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Old 03-25-10, 04:03 PM
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Default Red leather upgrade

Got bored of the black leather so i changed to red

What you think..?? red leather white gs...??
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Old 03-25-10, 04:05 PM
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different but door panels and console lid need to be done and maybe some dash accents
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Its painted on?
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Originally Posted by LexusGSF
Its painted on?
yes it is painted on

i have done my steering wheel, door cards, and all of the seats

i have also done all the roof and pillars in red

will post pictures as soon as i put the car back together
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I like it! is that paint or actual red leather hide
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i was influenced by this special aristo from Japan

http://clubaristo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21345
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Originally Posted by Sheehan1p
I like it! is that paint or actual red leather hide
its the same paint Bentley use to colour their hide
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Won't the paint crack or chip?
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on a white GS? it's going to look bad-***!!!
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Originally Posted by LexusGSF
Won't the paint crack or chip?
no it is special dye, that is sprayed on
Old 03-25-10, 04:17 PM
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that looks soo nice you should gone with an orange color or if you ever heard of a color called saddle
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Originally Posted by GS430 UK
no it is special dye, that is sprayed on
Oh ok, sounds good to me. Great way to save, DIY.
Can't wait to see them installed.
Lucky my cousin does interiors and he's going to hook my GS up.
Catch is I have to take my car to shows with him. LOL
I don't mind though.
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I'm definitely looking forward to this!
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I like it.

Looks good.

But then again, I'm biased towards red...
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I think its gonna turn out pretty badass! Love that sessions aristo one of my fav for sure. Can't wait to see it all come together.


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