Interior advice
Interior advice
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spartridge

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970 posts

234 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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I need some input from my esteemed fellow Tuscan owners..

I'm very likely to install some new seats into the car imminently as I just can't get the upper torso support from the standard seats. I'm going to get these trimmed to suit and this seems like a good opportunity to look into interior colours.

The exterior of the car is:


And the interior is currently:




I'm inclined to stick with the Ocean Green sections but not sure the cream still works with the exterior. Originally thought about going for carbon fibre (or carbon fibre look) on the cream areas, plus the panels behind the seats and headlining but I think this may be too dark and the steering wheel inserts could prove tricky! I've also had a steer from the experts up in Blackpool that portland Grey looks good with Ocean Green and we can perhaps look at some diamond patterns as per the sagaris on another post recently. The new seats have gloss black GRP rears so would probably go exterior colour coding on thess.

What are your thoughts guys? Please post ideas, pics etc


This is absolutely the last mod I'm doing to the car. For the moment. Probably. wink

Cockey

1,387 posts

252 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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I'm reflex charcoal too. I've got black leather but the flocked areas are a horrible green colour (kind of works but not for me) and I would love to find a better colour. At the moment I'm inclined to go for a shade of grey which should work ok with the exterior. My suggestion would be the same for you too smile

Cockey

1,387 posts

252 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Awesome car by the way biggrin

JnP

340 posts

181 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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I sincerely think you have a really nice color combo, one that isn't common (1st I see actually) and suits the car well.

I wouldn't change anything if it was my car.

As far as the carbon fiber or carbon fiber look-alike I would vote against it as, to me, the dark green exterior and green/beige interior makes the car look more like a luxurious classy GT then a supercar striped out of gizmos that would have carbon fiber inserts.

Just my opinion I'm no interior designer smile

natben

2,748 posts

255 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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I would agree with the colour coding on the rear of the seats, but i would have reservations about going to dark all through the interior. I think the cream works well with the darker colour and would think the car would benifit from remaining with a dark interior with light inserts. I do like the Tuscan that (S9 SIX)not sure if that is his handle, but the gren/blue one with grey and black interior.
This will give him another opportunity to post a picture of it again laugh

Not a lot wrong with the current interior though.cloud9

Edited by natben on Tuesday 31st January 17:59

Basil Brush

5,540 posts

287 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Which seats are you going for?

Allandwf

1,769 posts

219 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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I like the combo just as it is.

S6 Devil

3,556 posts

257 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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natben said:
I would agree with the colour coding on the rear of the seats, but i would have reservations about going to dark all through the interior. I think the cream works well with the darker colour and would think the car would benifit from remaining with a dark interior with light inserts. I do like the Tuscan that (S9 SIX)not sure if that is his handle, but the gren/blue one with grey and black interior.
This will give him another opportunity to post a picture of it again laugh

Not a lot wrong with the current interior though.cloud9

Edited by natben on Tuesday 31st January 17:59
Could that be me... oh go on then, just one more won't hurt!!! biggrin



spartridge

Original Poster:

970 posts

234 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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hhmmm...sounds like I might be on the wrong track here then (or possibly slightly colour blind). I do like those inserts though Mike - is that Portland Grey?


spartridge

Original Poster:

970 posts

234 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Cockey said:
Awesome car by the way biggrin
Much appreciated!

spartridge

Original Poster:

970 posts

234 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Basil Brush said:
Which seats are you going for?
Going to have to be the Cobra Racer Pro I think - the ones that 'Brem' over in Switzerland has installed - as they seem to suit really well. Just need to sort out the mounts. Anyone else looking at these?

S6 Devil

3,556 posts

257 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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spartridge said:
hhmmm...sounds like I might be on the wrong track here then (or possibly slightly colour blind). I do like those inserts though Mike - is that Portland Grey?
Not sure exactly what the grey colour is, portland sounds feasible!

Andy Pandie

1,165 posts

233 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Mine, also Reflex Charcoal, has portland grey with green interior. Haven't any pics to hand, but the main colour of the seats is grey, with green seat cushion and half way up the back if you follow? The only draw back with the light interior is reflection off the dash top onto the screen, so if I redo that's the only bit I would change, no doubt to green wink

Edited to say, just re-looked (is that a word?) at your seats, mine are the reverse dark/light if you think grey and green biggrin

Edited by Andy Pandie on Tuesday 31st January 21:46

RedSpike66

2,342 posts

236 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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I think a silver or grey instead of the cream would work very well.

tvrchim500

157 posts

230 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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Mine is reflex charcoal with ocean green and portland grey.


Cockey

1,387 posts

252 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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That's very nice.

Are they standard floor mats? Only ask because I ordered some bespoke ones and when they they arrived was a bit annoyed because they sat on top of the pedals like yours do, so assumed they had made them too long. But perhaps this is how they are supposed to be.

I ended up chopping a few cms off the other end so it now doesn't overlap the pedal box.

spartridge

Original Poster:

970 posts

234 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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Thanks for the pics David - Ocean green and Portland does seem to work well.

Andy - don't suppose you could post (or-e-mail if you prefer) pics of your interior also?

spartridge

Original Poster:

970 posts

234 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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JnP said:
....makes the car look more like a luxurious classy GT then a supercar striped out of gizmos ...
Many thanks for your comments Jonathan - I have to admit we reckon it is running over 500BHP/ton and the only gizmo is an aftermarket satnav so not sure I can claim it as a luxurious classy GT! smile

Andy Pandie

1,165 posts

233 months

Friday 3rd February 2012
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spartridge said:
Andy - don't suppose you could post (or-e-mail if you prefer) pics of your interior also?
YHM smile

spartridge

Original Poster:

970 posts

234 months

Saturday 11th February 2012
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