

638 posts

234 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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Gazzab said:
THE BIG DOG said:
So why are you selling?
Its not a great advert for the car. You are best giving it a price, mention the history, respray etc...
IIRR it was up for 17-18k last month.

davidd

6,713 posts

313 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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Gazzab said:
THE BIG DOG said:
So why are you selling?
Its not a great advert for the car. You are best giving it a price, mention the history, respray etc...
Hang on, who is selling?

THE BIG DOG

638 posts

234 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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davidd said:
Gazzab said:
THE BIG DOG said:
So why are you selling?
Its not a great advert for the car. You are best giving it a price, mention the history, respray etc...
Hang on, who is selling?
The OP
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1826720.htm

Byker28i

91,642 posts

246 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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JensenA would be best person to comment. I think he's changed his colour fully twice and did the work himself.

headcase

2,389 posts

246 months

Wednesday 30th June 2010
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That car looks awesome in white!