Full Respray - Advice

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Nuts

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 Baildon
Hi All,

I recently returned to E85 ownership with 06 plate 3.0si Manual. It's a great low mileage example, but I bought it knowing it needed a few things tackling. The biggest being the state of the bodywork. It's by no means bad, but has some stone chips and minor scratches on every panel. So it’s probably way overkill but I’ve been considering a full respray.

It's Sapphire Black, which I believe is the most popular E85 colour. However, I really like another non E85 BMW colour - Singapore Gray - it was available on 5 Series mainly and it's sort of a Grey Black colour. Dark Grey technically. So wondering what the consensus is on changing colour, albeit it could seem like black to the uninitiated. Would it devalue the car? The log book will say Black I'm sure but when selling on, would it bother a buyer? I intend to take pictures of the respray work as evidence because I'd want to see it.

What do people think?

Cheers,

Dave
 
enuff_zed said:
You could always wrap it that colour instead?
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Yeah thought about that, but then that feels a little like cheating and not a long term solution. Also, what's the detail finish like with wrapping and can it match metallic flecks etc?
 
Looks lovely and would not devalue the car. It is after all 15 years old so a good paint job in any colour would increase the value but I don’t think you will get the cost back of that paint job.
 
I would normally not entertain buying a resprayed car as you never know what is hidden beneath...accident damage not repaired correctly etc so would bear this in mind when you come to sell...however a set of 'before ' pictures might help ?
 
pvr said:
Looks lovely and would not devalue the car. It is after all 15 years old so a good paint job in any colour would increase the value but I don’t think you will get the cost back of that paint job.
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Yeah the bodyshop has a great reputation for quality resprays. It's setting me back £3k so with everything else I'm doing this car is going to owe me £13k after that and with 47k miles on, I doubt it will fetch that at the end. It will however be in top top condition for me to keep treasured for a few years before I move to a 911. :)
 
You'd definitely be able to fetch a higher selling value for a car that's been properly resprayed in its original colour, compared with one that has changed colour.

Either way be sure to take lots of 'before' photos, to assuage any future buyers' concerns about the reasons for the respray.
 
plenty said:
You'd definitely be able to fetch a higher selling value for a car that's been properly resprayed in its original colour, compared with one that has changed colour.

Either way be sure to take lots of 'before' photos, to assuage any future buyers' concerns about the reasons for the respray.
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Yeah i'll definitely document anything with before and afters to demonstrate its not crash damaged.
 
I had mine fully resprayed 12 months ago - bright solid red so kept to the original colour so the engine bay, door shuts etc were ok.
I did look at wrapping and the quote I had wasnt much less than a respray. My thought for your would be as the colour is very similar why not go for it. I wouldnt worry about resale values TBH.
 
We are also not talking about a classic car here where originality is key regarding to value.
 
NS66 said:
I had mine fully resprayed 12 months ago - bright solid red so kept to the original colour so the engine bay, door shuts etc were ok.
I did look at wrapping and the quote I had wasnt much less than a respray. My thought for your would be as the colour is very similar why not go for it. I wouldnt worry about resale values TBH.
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Makes sense. My thinking though was that if i move to a colour that's grey and therefore different to what's listed on DVLA, then am I worse off. Appreciate these aren't old classics, but they will be classics soon and I see these types of cars - Straight six, V8 etc being very sort after in the not too distant future. Clearly production runs are far bigger than classics ever were which makes the mint original examples more preferable.

Resell aside, I can't stare at a car in my garage peppered in chips and scratches - so has to be done :)
 
jock156 said:
Good colour choice and it’s still a BMW colour :thumbsup:

As above a good photo record shouldn’t put people off :thumbsup:
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I'd agree. It's a great colour and it's a BMW colour at the end of the day. Some before and after photos will show it's not accident damage repairs.

Go for it!
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I know it isn't a classic but I think I'd be tempted to go for Carbon Black or Ruby Black as they were both facelift colours, and look great when the sun hits them at the right angle.

But it's your car so your choice!
 
Mr Tidy said:
I know it isn't a classic but I think I'd be tempted to go for Carbon Black or Ruby Black as they were both facelift colours, and look great when the sun hits them at the right angle.

But it's your car so your choice!
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Do you know what, I've just assumed it's Sapphire Black. Mine is a facelift SI so maybe it is Carbon Black. -I'd better check.
 
Nuts said:
Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Wed May 11, 2022 7:52 pm
I know it isn't a classic but I think I'd be tempted to go for Carbon Black or Ruby Black as they were both facelift colours, and look great when the sun hits them at the right angle.

But it's your car so your choice!
Do you know what, I've just assumed it's Sapphire Black. Mine is a facelift SI so maybe it is Carbon Black. -I'd better check.
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Probably worth checking then!

Although it may not be a classic (yet), E85 3.0Sis are pretty rare - less than 1,000 were registered in the UK.
 
Checked. Definitely Black Sapphire. I need to go look at a Carbon Black colour to understand how it looks.
 
You can also get the colour changed in the log book, there is a section you can fill in and send off (In fact you would have to if you went to a different colour). Last time I did this it didn't cost anything, but wouldn't be so sure now!
 
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