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| Jakester1 |
 Jul 20 2018, 09:55 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 11-April 18 From: Jax/ Fla. Member No.: 22,032 Region Association: South East States  |
I'm doing a rotisserie restoration on my '76 914 Scarlet (Mars) Red, code L31M. My question is will changing the color hurt the value of the car? The car was in great shape but for the hell hole rust (BAD), very little rust in other areas of the car. Also what is the opinion when changing the bumpers? The stock BIG black plastic ones are ? ? UGLY. So keep the car all original or change bumpers and color? Thanks : Jake |
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| Racer |
Jul 24 2018, 07:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 1,073 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
For someone looking for an original, or a restored to original like condition, color change and bumper change will hurt. (and considering that you posted in "originality and history" you should know this would be the answer.
That said, its your car to do as you please. I used to hate the large bumpers.. but grew to like them for their relative uniqueness. Also, having been rear ended in my '78 911 (low speed) it became apparent that the weak chrome bumpers of the earlier cars would have proved worthless. imho, the main reason to ditch the large rubber bumpers is to loose the weight. |
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Jakester1 Paint Color, Keep Original, Change ? Jul 20 2018, 09:55 AM
Philip W.
I'm doing a rotisserie restoration on my ... Jul 23 2018, 09:46 AM orthobiz If you keep the bumpers, keep the original paint c... Jul 23 2018, 11:24 AM mepstein What ever makes you happy when you open the garage... Jul 23 2018, 11:28 AM davep Major changes like those two would cost plenty tha... Jul 23 2018, 10:27 PM Jakester1 Thank You, for your opinions, I did not know this ... Jul 24 2018, 08:39 AM
mepstein If I was worried about values, I sure wouldn't... Jul 24 2018, 08:58 AM |
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