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Old 18-04-2010, 03:15 PM
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Default Why, oh WHY do people order red leather trims ???!!!

They look fecking awful in ANY car of ANY age !

There are piles of them round here and no matter how good the car looks if I see red leather (or ANY red in there bar piping) I immediately loose interest. Went to look at a lovely SL500 today, pulled up - red leather. Walked away without looking at the rest.

Does anyone else feel the same ?
Old 18-04-2010, 03:18 PM
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No.
Old 18-04-2010, 03:23 PM
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Red leather can look great in the right car IMO
Old 18-04-2010, 03:23 PM
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depends on the car. I like it in the st mondeos, and in bmws
Old 18-04-2010, 03:24 PM
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When I was looking for my M3 I kept coming across ones with red leather and that put me straight off.
Old 18-04-2010, 03:24 PM
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Nope. I wanted red leather in my car but ended up with black.
Old 18-04-2010, 03:27 PM
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this looks brilliant with the red leather

http://pistonheads.com/sales/1627771.htm
Old 18-04-2010, 03:32 PM
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red leather looks well nice in dark gray e46 m3s i think
Old 18-04-2010, 03:32 PM
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Grey m3 with red leather is the nuts, especially new shape M3
Old 18-04-2010, 03:43 PM
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think your on your own there Mr S1
Old 18-04-2010, 04:39 PM
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nowt wrong with a bit red leather, wouldnt mind it for my mondeo
Old 18-04-2010, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr S1
They look fecking awful in ANY car of ANY age !

There are piles of them round here and no matter how good the car looks if I see red leather (or ANY red in there bar piping) I immediately loose interest. Went to look at a lovely SL500 today, pulled up - red leather. Walked away without looking at the rest.

Does anyone else feel the same ?
+1 looks awful
Old 18-04-2010, 04:42 PM
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i think it looks fucking ace in certain cars
Old 18-04-2010, 04:49 PM
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not a fan of it myself tbh
Old 18-04-2010, 04:58 PM
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i saw a black merc SLR with red leather in it at a car show,

best combination i have ever seen
Old 18-04-2010, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Ebonycossie4x4
Grey m3 with red leather is the nuts, especially new shape M3
That's what came to mind for me too black E92 M3 & gunmetal M5 works...
Old 18-04-2010, 04:59 PM
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suits some cars very well and ruins others.
Old 18-04-2010, 05:09 PM
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Outvoted I may be - but I think it looks shite in any car !
Old 18-04-2010, 05:13 PM
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Elephant ass grey Recaro's with blue piping looks shit 9 times out of 10, but S1 interiors are the nuts...

Horses for courses dude
Old 18-04-2010, 05:13 PM
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White M3, red leather - stunning!
Old 18-04-2010, 05:15 PM
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Think it looks awesome. Miles better than old shitty velour cloth!
Old 18-04-2010, 06:17 PM
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If I was to buy a m3, it would have to have red leather.
Old 18-04-2010, 06:29 PM
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I really like red leather, but depends on car and colour!
Old 18-04-2010, 06:48 PM
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Any car? Any age? You're very very wrong:

Old 18-04-2010, 07:17 PM
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I had red leather on my old carbon black e46 m3. Loved it
Old 18-04-2010, 09:03 PM
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me sis has a mondeo st220 grey colour red leather trim ,i love it suits the car
Old 18-04-2010, 09:09 PM
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nah not a fan of red leather especially some of the bmw ones which are more of a browny dried blood colour. the gullwing merc pictured here looks ok with it but would look far better with white or cream leather
Old 18-04-2010, 09:09 PM
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Looks nice in some cars IMO.
Old 18-04-2010, 09:13 PM
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I LOVE red leather too!
Old 18-04-2010, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by botters
nah not a fan of red leather especially some of the bmw ones which are more of a browny dried blood colour. the gullwing merc pictured here looks ok with it but would look far better with white or cream leather
White or cream on a silver car? nasty.
Old 18-04-2010, 09:18 PM
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I like it but if you wear white and sweat a lot it probably isn't a good idea
Old 18-04-2010, 11:19 PM
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Wrong wrong wrong wrong my mates st500 focus looks the shit
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Varys from car to car, looks gopping in cars like ferraris/ Porsche etc, but really suit darker colour german saloons like the m3 etc? As said, I think it is entirely dependant on the car. But I do like the darker red, the bright red really doesn't suit many cars at all...

9/10 cars look far far better with black leather, the colour I can't get my head round is tan/ beige dog poo colour leather, just makes 99.9% of cars look horrid?
Old 19-04-2010, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by steviecossie
this looks brilliant with the red leather

http://pistonheads.com/sales/1627771.htm
I think that just looks tacky. Spoils the rest of the car. In my opinion it looks like BMW couldn't find the correct seats and just thought "fuck it, bung these red ones in and hope a colour blind person buys it".
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Outvoted I may be - but I think it looks shite in any car !
You have my vote mate.

Digressing slightly, saw a nice cream leather interior in a Mk1 Focus RS at Central day at the Pod.
Old 19-04-2010, 03:03 AM
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its not all bad.... it original though:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-...1/mustang1.jpg


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-10/60331/265465
Old 19-04-2010, 06:56 AM
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Red leather can look uber sexy in the right car

Granted, your usual shitty series 2 or whatever with a red interior will look PONY
Old 19-04-2010, 10:35 AM
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I like black or dark grey bodies with red leather, mis match the colours and its a bit spewy.

I saw some twat with a lime green golf and red leathers once, I thought It escaped from the hadron colider!
Old 19-04-2010, 10:51 AM
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Red leather is cool.
Old 19-04-2010, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
White M3, red leather - stunning!
Was about to post exactly that!
Old 19-04-2010, 11:00 AM
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some people like it - as when my bro was looking for an E46 he HAD to have one with red leather.


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