help me choose please

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by Jeph

I don't know that I'd be so cavalier about resale... I wouldn't underestimate the amount of potential buyers this could possbily eliminate.

Even moderately customized cars don't sell for what the seller usually feels they're worth. In fact, the price point on a customized vehicle will probably have to be lower than the same car in stock condition. (Of course that can depend of the types of mods.)

Additionally, I'm sure your mindset is different right now because you may not have intentions of selling the car anytime soon. When you are motivated to sell, I'd be willing to bet your mindset will be different. Know what I'm sayin'?

Agreed. Sure, you can tell anyone to take a hike if they don't like the stripes, but in reality, when it comes time to sell, it will pose more of a problem than a help...especially if you want to offload it fast. How many people in all the Boxster community boards do you know have stripes or want to put stripes on their car? Of all the boards I've visited, I'd say maybe 3, DJ included.

In fact, I'm all for DJ having stripes or polkadots, for that matter, if that's what he's into cause that's HIS car, but at least do something that is reversible if the new buyer decides that is not for him/her. Just makes simple sense. People are bringing up these issues for your potential benefit.

Besides, if it's the damaged clear coat that is the real issue that is bothering you, then why not just have the shop redo the clearcoat instead of doing the paint job?

[djomlas]

well....
1. i really want the stripes
2. i dont want the peeling clear coat
3. stripes will cost me less than $100
4. clearing the whole panel will cost me .... more than 100
5. i still want the stripes.
6. i got the car cheap as all hell considering the year and miles, so im not worried about resale price
6. if you havent noticed i like to have something different, hence the actual color of the car, black wheels with red stripe, and spears on the back
7. if clearcoat didnt peel off and didnt look bad, i would have the stripes on thereright now eaither way

[Jeph]

Originally Posted by djomlas

well....
1. i really want the stripes
2. i dont want the peeling clear coat
3. stripes will cost me less than $100
4. clearing the whole panel will cost me .... more than 100
5. i still want the stripes.
6. i got the car cheap as all hell considering the year and miles, so im not worried about resale price
6. if you havent noticed i like to have something different, hence the actual color of the car, black wheels with red stripe, and spears on the back
7. if clearcoat didnt peel off and didnt look bad, i would have the stripes on thereright now eaither way

Well then, might I suggest black? I think it will work with the rims.
Silver looked good, but I don't know how it will look with your darker rims.
Orange doesn't seem to work, unless you de-de-ambered.
No to red because it would have to match your tail lights and rims perfectly too look good. I think that'd be difficult and too many shades of red will look busy.
Gray seems like an additional color, and you don't want more colors on your car, black, silver, red, + gray... too much.

Black would get my vote, but photoshop that action Mladen! And when you do, use a medium shot, not too close, not too zoomed out (basically get the wheels in the shot).

[djomlas]

although i think that black would go with the wheels, i dotn want them to be seperated from the tails, so i think i may go with red.
ill just tell the shop to match the red to the tail lights.
i want to do them this way, not the slim ones.
over from ppbb

[djomlas]

but as promised, heres a few pchops
red

back

here is gray

and here is gray with smoked tails idea, although tails not dark enough i think

[Grizzly]

All things considered, I've changed my mind. I think I like the red.