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Yellow Coupe with Red LE Recaro Front Seats #1621214
01/06/2018 10:30
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Hi Chaps / Chapesses,

Just wondering what people think of the above combination. Struggling to picture it and wonder if it would work. Would it look right to have a yellow coupe with Plus Wheels, Dials, Grill and Bodykit - but have LE Front Recaro seats (i.e. Red centre with Black outsides). Or would this look a bit "Frankensteiny".

If it helps, the yellow dash strips inside the car could potentially be swapped for the Grey LE Dash Strips. But it wouldn't have the LE Style Red gear surround, handbrake surround, steering wheel, arm rests, Seatbelts. These would just be standard black.

Thoughts? Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Cheers,

Jay

Last edited by Jay1984; 01/06/2018 10:31.
Re: Yellow Coupe with Red LE Recaro Front Seats [Re: Jay1984] #1621216
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Frankensteiny, me thinks. But if the red seat inserts were changed to yellow...


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Re: Yellow Coupe with Red LE Recaro Front Seats [Re: Jay1984] #1621217
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+1 for Frankensteiny, even yellow seats would look too much imo.

Re: Yellow Coupe with Red LE Recaro Front Seats [Re: Jay1984] #1621218
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Yellow cars with red bits are the 'in thing' at the moment. I think it would look great, but others might shout "heathen" as you drive past.

Re: Yellow Coupe with Red LE Recaro Front Seats [Re: Jay1984] #1621219
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Change the kit yes, but for all-black Recaros from a Plus or VT6. Leave the gearstick and handbrake surround black.

There would have been a reason for not mixing the colours originally smile


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Re: Yellow Coupe with Red LE Recaro Front Seats [Re: Jay1984] #1621224
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Thanks guys for confirming what I probably already knew.

I think I'll either refurbish the LE seats and have the Red sections dyed black... or, sell the LE seats and look for a set of Plus seats.

J

Re: Yellow Coupe with Red LE Recaro Front Seats [Re: Jay1984] #1621241
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I just love simple black leather. Like being sat in a giant wasp.


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Re: Yellow Coupe with Red LE Recaro Front Seats [Re: Edinburgh] #1621246
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Originally Posted by Edinburgh

There would have been a reason for not mixing the colours originally smile


Reason: good taste. hurl


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