To line....or not to line...that is my question.

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White Stripe said:
Very few people will go up to the owner of a rig and tell them what they don't like about it. And while some may like it on your personal rig, there is a difference between someone liking what you have done vs actually wanting that on their own vehicle to the point of buying a vehicle with it. I personally think some lined rigs look great, but do I want that on my own rig? No. Just my opinion. The OP asked about resale value, as far as your personal concern for resale value of your rig, I have no clue who you are or what your rig has done to it or if your even concerned about resale value. When it comes to resale value, looks are everything to the majority. A 80 series that has a good look to it(as in looks good to the mass populace, not to the vehicle owner and 3 or 4 die hard gear heads) will pull 15 to 20k or more in a sale. If something has been done to seriously take away from the look in the view of the majority, the seller will have a tough time getting over 7k for it, it's possible to get more, but will take a very long time to find that person. I had this problem with my last 80 because it had a dent in the quarter panel, it bothered everybody. Absolutely killed the value. I can think of a 80 in the for sale section right now that is in the ladder situation.
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My rig causes teenage boys to have neck injuries from craning around in their parents AWD whatevers to look at it, so I think I’m on the right track since 80’s are cheap enough that the next gen of owners is going to be much younger. Appealing to the masses for something they would never drive (awful power to weight ratio for the benefit of terrible fuel economy) isn’t something I think is terribly relevant.

I totally agree that many people don’t like lined rigs. It was pure horror around here when I first did mine, like I was bespoiling virgins and killing nuns. But the trend continues because it is exceptionally functional and people who really care aren’t even buying 100 series anymore - they are all moving to 200s.

If paint is the issue, then you also have to follow the overlanding mods playbook as well, which is another massive wad of function following form.

It’s all good. I don’t like cookie cutter stuff. Plenty of random people have gone out of their way to say something nice that they agree. Probably a buyer or two in there, but I also live in a market where there are a lot of potential local buyers for my kind of rig.

To the extent it’s helpful, here’s what people thought in 2008 (the virgin bespoiling year):

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On page 3, I sez:

“The Durabak cured darker than the initial pics. The reaction in person has all been positive, people basically love it. Not a good mod if you don't want people coming up and talking to you.”
 
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Haha it is odd the reaction some people have. I have had girls at drive throughs ask if they can touch it. Then lean out the window and give it a few strokes. If you are opposed to that, stay with your peeling paint. :flipoff2:
 
I'm planning on a partial line, partial new paint job. Just line it if that's what you want to do. Some might hate it, but others will love that it's already done when/if you go to sell it.
 
I plan to drive mine into the ground, so resale doesn't matter.

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@PossumPoacher
That looks good.
Did you roll the sand dune color as well?
 
I just did mine using Monstaliner this past weekend. The paint on mine was baked and to keep it from rusting I had to do something. I did not want a crappy, cheap paint job and can not afford a good one. Monstaliner offered a product I could do myself and I am happy with the outcome. As far as resale, I did not buy it to resale, I bought it to have fun in. If down the road I do decide to sell it and it is a little harder to sell due to the bed liner finish, so be it.
I buy 5 ton and M998 trucks to resale all the time so it is not like I never concern myself about resale, the Toyota cost me what a good used Honda or Yamaha 4 wheeler cost and will be much more usable. In the end if I sell it I will probably get what a used 4 wheeler brings.

Paint as I got it:

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Monstaliner: PA-POW!

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Same fender as first pic:

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decoco said:
So I have the same color FZJ80, and I've kind of always waffled between the monstaline job and not, this has got me thinking that it can look good on an red fzj80. What color monstaline did you use?
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Pyroclastic, after much research I found that Toyota did a two tone option with grey and red. I found this color to be a good match

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The dents in my 80 will, by far, reduce its value more than the Bedliner, if I ever sell it. The Monstaliner stands up to rocks and trees reducing the need to be doing touch-ups, which never match, in order to avoid rust forming on bare metal abrasions acquired in the line of DUTY.
 
shermantank55 said:
A flaking paint job would impact resale as well. Not sure if you could recoup your investment in an expensive paint job anyway. I say line it and enjoy! If it is done well, I think a future overland/off-road type buyer would appreciate the approach. My Al's is almost six years old and is still awesome.
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If the truck in the foreground had used bedliner, would probably still be around :)[/QUOTE
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