Adding exterior modifications to your car is a great way to make it stand out from the crowd. However, if you plan to sell your car in the not-so-distant future, you may wind up losing all of the money you invested into personalizing your ride. That can easily add up to thousands of dollars down the drain if you install aftermarket body kits with professional paintwork and other extensive exterior mods.
Luckily, there are some great ways to personalize the look of your car without losing all of the money you've invested. In fact, there are a couple of modifications that will even pay for themselves by increasing your car's resale value when you go to trade it in.
Window Tint
Tinting your windows will give your car a stealthy, premium look without costing you an arm and a leg. It will also make your car more enjoyable to drive: it keeps the sun from blinding you and keeps your interior cooler in the summer heat.
As an added bonus, quality window tint can increase your car's resale value. It's a premium feature that many buyers will pay more for, and it will help protect your car's interior from sun damage. A used car with a pristine interior will fetch way more money than the same car with faded and cracked trim panels.
Talk to a company like SML Window Tint for more information.
Aftermarket Wheels
Installing a set of sporty wheels is the easiest way to transform the look of your car. Larger wheels with low-profile tires will fill out your car's wheel arches more than stock units, giving it an aggressive stance. You can also choose custom colors and spoke designs to really complement the look of your ride.
Aftermarket wheels can increase the resale value of your car in two ways. First, they'll make your car stand out from all of the stock models on the market, so you will more easily find a buyer who will likely pay a premium price to get behind the wheel of your sportier-looking ride.
Second, you can easily unbolt your aftermarket wheels and reinstall the stock units in under an hour. Your stock wheels will still be in perfect condition which will increase your car's value over an example with stock wheels that are scraped up or faded from brake dust. You can then keep your aftermarket set to install on your next car or sell them separately to another car enthusiast to make your money back.