Quote:
Originally Posted by MatraBlue
You meant this as a joke, right???
If not, how much do you think a repainted car detracts from resale value? What might such a paint job cost in your mind??
|
Yes it's a joke.
I don't know about value. TRD Pro is an appearance package, I'm not sure a custom paint would be much different. Once the 6th gen comes out the "TRD Pro" won't have any special value either. If the paint is well done, no one will know the difference. It's a port installed appearance package so there's no special vin code or anything to designate it as a TRD Pro.
A repaint on a new vehicle would have minimal body prep, but to do it right you'd have a good amount of labor to remove the engine and all the trim pieces.. I'd expect to pay about $5-8k for a full paint job including the door jams and engine bay, or about $3500 if the engine bay doesn't get repainted. If you started with black it probably wouldn't look out of place.