What colour hood for an M-cab, sebring grey>?

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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:12 pm

Need some advice here peeps, what colour hood shall i get for my sebring grey m-tec cab>? Im thinking a light grey... just to be different.
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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:22 pm

Blue!! Or grey although I'm not sure if it'll just look a bit flat, grey on a black car would look awesome. Wait no a kinda Burgundy would look cool on a gray cab.
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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:25 pm

I'm gonna be boring and say black - you can't go wrong with black.
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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:27 pm

I think grey would look like a faded black to most people!
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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:52 pm

Ok thanks to my dubious photoshopping skills here is Burgundy (sort of) Grey (a bit dodgy) and Black tops on Tylerma's car, I'm sure he doesn't mind. Not sure what shade of grey his is.

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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:54 pm

Thanks Widge, you've proven black is best :wink:
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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:54 pm

dark navy blue will find pic
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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:58 pm

I still think Burgundy, looks fcukin' A on astom martins, but I have to admit in those photos it looks pants. Looked better in photoshop.
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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:02 pm

A few photo's of some convertible's with different coloured hoods!!



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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:03 pm

nat all that clear

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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:06 pm

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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:07 pm

Or hows about this, its a company that makes liners for soft tops!!


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They are about Ԛ£250, I think it's quite a good idea on the e30 convertible
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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:36 pm

$180 from the states +$90 carriage +duty,,,,only seen in beige

as for hood ...blue or black
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Post Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:57 am

well... thank's chaps... as for liners, i didnt know you could get them>??
That's been well helpfull, I think I might opt for the grey hood, just to be different!! Thank's for the photoshop work too... its handy to see it in black and white!!

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Post Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:00 pm

philphy1 wrote:well... thank's chaps... as for liners, i didnt know you could get them>??
That's been well helpfull, I think I might opt for the grey hood, just to be different!! Thank's for the photoshop work too... its handy to see it in black and white!!

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I didnt know you could get liners either, it was only when I was looking at this thread and then a google search!! I think there a good idea. The e36 cab's have liners!! But there about Ԛ£250, is it worth that sort of money ??? I think I can live without one for the mo!
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:48 am

I asked in a US forum if they had had any experience of them and they all thought they came from europe and had not seen one..If anyone wants some pictures i have an excel file showing how it fits
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:46 am

DaveD wrote:I asked in a US forum if they had had any experience of them and they all thought they came from europe and had not seen one..If anyone wants some pictures i have an excel file showing how it fits

Are you on about the liners?
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:50 am

do the burgandy, it would look awesome with the grey. really special. :D
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:01 am

stevetigger wrote:
DaveD wrote:I asked in a US forum if they had had any experience of them and they all thought they came from europe and had not seen one..If anyone wants some pictures i have an excel file showing how it fits

Are you on about the liners?
yes
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:37 pm

DaveD wrote:
stevetigger wrote:
DaveD wrote:I asked in a US forum if they had had any experience of them and they all thought they came from europe and had not seen one..If anyone wants some pictures i have an excel file showing how it fits

Are you on about the liners?
yes
Ill have the excel file!
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:52 pm

yes... the burg idea sounds good, dont know if i could stretch that far tho Ha!. I think i may stick with the grey or black hood. Anyway...

Does anyone know where i could get my hands on a set of RH Toplines 17" rims from? and do they stock replicas's...??

**Need to know as i really like these rims!!.**

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Exhaust: Twin DTM.
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Colour: Seybring Grey.
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