Want to change color of my Audi...should I?

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brc888

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Can an aftermarket shop do as good a job on the paint as oem paint? I've got an 00 Audi TT in stone grey and I want it in either black or silver....but I don't know if I should be changing color b/c I've heard that an aftermarket base/clear won't be as good as oem paint...

Opinions? How much would you think a good job would cost?
 
not true. if u get a cheap paint job then it probably wont. but a good paint job cost around 7k or more. it all depends where u go. a quality hand paint job is a lot better than an oem paint for the simple reason its done by hand for that specific car where as a machine would do it a million tiems prior and isnt watching out for things such as orangepeel ect.

a while back i saw a post where this guy paid big money on a paint job. it was a classic i thinka nd he had it painted black with multiple coats of clear. i saw absolutely no orange peel..

so my answer/suggestion would be yes. repaint. but only if u got the cash and know of a reputable place.
 
Realistically, a paint job is a horrible investment. I agree that a good paint job will cost you at least $7k. You will gain exactly 0% of that money back in resale value. In fact, you may lose money if the prospective buyer runs a Carfax report or has some other means of comparing the VIN against the paint color.

If you really want a different color, I recommend selling your car and buying another in that color. Just my take, though...I've been plenty wrong before. :)

Take care,
Jerry
 
It's going to be difficult to get a paintjob that is even close to factory without shelling out the big bucks. Especially on such a new car, there would be so much involved; now if you had an older model car, then a repaint would probably be a worthwhile thing..

Just stating my opinion, no idea if what I said is accurate..
 
I recently got quotes to repaint a brand new car. One body shop screwed up a small job so the dealer agreed to a full repaint of my entire vehicle in settlement. When I came back with quotes for $7k-$9k, the dealer came up with other settlement options. For purposes of this discussion, the body shops I went to recommended that I not repaint the entire car because it would only decrease the value of the vehicle. They gave me the estimates anyways for settlement purposes, but a lot of them refused to do the work because they knew that it wouldn't be to my satisfaction. Not sure what that means, but I took it to mean that a repaint would not be as good as factory. Alot of the price quoted went to R&R of the various lights, etc. and not to the actual body prep and paint. I think it's possible to get a better than factory paint job, but it would cost more than $7k-$9k. With that being said, if you prefer a different color, just do it, but don't expect a buyer to pay you what you think your car would then be worth with a new coat of paint.
 
A complete repaint of a car in the original color is one thing. Good shops do a lot of disassembly before ever puttng the car in the booth (trim, emblems, handles etc), and in some cases it can increase the value of a car (if the original paint was shot).

Repainting a nearly new car a different color is totally different: in order to do it right, the car needs to be almost completely disassembled...including pulling the engine and all the parts under the hood.

You have areas like under the trunklid, door jambs, underside of the hood, firewall, innerfenders etc, etc.

I'm not trying to talk you out of it if that's what you want, but is it worth spending enough money to buy a small economy car that could be used to keep your 'real' car garaged and safe on a paint job?
 
cj99si said:
get a new car.
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Pretty blunt and I tend to agree with that. IMO, If you can afford to spend 7 to 10 grand on a paint job, you would be better off to trade for the color you want.

Charles
 
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