Tan or black trim?? Help please!

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Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:55 am

Hi guys my tech 2 touring in royal blue is going in today for an interior refurb, it's currently tan leather, however I can have the seats dyed any colour I wish and was thinking black as I have a spare carpet and they can do the door cards/plastics with a kit they use. There work is a1.

Just been undecided and need to make my mind up today!

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Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:38 am

tan FTW. blue and tan always looks awesome, imho black will just make it look too dark.

pics required afterwards though :D
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:23 am

Tan it is then!
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:24 am

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Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:26 am

Royal blue and tan looks very smart, but blue and black always looks dull to me.
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:26 am

what sort of money is it for interior refurb?
Where you getting it done?

Any chance of before and after pics?
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:27 am

Black is very ordinary,almost every E30 with a dark outside colour will be grey or black inside.

Tan is unusual,and has the added beniefit of making the interior much lighter and a far more pleasant place to be.
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:40 am

Another vote for tan here. As long as it is the light tan and not the orangy one. Cream would look amazing too with the blie but not practical I suppose.
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:22 pm

Doesn't have to be practical it's not a daily more a toy, I've decided on cornsilk now a light cream. The contrast against the tan carpet will look ace it's the combining have in my e46 330 touring individual.

I'm paying £450 for seats and door cards to be refurbished.

It's light tan btw not the tango affair.

I'll put up some before and after photos when I collect it next weekend
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:27 pm

who's the people doing them and where they based mate??
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:17 pm

It's gettin done by autogleam in Taunton Somerset, great bunch of lads there. They do paint work and valeting too and will be respraying my car after the 3.5 conversion
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:36 pm

Tan FTW, looks ace in my Diamond black touring.
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:40 pm

My pals royal blue cabbie has tan and it looks spot on!
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:24 pm

mine is malachite green with light tan interior i think it looks good never seen tan in an e30 till i got mine.
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:28 pm

Royal blue + tan = stunning
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:28 pm

tan sport seats dyed black FTW! winkeye
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Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:43 pm

Thanks guys I'll have to see how the cream looks now! If I done like it it'll be back to tan!!
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Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:09 am

That looks nice looking forward to seeing it myself
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