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Does it matter? You say you don't like the original color, but you bought the frost blue. I'm biased because I happen to like the color.
At resale time, about a third of potential buyers will not want the color change; a second third won't mind provided they like the color you choose. A final third will not know of the color change and will not know how to find the original color code.
At resale time, about a third of potential buyers will not want the color change; a second third won't mind provided they like the color you choose. A final third will not know of the color change and will not know how to find the original color code.
Last edited by Easy Mike; Sep 7, 2015 at 08:05 AM.
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It'll be a while before a color change will significantly affect the value of a 78 enough to worry about. You have two things to think about, what color do I like, and will the next buyer like it enough to buy it. Oh, yeah and a third thing, it will be more expensive to do a color change than a repair paint.
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Does it matter? You say you don't like the original color, but you bought the frost blue. I'm biased because I happen to like the color.
At resale time, about a third of potential buyers will not want the color change; a second third won't mind provided they like the color you choose. A final third will not know of the color change and will not know how to find the original color code.
At resale time, about a third of potential buyers will not want the color change; a second third won't mind provided they like the color you choose. A final third will not know of the color change and will not know how to find the original color code.
fed to much paint tried to tell me it would decrease value I realized after doing some research that he was taking the easy route but I got it in the shop having it painted pearl white with blue stripe I also have a set of original side pipes for it I figured it was my dime thanks
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