Complete colour change respray.

[otisb]

Hello All,

I have a 325 e30, and its currently a gold/beige colour.

I was planning on having a respray, but I really really like the dolphin grey E30s.

If i change the colour, am i likely to devalue the car? and also, what do i need to do with the DVLA? I guess I need to inform them?

Are there any disadvantages to a total colour change.

Thanks in advance

Otis

[Alex]

disadvantages

Very costly

Wont be original

Insurance will probs go up (if you tell em)

[mrLEE30]

also hard work as you should also paint the engine bay, bottom of door, boot etc etc better to sell your biege car and buy a dolphin grey one!!

[ImysE30]

Probably be cheaper as well

Probably looking at around 2k for a colour respray job

[cirrusloon]

DVLA just need to be notified and they will issue you with a new V5 showing the change.

Whether your insurance will be affected will remain to be seen. Give them a call first and sound them out.
Gold E30's do look very dated so I can understand your frustration.