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Old 30th December 2019, 16:44   #1
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Default Colour change

Just a hypothetical question, but if in the future I was going to invest in a respray at a future time to tidy my car up, I might be tempted to change my cars colour.

I currently have white gold paintwork and aubergine leather interior.

The three body colours I like most are (1) white (2) Damson (3) Wedgewood blue.

Please can I ask your view on 2 questions. Firstly which colour would work best? I think white or damson would agree best with the interior.

Secondly, I love that off-white colour rover used. I think this was used when they launched and it was old English white. Am I correct as a brighter white was also used which I'm less keen on.

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Old 30th December 2019, 16:52   #2
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Just a hypothetical question, but if in the future I was going to invest in a respray at a future time to tidy my car up, I might be tempted to change my cars colour.

I currently have white gold paintwork and aubergine leather interior.

The three body colours I like most are (1) white (2) Damson (3) Wedgewood blue.

Please can I ask your view on 2 questions. Firstly which colour would work best? I think white or damson would agree best with the interior.

Secondly, I love that off-white colour rover used. I think this was used when they launched and it was old English white. Am I correct as a brighter white was also used which I'm less keen on.

Many thanks,

Jim
Arran or old English White paint code is NNX, the brighter white is Dover White code NDJ.

Be aware there is an awful amount of work required in a colour change, not to mention the expense

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Old 30th December 2019, 16:57   #3
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Arran or old English White paint code is NNX, the brighter white is Dover White code NDJ.

Be aware there is an awful amount of work required in a colour change, not to mention the expense

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Thank you Brian. I know some sprayers will do the car body alone but not the door inners/ boot inside and under bonnet. This keeps the cost down as you are right its very expensive to do everything and take off the doors.

It's something I've been toying with for a time. white gold is okay but I prefer the other colours.
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You don't necessarily have to remove the doors for a colour change but there is a lot of time involved removing and replacing weatherstrip, door cards and fittings and cleaning out all of the nooks and crannies in the door jambs then masking the openings. If you were to do most of the labour that would save a lot of expense.
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You don't necessarily have to remove the doors for a colour change but there is a lot of time involved removing and replacing weatherstrip, door cards and fittings and cleaning out all of the nooks and crannies in the door jambs then masking the openings. If you were to do most of the labour that would save a lot of expense.
Rich, I was thinking of leaving the insides in white gold but just getting a professional respray on the outside. I love that creamy old English white. I think that would look good. What do you think?
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Rich, I was thinking of leaving the insides in white gold but just getting a professional respray on the outside. I love that creamy old English white. I think that would look good. What do you think?
I think that would be a terrible mistake that would spoil the car forever
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I think that would be a terrible mistake that would spoil the car forever
I'm not so sure, I'm not a fan of white gold so I may not be entirely unbiased...........I can't quite recall who it was, but there was a member who repainted their BRG?? Mk2 saloon in white, and it looked good

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Why not get it wrapped instead, it would be a lot less work!

Here’s one I spotted in Norwich, this guy likes gold I reckon 👍

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I'm not so sure, I'm not a fan of white gold so I may not be entirely unbiased...........I can't quite recall who it was, but there was a member who repainted their BRG?? Mk2 saloon in white, and it looked good

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It's not the colour change I'm concerned about , Brian , in fact I love the old English white . It's having a white exterior and a gold interior which disturbs me
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Why not get it wrapped instead, it would be a lot less work!

Here’s one I spotted in Norwich, this guy likes gold I reckon 👍

HOLY MOLY!!!! That's horrid, someone call the taste police......... Neee naaa Neee naaa.......
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