Respray standard or non-standard??
07 May 2014, 10:34 AM
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Respray standard or non-standard??
The Type R is in for a full respray next week and can't decide whether to stick with its standard colour or change it to a non-standard colour... the non-standard colour would be something similar to the RB5 / cool grey on the imports.
The car as it stands is a Type R STI 555 edition (for when Subaru won the championship in 1997) and is still in its standard yellow, albeit now faded closer to the cashmere yellow.
So its either restore it to its former glory (a little worried the original yellow might be alittle too 'yellow' for my liking) or repray it a gun-metal grey type colour... my problem really lies in whether or not this will affect re-sale values later down the line if I wasn't to keep it original.
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The car as it stands is a Type R STI 555 edition (for when Subaru won the championship in 1997) and is still in its standard yellow, albeit now faded closer to the cashmere yellow.
So its either restore it to its former glory (a little worried the original yellow might be alittle too 'yellow' for my liking) or repray it a gun-metal grey type colour... my problem really lies in whether or not this will affect re-sale values later down the line if I wasn't to keep it original.
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07 May 2014, 10:41 AM
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http://www.type-ra.com/impreza-my99-subaru-impreza-wrx-type-r-sti-version-specs/
http://www.type-ra.com/impreza-my97-wrx-type-r-sti-version-specs/
... these are pretty much the two options, although the Type R would a pre-facelift 1997
http://www.type-ra.com/impreza-my97-wrx-type-r-sti-version-specs/
... these are pretty much the two options, although the Type R would a pre-facelift 1997
07 May 2014, 11:01 AM
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No such thing as a type r 555 edition chap. Its just a V3 type r, they all had 555 on the seats.
I'd personally stick with the yellow. I think its a fantastic colour on an R and you don't see many. Plus to do a colour change is a huge job and very expensive.
I'd personally stick with the yellow. I think its a fantastic colour on an R and you don't see many. Plus to do a colour change is a huge job and very expensive.
07 May 2014, 12:05 PM
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Also if you change the colour the engine bay will be different colour - unless its engine out respray.
Yellow all the way
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The shell itself if totally rust free, so thats why i'm getting it done as want it looking mint.
I do like the idea that once done it will be totally standard and in quite a rare colour... and as said, the full change would cost an extra £500-600.
The full colour change (if I went this route) would be an engine out job, so you'd have to be pulling up carpets etc to find any hint of the original colour.
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Keep her the standard colour unless you are going to have the engine bay and all door shuts and boot done.The trouble with yellow is the pigments fade from the sun mine has,im going to dip mine yellow for now until I take her of the road and do a full respray.
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08 May 2014, 08:08 PM
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And Peter Solberg didn't join the WRC until 1998 (the ops car is a 1997) and didn't actually drive a Subaru until 2000 I believe...
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petter_Solberg
08 May 2014, 09:48 PM
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As in civic type r?
I can't be bothered any more tbh I thought there would be loads of bites about the rally graphics
I told the pr*ck faced ars*hole op that he should keep it original months ago and he insisted it had to be a gay colour and boxed everyone's heads on nights out about what colour he wanted etc.
Least he's seen sense now!
Mick
I can't be bothered any more tbh I thought there would be loads of bites about the rally graphics
I told the pr*ck faced ars*hole op that he should keep it original months ago and he insisted it had to be a gay colour and boxed everyone's heads on nights out about what colour he wanted etc.
Least he's seen sense now!
Mick
08 May 2014, 09:59 PM
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As in civic type r?
I can't be bothered any more tbh I thought there would be loads of bites about the rally graphics
I told the pr*ck faced ars*hole op that he should keep it original months ago and he insisted it had to be a gay colour and boxed everyone's heads on nights out about what colour he wanted etc.
Least he's seen sense now!
Mick
I can't be bothered any more tbh I thought there would be loads of bites about the rally graphics
I told the pr*ck faced ars*hole op that he should keep it original months ago and he insisted it had to be a gay colour and boxed everyone's heads on nights out about what colour he wanted etc.
Least he's seen sense now!
Mick
08 May 2014, 11:44 PM
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As in civic type r?
I can't be bothered any more tbh I thought there would be loads of bites about the rally graphics
I told the pr*ck faced ars*hole op that he should keep it original months ago and he insisted it had to be a gay colour and boxed everyone's heads on nights out about what colour he wanted etc.
Least he's seen sense now!
Mick
I can't be bothered any more tbh I thought there would be loads of bites about the rally graphics
I told the pr*ck faced ars*hole op that he should keep it original months ago and he insisted it had to be a gay colour and boxed everyone's heads on nights out about what colour he wanted etc.
Least he's seen sense now!
Mick
and civic type r where are you coming from I sure know where you should be going
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10 May 2014, 10:55 AM
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It's my mates car, I do a lot of work on it when it needs owt doing, I said "gay" colour as he was wanting to paint it a new colour instead of keeping it its original colour.
Matty you'll get a sore head banging it against a brick wall
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10 May 2014, 11:14 AM
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The Type R is in for a full respray next week and can't decide whether to stick with its standard colour or change it to a non-standard colour... the non-standard colour would be something similar to the RB5 / cool grey on the imports.
The car as it stands is a Type R STI 555 edition (for when Subaru won the championship in 1997) and is still in its standard yellow, albeit now faded closer to the cashmere yellow.
So its either restore it to its former glory (a little worried the original yellow might be alittle too 'yellow' for my liking) or repray it a gun-metal grey type colour... my problem really lies in whether or not this will affect re-sale values later down the line if I wasn't to keep it original.
Thanks
The car as it stands is a Type R STI 555 edition (for when Subaru won the championship in 1997) and is still in its standard yellow, albeit now faded closer to the cashmere yellow.
So its either restore it to its former glory (a little worried the original yellow might be alittle too 'yellow' for my liking) or repray it a gun-metal grey type colour... my problem really lies in whether or not this will affect re-sale values later down the line if I wasn't to keep it original.
Thanks
It's likely to be 81C or 83C.
This is my car:
Common as muck in 518 on this thread
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