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[MRLXSS]

As others have said. If you like the flares leave them on!

I love the flares! they look tough as nails! Your car is gonna be loved either way!

[Redslur]

At the end of the day, being a factory black car it will probably be more desirable than most other colour choices, regardless of whether it is flared or not.

Great starting platform!

[LOWS2]

hey DrFegg sounds like a decent project all the best with it.
There is a guy in the Sutherland Shire NSW (my local area) with a Tuxedo black SLR 5000 w/ Chamois interior, very original looking car. I reckon go with the flares and some wide rubber (please no hotwires way too 80's lol) - black cars are meant to look tough not under done.

[REDA9X]

SO, Beaver panel is the rear of the car where the tail lights are ??????

yep.

[REDA9X]

Just my opinion, but if you chose to keep the flares and the pain outs down the side, I would do as Litre 8 has and paint them over the flares. A set of V5 Simmons with silver centres would look good on it rather than the Dragways.

[MRLXSS]

If the wifey wants the flares! Keep em'! She must have good taste! LOL

Good to see your getting stuck into it after 12 years! Everything will be worth it once your finished and back on the road!! Cant wait to see it all finished with some big Phatties on the back! and a thumping V8 under the hood...

[REDA9X]

If you are concerned with the value of the car and getting the best price if you ever want to sell it get rid of the flares, the cars that bring the big dollars are pretty much stock, there is no way a modded car will be worth anywhere near what a standard one will. On the other hand if you are never going to sell it doesn't matter what you do.

ck1971.

Another wives tale. Depends on how well you do it. I've been offered more than people have sold their immaculate faithfully restored factory cars for. Mine's just not for sale.

Heavily modified race cars sell for even more, especially if they don't have cigarette advertising.

I don't think your generalisation applies, really does depend on the car, and what people are willing to pay.

Different people have different opinions and they like different things. The orginal cars do tend to be more sought after these days, the fact is, I haven't seen too many, actually any "faithfully" restored SLR5000's come up for sale, I've seen a lot without flares, but none that are 100% or as close to as possible. Find a good one of those it will sell quicker than one with flares in my opinion.

[MRLXSS]

^^ It just seems the better examples (Condition wise) are the ones with flares... maybe they have been looked after a bit better (Been desirable for longer?) compared to the flareless ones...

Maybe also the next best thing down from an SLR 5000 A9X, is a SLR5000 with flares that looks like an A9X... (Or L34 etc)

[REDA9X]

I think in some cases the ones with falres were cars people took an interest in, so were looked after. I mean if you went to the trouble to fit flares, on a new car, you may have had an interest in cars while those not fitted with flares were more than likely just driven. Unfortunately in the 80's, most were trashed regardless

[Toranavista]

I think the market is turning a point where flares are just considered a period modification. I believe that the market still sways away from heavily modified cars in terms of reaching top market value. I agree you should do what pleases you with your car. I also think the more desirable arguement is academic as it only takes one person to buy a car and in most cases in todays market there is ususally more than one interested party.

[Mort]

I'm with you Yella,(IMO) at the end of the day the car is only worth what someone is prepared to or willing to pay for it genuine or enhanced.

Mort

[REDA9X]

The Baron is talking about the car the thread is about, not your car. You should have clicked when he said nice shade/colour (black) just like his hatch...