Extra Stripey Gordini - Recaro pics added
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Gordini
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DekujiFirst of all, your car is great and you perform very subtle modifications, what is the brand of the front spoiler? I've never seen it before
Front splitter is RDX race design https://rdx.de/de/produktuebersicht...-2-frontlippe-front-ansatz-vorne-spoilerlippeNot sure if there is a Czech importer but the company is German so could probably send you one easily enough.
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Ok so my thoughts on my interior:
Retrim the whole interior
Pros: Will look great
Cons: Expensive and won't look OEM
Probably wouldnt go all blue, but an anthracite with blue stitching.
I don't want to cross the boundary into Chavsville and sometimes I do this. It is a constant worry in my 'Gordini' life. I worry diamond quilting may do this. Could go for a more modern take on diamonds.
Retrim just the front seats to match the rear OEM ones
Not as expensive as full retrim. OEM look. Boring?
Existing front seats:
Finish of recaro seat backs
Standard: Cheap and cheerful plastic
Alcantara lined: Looks nice but cost and not practical?
Obviously I would go with blue not red. Maybe with white alcantara stripes?
Carbon dipped: probably my favourite, looks nice, not expensive, relatively hard wearing
Painted Malta blue to match car: very very expensive and maybe too much paint inside my car.Could have stripes on them But too many stripes! The cost of these could just be the final straw
Decisions, decisions....
Retrim the whole interior
Pros: Will look great
Cons: Expensive and won't look OEM
Probably wouldnt go all blue, but an anthracite with blue stitching.
I don't want to cross the boundary into Chavsville and sometimes I do this. It is a constant worry in my 'Gordini' life. I worry diamond quilting may do this. Could go for a more modern take on diamonds.
Retrim just the front seats to match the rear OEM ones
Not as expensive as full retrim. OEM look. Boring?
Existing front seats:
Finish of recaro seat backs
Standard: Cheap and cheerful plastic
Alcantara lined: Looks nice but cost and not practical?
Obviously I would go with blue not red. Maybe with white alcantara stripes?
Carbon dipped: probably my favourite, looks nice, not expensive, relatively hard wearing
Painted Malta blue to match car: very very expensive and maybe too much paint inside my car.Could have stripes on them
But too many stripes! The cost of these could just be the final strawDecisions, decisions....
Retrim just the front seats to match the rear OEM ones
This. Would still look ace, wouldn't be spending silly money you'll never get back, would be able to re-sell (If you go back to standard when selling or anytime), and for those in the know its still 'unique' as such.
Whatever you do will be done properly though and i'm looking forward to the results as much or more than you
This. Would still look ace, wouldn't be spending silly money you'll never get back, would be able to re-sell (If you go back to standard when selling or anytime), and for those in the know its still 'unique' as such.
Whatever you do will be done properly though and i'm looking forward to the results as much or more than you
Gordini
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Thanks Shuv, I agree completely. What about the seat backs? Carbon?Retrim just the front seats to match the rear OEM ones
This. Would still look ace, wouldn't be spending silly money you'll never get back, would be able to re-sell (If you go back to standard when selling or anytime), and for those in the know its still 'unique' as such.
Whatever you do will be done properly though and i'm looking forward to the results as much or more than you
I dont see why not. I presume your talking about having them dipped and lacquered after ?
Gordini
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Oh yes. Budget doesn't stretch to real carbon
Will go with all the other fake carbon
Oh yes. Budget doesn't stretch to real carbon
Dipped and lacquered after though ?
Painted in anthracite, dipped and lacquered in a tinted lacquer. Before the leather is upholstered
Sounds truly great and you've clearly got all angles covered (sic) as always. All i was trying to dig-out - was the fact of having a lacquered finish for longevity !
******Or standard colours / materials - with a slight twist on the patterns / stitching styles for the re-trim? (OEM+ type look).......
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finished watching Barcelona..back with the living boys..it would look ace,wouldnt it??
Chris
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You also don't want to make any sort of resale difficult, if it's vastly different people may not be interested in buying it... have to think of these things.
Just trim to match the rears, making sure it's classy but that shouldn't be too hard for you, everything else you've done is.
Just trim to match the rears, making sure it's classy
but that shouldn't be too hard for you, everything else you've done is.
I need to stop reading these project threads. I'm planning on keeping the R27 standard but that's getting harder everyday! I'll go with the lads above, retrim to match the rears. Job done.
