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keep my seats and change piping or buy fiberglass and go with diff colors

keep current seats
buy fiberglass

FORKEDUP

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decision time
« on: April 16, 2008, 07:43:58 PM »
ok, thanks for your help with the "what is it worth" question, now i am the point that i HAVE to make a decision and i am not sure what to do, my choices are keep my current interior and just change the piping to a color that matches the boat, or buy a set of fiberglass seats, if i go with glass i am leaning towards the tweed (brads looked killer), if i go tweed i no longer think that white is a good base color just out of showing the dirt and harder to keep clean. so then what colors should i go with.  i need help, i want this done before parker :banghead:,  hotrod, if you read this and are boared, how about working some of your photoshop magic for me, for both cases.    Thanks in advance. 

i have not decided on keep or loose the backseat yet either, so i included photos both ways
« Last Edit: April 16, 2008, 07:46:53 PM by FORKEDUP »
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Re: decision time
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2008, 07:45:31 PM »
Put up a pic of what you have now.
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Re: decision time
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2008, 07:51:06 PM »
done :)
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Re: decision time
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2008, 07:53:04 PM »
I wouldn't change a thing. At least not now, have some fun with it, run the dog piss out of it and decide what you want to do when summer's gone. If you decide to buy 'glass seats, I know a guy  ;D

If you're really torn up about the piping color, go to a good upholstery supply house and get some vynil dye, that's what we did on my old seats, you can't tell that it was dyed, new piping would mean tearing your seats apart, muy dinero.
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Re: decision time
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2008, 08:03:54 PM »
I wouldn't change a thing. At least not now, have some fun with it, run the dog piss out of it and decide what you want to do when summer's gone. If you decide to buy 'glass seats, I know a guy  ;D

If you're really torn up about the piping color, go to a good upholstery supply house and get some vynil dye, that's what we did on my old seats, you can't tell that it was dyed, new piping would mean tearing your seats apart, muy dinero.

yours are the glass seats i would be buying ;D
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Re: decision time
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2008, 08:07:06 PM »
I have to agree with Skippy. The seats you have now dont look like they need to be replaced. Save the money for boat gas. You'll need it for when you take me for ride in that beast at Parker in June ;D. Keep the back seat too. Gives you someplace to lay down when you pass out in the boat. ;D
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Re: decision time
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2008, 08:08:42 PM »
...  hotrod, if you read this and are boared, how about working some of your photoshop magic for me, for both cases...

What colors do you want on there (base color/s and piping color/s?).

yours are the glass seats i would be buying ;D

That's funny.  :D
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Re: decision time
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2008, 08:12:38 PM »
i am not sure, the boat has alot of the darker blue already, the blue flames are pinstripped in a light blue, there is gray, redish, smoke and orange on the boat, not much on the orange so i was kinda thinking that for just the piping change.
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Re: decision time
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2008, 08:14:54 PM »
the orange is alot brighter than the pic, it is house of kolor candy orange, the blue outline is corporate blue, as for new seats, maybe a light gray???
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Re: decision time
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2008, 08:22:27 PM »
like skip said, run it now, hell its only been how many years?
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Re: decision time
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2008, 08:30:26 PM »
RUN IT! you *have* to take me for a ride - just don't show my wife or I'll be buying a new boat again!


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Re: decision time
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2008, 08:42:47 PM »
Run it, gives me time to save up for your seats...

Still working on it...




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Re: decision time
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2008, 08:45:30 PM »
IMO, the grey is hideous on the seats. Got to stick with a white base color, not grey.
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Re: decision time
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2008, 09:20:05 PM »
IMO, the grey is hideous on the seats. Got to stick with a white base color, not grey.

yeah, the gray has to go
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Re: decision time
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2008, 10:12:10 PM »
Maybe the picture doesn't show a color mismatch like it does in person?? I wouldn't change anything about the seats...
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Re: decision time
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2008, 08:00:37 AM »
Run them.........What you have done so far has been awsome, you'r ride is a work of art. And if anybody say's anything about the piping on the seats........Then they are missing the whole picture..
Besides with the amount of boats we are going to have out there, i dont think anyone will notice the piping on anyone's seats ;D

Save the duckets for beer ;D


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Re: decision time
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2008, 08:55:38 AM »
done :)

If I were you, I would leave it alone for this year and just run it.  It looks great!!!  Is that piping blue or purple?  I guess it doesn't really matter, your interior looks good to me.
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Re: decision time
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2008, 10:06:06 AM »
the current piping is purple and there is no longer any purple on the boat
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Re: decision time
« Reply #18 on: April 17, 2008, 11:17:23 AM »
Im running the factory Eliminator seats I think  you should do the same

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Re: decision time
« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2008, 11:30:47 AM »
heres a pic of mine j/k ;D

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Re: decision time
« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2008, 11:34:32 AM »
I like this style a lot

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Re: decision time
« Reply #21 on: April 17, 2008, 12:35:33 PM »
i like those as well, just not the pricetag that goes with them
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Re: decision time
« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2008, 12:55:48 PM »
i like those as well, just not the pricetag that goes with them


After talking to you last saturday  i can see that the piping is buggin the shit out of you...
I can see why you want it perfect as i would , too much hard work and money to let one little thing keep you from finishing the Boat.........

Talk to the upholstery guy get the piping changed over to the color of choice. I think blue would look killer..

and then sit back get drunk admire the boat, but dont put on any stickers while drinking ;D

My .02

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Re: decision time
« Reply #23 on: April 17, 2008, 12:57:29 PM »
Leave the purple piping and add another set of ghost flames in purple to tie it all together  ;D
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Re: decision time
« Reply #24 on: April 17, 2008, 01:21:03 PM »
Well the way I see it you have no choice , buy new seats like you want, pay someone to re-upholster the new seats, and call it done. That phokin boat is a piece of art, SIK as all hell, and it will never be done until you're happy with it.

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I'll take the old seats off your hands and I won't even charge you for me to take them.

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