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Why not just spray the doors to match the rest of the vehicle. ? A complete colour change means a windows out internal and external spray job because these vehicles are definitely appreciating now and an exterior colour that doesnt match the interior panels will put discerning buyers off
Good points, but here's why red works best. The rig will be getting a new chassis & bulkhead before we take it to the USVI. That means it'll be pretty much completely disassembled- so painting then will be much cheaper/easier. If I go red with a white roof, I'll ask them to leave the interior white- matching the roof & meaning it'll look 'right'. One problem with gunmetal grey is that the interior would be that colour- and thus much darker. Silver would work best of the other options for interior.

I considered having the doors painted to match in the short term, but getting a close match will be tough. I also have a new bonnet coming and already have a new rear door, so that would mean a lot of matching. I like the ivory, but I think red looks better.
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