WHAT LEATHER TO CHOOSE IN MY CAB

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what colour do you think will look better

red leather in calypso cabby
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15%
cream leather in calpyso cabby
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85%
 
Total votes: 26
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badboy007
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:41 pm

hi everyone just after an opinion really, im gettin my cab seats re trimmed but having a hard time deciding wether to go for red leather or cream

the car is calypso red and will have a red soft top too maybe with the red it will all be a bit too red/burgundy???? what do you guys think???

thanks
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:49 pm

I dont really like cream, but i think on a red car with red roof, cream will be much better.
Unless anyone has any pics of a red car with red leather at all ???
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:49 pm

I say cream!
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:51 pm

Cream bro... dark outside = light inside

Where you gettin your red soft top from if you dont mind me asking??

Im doing a white widearch cab.. with red leathers hopefully.. the roof will just finish it off!
I wonder how long it will take people to notice this...
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:10 pm

there are quite a 2 places if youre down south hothoods.com is a good place to get it form cheap too a i was quoted 475, im gettin mine done in sheffield for £520 but it saves me going to rochford to have it done.

p.s if anyone does have pics of a red car with red leather that would be much appreciated
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:46 pm

cream leather, as long as you dont get piping put on thats a different colour :P
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:47 pm

cream in a dark car always looks good
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:18 pm

well you know you like mine!!
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must pop in ..have you found another of those tools
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:19 pm

your car looks lovely dave, seen it a couple of times at shows :cool:
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:40 pm

That's a good match, but I suspect it wasn't easy to get right. The worst case is you end up with a horrible clash. I'd go with cream out of your list but consider the natural/beige/parchment option as well.
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:25 pm

Cream leather in a calypso red cab will look awesome :cool:
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:27 pm

Cream would look good but youve got to think long term!
Cream will also take the colour or jeans and so on and will get dirty over time.
Just go for black and be done with it lol :D
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:28 pm

i think mint black leather!
wanna buy? winkeye lol
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:16 pm

after seeing that cab i do like the red, but i thunk it works better with black door cards. if they were red to match then it may be a bit ott.
Dave thats a mighty fine cab you have there.
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:18 pm

tinnaM42 wrote:i think mint black leather!
wanna buy? winkeye lol
Are you breaking it now?
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:20 pm

i think so but no ones wanting anything :( :(
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:07 pm

Creame with red piping :)
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:42 pm

cream will get nuff respect in da hood bro....

but look wannabe pimp to everyone else.
cheers,

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Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:15 pm

no piping please.especially not a different colour
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:55 pm

CREAM LEATHER.
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:36 pm

why no piping?
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:46 pm

I say Cream. I know my car is burgundy with cream leather not calypso but i do get a lot on nice comments about the colour combo. :D
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:05 pm

I said cream origionally, but having read comments above I now vote for EITHER black with calypso piping, OR calypso red with black piping.

So there :wink:
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:24 pm

to throw the cat amongst the pidgeons if i were to do it again i would get some e46 cab seats and have them in black with burgundy piping and black alcantara cards
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