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Yellow Coupe with Red LE Recaro Front Seats #1621214
01/06/2018 10:30
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
01/06/2018 11:22
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Frankensteiny, me thinks. But if the red seat inserts were changed to yellow...


1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus
1985½ & 2016 2017 Fiat 124 Spider + XF Sportbrake
Re: Yellow Coupe with Red LE Recaro Front Seats [Re: Jay1984] #1621217
01/06/2018 12:06
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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
01/06/2018 12:06
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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
01/06/2018 12:22
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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
01/06/2018 13:07
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Jay1984 Offline OP
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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
01/06/2018 20:51
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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
02/06/2018 06:54
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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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