Hello Everyone,

I'm looking for some people with experience either restoring porsches or dealing with classic european.

The front of my GT2 is badly pitted and sandblasted from is current 50k mileage. I want to slow down my usage on the car and in a sense "retire" it in some ways. I used to daily the car, but now it will be more of a rare occasion car, as I now have a McLaren 570GT for the daily duty.

My question is, how will a front bumper/hood respray effect the value of the car? Is a quality repaint looked down upon by collectors? I believe this car will one day be worth a lot of money, and I want to avoid destroying its value. I would use factory paint, and have it done right.

Just looking for some opinions.

Thanks!

 

Looking forward to the responses here. I've considered it with my Turbo, or alternatively getting a used bumper/hood off eBay and painting/installing that to preserve the original.

My take is that on a car with some miles (aka not a virgin garage queen), it looking fresh and new is more of a selling feature than having the original pitted paint, but Porsche folk can be fussy about things...

 

Thats actually a great idea. If it wasn't for the GT2 bumper being so expensive/desirable, I would probably go that route.

 

Front bumper, front lip, rear bumper & side skirts are usually ok to repaint & are all plastic items & can't be checked with a paint gauge ,the hood is another story ,i'd stay away from the hood especailly on a GT2 if i was you .If they check it with a paint gauge they will now its been repainted which could effect value.

 

Just document the reason for the repaint. Take before and after photos, date them, and you should be good. I am only speaking from experience. I have bought plenty of cars from people that showed before and after photos...

 

This is what I have found to be true as well. Not just on Porsches but with most high end cars. Obviously oem is best in new condition. But as these cars age and are driven, it's impossible to keep them that way. Before and after pics are important so the potential buyer doesn't assume the worst...

 

Since your car is driven, and given it's current condition, i think there will be no difference in value or at most a small/negligible difference. Now if we were talking an immaculate desirable model with low miles in concours condition that acquired a small scrape that needed to be refinished, yes it'll take a hit in depreciation.

 

I had the front end of mine re-painted for the same reasons! I am OCD and all the chips drive me nuts! Happy I did it and now my car looks almost new!

 

Yeah, I'm thinking of getting my Guards Red hood repainted after this winter season. Even though there are no large chips, there are enough smaller ones to bug the heck out of me.

 

I'd also think that if a respray does negatively affect value, it would be 15-20 years from now when 100% original "survivors" are getting premiums and the cars are pure collector items.

 

OCD here as well and had the front and rear bumpers repainted. Just make sure that if you do decide to get it done that the shop is reputable and you've seen their work. I took pictures and have included it with the invoice of the work.