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Offline ukshaun

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seat inlays .... red or carbon?
« on: October 28, 2011, 12:43:50 pm »
i originaly done these carbon but they dont really stand out. so i ordered some red vinyl off ebay for £2 just to give it a try. Ive done one off these, but im not sure if it looks out of place.

opinions plz

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By ukshaun at 2011-10-23
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By ukshaun at 2011-10-28
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Re: seat inlays .... red or carbon?
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2011, 05:44:20 pm »
if your car is blue or green i'd get rid

any other colour and i think it looks fine  :happy2:
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Re: seat inlays .... red or carbon?
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2011, 06:01:40 pm »
My ED30 has GTI versions fitted with Red backing, looks ace (Well i like em anyway)
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Re: seat inlays .... red or carbon?
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2011, 08:00:13 pm »
I prefer (and I have made them) the same colour with the car....CW

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Re: seat inlays .... red or carbon?
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2011, 08:10:24 pm »
As your car is blue i think they will look a bit out of place. Like others have said, body coloured would be good!


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Re: seat inlays .... red or carbon?
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2011, 08:43:10 pm »
Red IMO  :happy2: if your cars not blue....

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Re: seat inlays .... red or carbon?
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2011, 05:41:02 pm »
Nice idea  :happy2: - wouldn't blue carbon/paint work if your car was blue?
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Re: seat inlays .... red or carbon?
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2011, 02:19:27 pm »
agree!

matching the blue on the GT would be a really nice touch