thinking of changing color of car
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thinking of changing color of car
so my is is currently silver i was thinking of changing it to either black or the dark grey color. now can someone explain the mechanics of going thru that process and if it is worth it? like with insurance and what not. i was planning on going to the dealership since i want a good job done with it.
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so my is is currently silver i was thinking of changing it to either black or the dark grey color. now can someone explain the mechanics of going thru that process and if it is worth it? like with insurance and what not. i was planning on going to the dealership since i want a good job done with it.
Might also hurt the value of the car.
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Almost any kind of modification will usually hurt the resale of your car. Paintwork is a huge mod and would for sure lower the value of your car. No one wants to buy a repainted car, and it might also raise questions as to why the car was repainted (damage?).
Paint done by the dealership is usually outsourced, though a few dealership have their own paintshop. Either way, its never going to be equivalent to factory paint. Factory paint job will always be better.
Truthfully, for the all the hassle and money your going to go through, you should just trade in your car for a different color. You should have done your hw better if your did not like the color of your car. But luckily there's a small hope for you; have you consider wrapping your car? Do a search for wrapping a car, its cheaper and is reversible so that the resale of your car does not go down in value.
Paint done by the dealership is usually outsourced, though a few dealership have their own paintshop. Either way, its never going to be equivalent to factory paint. Factory paint job will always be better.
Truthfully, for the all the hassle and money your going to go through, you should just trade in your car for a different color. You should have done your hw better if your did not like the color of your car. But luckily there's a small hope for you; have you consider wrapping your car? Do a search for wrapping a car, its cheaper and is reversible so that the resale of your car does not go down in value.
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I have had a couple cars painted. You're probably looking at $4,500-$6,000 for a good show paint job. I wouldn't paint it a stock car color. It can take 3-5 weeks if youre doing a full paint job. I don't care about value going down because it's my car and I don't do stuff for other people or re sale.
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so my is is currently silver i was thinking of changing it to either black or the dark grey color. now can someone explain the mechanics of going thru that process and if it is worth it? like with insurance and what not. i was planning on going to the dealership since i want a good job done with it.
plus it protects original paint of your car! and no problem with DMV or selling it, just take it out that's it! and it will cost much less than painting it for 2K-3K