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    New red alcantara seats

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    Door cards still original - cannot make a decision - black nappa or red suede






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    Those look awful. I think you should give them to me.

    For real though.. Do the door cards (red) That would tie it together perfectly.
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    Looks pretty good, very "vibrant" but I think in these cars that can work. Get some other red alcantara accents in there - door panels, maybe steering wheel - and it'd look right at home.

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    Looks amazing!!

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    The color is not my cup of tea, and I would never put alcantara or suede on a part of the car that is touched by the occupants more than a couple times a year because of wear rates.
    I'm sure they hold you in place though.
    The quality and fit look amazing, so kudos to whomever made the seat covers. This is the second set of aftermarket seat covers we've seen that fit properly.

    What color is the exterior?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BenFenner View Post
    The color is not my cup of tea, and I would never put alcantara or suede on a part of the car that is touched by the occupants more than a couple times a year because of wear rates.
    I'm sure they hold you in place though.
    The quality and fit look amazing, so kudos to whomever made the seat covers. This is the second set of aftermarket seat covers we've seen that fit properly.

    What color is the exterior?
    Leather seats is too slippery, hot at summer and cold at winter

    Thanks for kudos (if i understand you in a right way)

    Exterior is black


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    I like it. I bet those are a comfy ride. Door panels would look good (red), or possibly even the hockey sticks if you don't ( a little less red), but I say something doors for sure, will bring it all together.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ79 View Post
    I like it. I bet those are a comfy ride. Door panels would look good (red), or possibly even the hockey sticks if you don't ( a little less red), but I say something doors for sure, will bring it all together.
    A very nice idea !!!

    Thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by m50b20 View Post
    A very nice idea !!!

    Thank you
    Sure thing! I do think a nice sharp, sweeping line there will add a nice accent and eye candy. Enjoy the new interior. Cheers!

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    The black exterior helps a good bit with the read seats.

    Have you recovered the console in black alcantara? Consider doing the same thing with the door panels? Too much bright red can be really distracting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BenFenner View Post
    The black exterior helps a good bit with the read seats.

    Have you recovered the console in black alcantara? Consider doing the same thing with the door panels? Too much bright red can be really distracting.
    Black alcantara (china adhesive fake) on console was done jne or two years ago - little experiement.

    Was thinkin about door panels all day long ))

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    I don't think more red alcantara in the right spots will be any more distracting than an OEM red interior. Especially without the center console or upper middle dash being done and etc.

    Personally if I were to do a color change in one of these cars, I'd do it over all of the OEM colored bits. Ie. wherever there is gray/blue/red/green on the OEM interior I'd replace with the "new" color.

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    What do you think ?


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    I like that a lot

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    if you can do the console red too, I think that would be perfect

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    I kinda like the red/gray ?!
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    I think that last picture looks great. With the gray I think it has too much going on and just the red strip there adds an accent without being overwhelming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by m50b20 View Post
    I love it for your needs! Much classier than what BMW did from the factory when it comes to the red... Red can be way too overpowering, but that little bit is perfect IMO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BenFenner View Post
    I love it for your needs! Much classier than what BMW did from the factory when it comes to the red... Red can be way too overpowering, but that little bit is perfect IMO.
    Exactly !

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    Quote Originally Posted by BenFenner View Post
    ...I would never put alcantara or suede on a part of the car that is touched by the occupants more than a couple times a year because of wear rates.
    Suede, I'd agree with, but Alcantara can hold up very very well. My 2001 Audi S4 had alcantera seats. After 95k miles and 5 years, they still looked great. For what it's worth, I was also a regular DD for my friends back then, so the car was regularly full of people at lunch or after hours.

    These are among the final pics I have of it.



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    That does look to have aged very well.
    Maybe it's something about BMW's ZHP steering wheels that used poor quality alcantara, or maybe the steering wheel just gets too much use for the material... All of them are in horrible condition now.

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    Steering wheels and those sorts of things (shift knobs, e-brake handles) tend to age in Alcantara less because of contact, and more because of grease/grime from the hands becoming embedded in the fibers.

    Two things reek havoc on Alcantara:
    Grease/grime
    Rubbing

    This is why a lot of seats have Alcantara just in the center, because it doesn't get rubbed up against. Alcantara seat bolsters do have a tendency to wear down and get that bad looking shine to them. Grease/grime can - to an extent - be cleaned out. Warm water, toothbrush, and a gentle massaging work wonders. But Alcantara that has rubbed down is essentially ruined.

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    Quote Originally Posted by m50b20 View Post
    What do you think ?

    There it is!! That looks boss IMO.

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