Changing interior colour

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Tripper
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Post Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:37 pm

Hi Zoners,

I'm thinking of changing the colour on my motorsports interior. How does lotus white sound on a maritus blue cabby?

Let me know how you guys feel about that? Is this acceptable in the zoners views??

Would i need to change colours to other interior bits too?

If i am gonna go ahead I would like the lotus white, but need to get it done right.

thanks,
trip
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Post Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:44 pm

Have you got genuine Motorsport Bubble leather in your e30???
If you have then I personally would not, because bubble leather is very rare and looks :cool: on a genuine motorsport, but at the end of the day its your car and your choice :)
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Post Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:47 pm

Tripper wrote:Hi Zoners,

I'm thinking of changing the colour on my motorsports interior. How does lotus white sound on a maritus blue cabby?

Let me know how you guys feel about that? Is this acceptable in the zoners views??

Would i need to change colours to other interior bits too?

If i am gonna go ahead I would like the lotus white, but need to get it done right.

thanks,
trip
Do what you want to, its your motor mate...!!!!

Great colour combo choice, ... :cool:

Get some pics up too..!!!
I wonder how long it will take people to notice this...
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Post Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:04 pm

Hi Rocky, not its not the rare bubble leather.. just the 3stripe leather.


Zizzle, thanks for your honest support. Havent started this yet, but is this done just to the seats, door cards only? What about centre console, glovebox..dash?

I have seen a image of an original motorsport interior in lotus white, with views of the dash and centre console.
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Post Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:21 pm

I'd start by doing the seats and door cards and seeing what is missing after. Rather than going full steam and it looking a bit too much on the inside... But would look very nice if done properly, are you paying to have them recovered?