How much retail value does aftermarket products in your car help to sell it?

If your making a car go 40miles per hour faster or changing the dash board system to something new or new speakers?

Does the retail car price go up?

 

More often it's opposite...you decrease the value and how sellable it is, unless you find someone who wants it modded they way you do.
Most people buying a used car want it with OEM equipment. People/enthusiasts on the car forums are different than most

btw - how are you going to make it 40mph faster?

 

aftermarket parts = decreased value of the car.

 

yep. unless its got something of a cult following like the mustang. when i sold my 03 GT 2 years ago with all the work done to it i got $4000 more than the dealer wanted to offer me for it, and about $2000 over bluebook.

 

Some aftermarket stuff like the Dinan performance packages for BMW (which maintain the factory warranty) will increase the value, not as much as the mod costs but more value than one without. Nice wheels usually add a bit of value since it makes the car a bit more appealing (if they're nice looking wheels). As far as dealing w/ a car dealer though, almost any mod will lower the value compared to a bone stocker. If you mod w/ genuine factory parts you'll probably up the value somewhat, such as putting Sport brakes or shift paddles on a Journey.

 

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thats why ppl part out and trade for OEM items before they sell the ride....

 

Or... Save all your original equipment and swap back to stock. Finding OE parts when you're trying to sell your car is a pain and not worth the trouble, IMO.

 

Value usually goes down. There are people that just slap on mods without any thought and end up hurting the car instead of improving it. There is just too much uncertainty for the buyer as opposed to something stock which was driven for x amount of miles.

 

Yea I guess it would depened on serious the mods are,

I spoke to the dealership today about a couple of things

Automatic shift **** replacement is like @200.00
kick plates illuminated is like $400.00
Ambiance lights under driver and passenger are like $175.00

I was like wow..... this does not even include install costs.

 

^ now you are talking about OEM Options which aren't really the same as Mods.
OEM options do affect the resale value and the ability to sell one car over another.
For example. The cost of having OEM Nav isnt really worth what we pay for it but it will likely help in selling the car in the future in a couple of ways:
1. You will get a little more for the car that has nav than one without, assuming other things like mileage and condition are the same/similar. I'm not saying you will get a lot for it but just a little and nowhere near what you originally paid for the option.
2. It will be an easier sale over the car without nav if the prices are close.

 

Yea I guess aftermarket OEM vs MODs have different impacts

 

I think it really depends. I have done it both ways on my G35 sedan and G37 sedan. I invested about $8k in mods to both.

The G35 I sold for about $3k over book value with all the mods/parts included (with all the stock parts included also). This was the OEM "Nismo" body kit, wheels, Stoptech BBK, Nismo suspension, and Stillen exhaust. It also takes finding the right buyer which presents some challenges. If they are good basic mods like I had, it will help. 20" chrome wheels and crazy bodykits and stereos will definitely hurt in the long run.

The G37 I parted out before I sold it, and I will get about $5k+ for the same $8k in parts. It is more work, but if possible I would part out a car before I sold it in most cases. The exceptions are things like Dinan on BMW's and some other OEM/factory affiliated mods. It made it a lot easier to get rid of the car; in this case I traded it in. It took me 3 months to find a buyer for the G35.

If you do plan on modding your car and selling it modded, my advice (as mentioned above) is stick to the basics. Known intakes, exhaust, suspension, OEM parts, and wheels that will appeal to everyone. Like I said, no crazy stereos, bodykits, or wheels to your specific tastes....

 

Not sure about Infiniti, but other car makers cannot certify the car w/out OEM equipment. They can't sell it or support it as certified used. It would need to be sent to an auction.