Is it possible to re-panel everything to change colour?

[jvanzyl]

Hey guys,
Just thinking here... I don't yet know how to paint and it's expensive and yadda yadda yaddaa... money.

Is it possible to repanel a 2? i.e. buy all the panels in the colour of your choice to effect a colour change? I appreciate you can't do the windscreen surround and the engine bay etc would still be your base colour, but if I was ok with that. Is it even possible?

[dan944]

Simple answer is yes I think.

Then just black the surround with plastidip. Looks better imho anyway.

[1979scotte]

I've thought about doing it to mine as it is currently 3 different yellows. P

[dan944]

This is brilliant by the way. Because essentially,

Buy a new mr2 in the right colour,

Swap panels,

Sell mr2

Free/ very cheap color change??

[jvanzyl]

Thanks Dan & Scott,
I honestly would love to make it blue - always liked that colour.

Really think it's easier/cheaper to find a bunch of nice panels than it is to get a car prepped and sprayed..

[Call the midlife!]

There's not many parts that don't bolt on/off, mainly windscreen surround, sills and scuttle plate at bottom of the hood.
I've been wanting my windscreen surround painting black for ages but know I can't do it myself [emoji23]


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[jvanzyl]

@1979scotte You should get some black panels... that'd look cool.. mainly black with a flash of yellow..

@dan944 what colour would you go for?

[1979scotte]

@1979scotte You should get some black panels... that'd look cool.. mainly black with a flash of yellow..

@dan944 what colour would you go for?

Eventually my car will be a Renault colour J37.

[Topdownman]

Have you considered wrapping it?

Lots of holographic options!

[dan944]

Probably sable. Very stylish color...basically I want it to look like @mikek s car [emoji23]

[jvanzyl]

Have you considered wrapping it?

Lots of holographic options!

The decision and consensus of the thread is swapping panels is easier than wrapping and somewhat cheaper too! 

@Topdownman sorry I just saw @1979scotte colour wish.. get with the program Scott!

[Call the midlife!]

@1979scotte You should get some black panels... that'd look cool.. mainly black with a flash of yellow..

@dan944 what colour would you go for?

Eventually my car will be a Renault colour J37.

My cousins custard is red underneath, you can see it on all four corners, keep threatening to put red wings on it and turn it into a Noddy car..


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[jvanzyl]

@1979scotte You should get some black panels... that'd look cool.. mainly black with a flash of yellow..

@dan944 what colour would you go for?

Eventually my car will be a Renault colour J37.

My cousins custard is red underneath, you can see it on all four corners, keep threatening to put red wings on it and turn it into a Noddy car..


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Think this is why should choose a complimentary colour..

[1979scotte]

Don't know why you're having a dig a me John not my fault you bought a car in the most boring colour.

@jvanzyl
@StuC

[Topdownman]

You could wrap it yourself?

That would be cheap!

All the rocks would just bounce  off it!

[Call the midlife!]

Ding Day challenge [emoji23]


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[StuC]

Don't know why you're having a dig a me John not my fault you bought a car in the most boring colour.

@jvanzyl
@StuC

What he said ^^^
#regretfulsilver

@1979scotte I do have drivers rear qtr in my garage should you need it for a forth shade!
Always planned to put it on Banana, then realised that the UV mismatch would not be my friend!

[StuC]

Ding Day challenge [emoji23]


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DD18
Suspension change Done!

DD19
Drive in colour changing!

I mean, there have been worse ideas. See DD18 note!

[jvanzyl]

Ding Day challenge [emoji23]


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DD18
Suspension change Done!

DD19
Drive in colour changing!

I mean, there have been worse ideas. See DD18 note!

Hmmmm.... So basically we bring a shed load of hairdryers and the some vinyl wrap and give it a go?

Indeed I am a bit of a #regretfulsilver!

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[shnazzle]

Go bold.
Have a bit of every colour

[Bossworld]

Go bold.
Have a bit of every colour

Clicked on the thread expecting this image. Was not disappointed  :notworthy:

[1979scotte]

Go bold.
Have a bit of every colour

Clicked on the thread expecting this image. Was not disappointed  :notworthy:

That was OE wasn't it.
Called the Harlequin

[StuC]

@1979scotte I believe you are correct. Were they all the same though?

@jvanzyl I was more thinking of changing the panels, but I suppose vinyl could work. Car does need to be really clean though. I am also thinking too many cooks would spoil the broth, so to speak.
There was a chap on here that started it as a living. He came to Marble Arch with us, Pete, I think. Drove a white one. @1979scotte will remember him.

[Topdownman]

Here you go;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpclGR0OhkY

What could possibly go wrong!

[Call the midlife!]

Or we could do it as a kind of crowd funding, each bring a different panel and build it on the day, obviously that's never going to happen due to the logistics but it would be a hoot seeing what you ended up with [emoji23]
At least I know you won't want to be borrowing any of my panels in the night.


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