Leonard Cohen:
You want it darker? We kill the flame...
gr J
You want it darker? We kill the flame...
gr J
Guns'n'roses:Leonard Cohen:
You want it darker? We kill the flame...
gr J
Paint it black would be more appropriate for the car's vibe, or given it's all gone a bit 'biker' inside, maybe this
Actually, the interior colour is entirely accidental - I really liked the brown 'classic' interior it came with, but my other half kept hitting her head on the roof, so I've had to lower the seats, and it wasn't possible to find anything which didn't clash dramatically with the original colour so it's ended up going all black.
My car's got more of a 50's look about it so 'Volare' might be more appropriate;
But I'm more partial to Metal...
Apart from the colour discussions, I‘d be really interested in the seat lowering approach, though more in the front than back
Are you going to swap the armrests, etc to match?
I got one too hud that is but I don’t need it either! The tft is perfectly sufficient…wasted £20 on that!
I was worried the ivory around the gear lever might be too much but I'm very pleased with it now it's done. Been thinking of doing that for a long time. No, I shan't do the armrest - it sort of matches the blacks and greys in the cabin anyway. It'd look nice in red leather but...Are you going to swap the armrests, etc to match?
Interesting to see you've fitted a HUD, I was thinking of fitting one too but the huge speed display on the later TFT speedo makes it unnecessary.
I was worried the ivory around the gear lever might be too much but I'm very pleased with it now it's done. Been thinking of doing that for a long time. No, I shan't do the armrest - it sort of matches the blacks and greys in the cabin anyway. It'd look nice in red leather but...
I'd love to have the TFT display but without it the HUD is a necessity! I don't know whether you've driven a 500, especially a 500C, with the ivory steering column in a bright sun but the reflection off the speedo 'glass' renders the instruments virtually invisible, and the centre display actually so. Driving in traffic and peering at the speedo trying to find that short elusive needle is not conducive to carefree motoring! The GPS HUD gives me an spot-on accurate speed - without the 5kph padding of the car's speedo - right near my line of sight. It's been brilliant.
I've thought about the TFT, I'd rather like to do what you've done and change the stereo too, but I'm not confident in my abilities. I have to admit that I rather like the retro look and feel of the older instruments as well. In any case my car's done only 198 miles since the last service in November and it's difficult to justify the time and expense for something I'll get to enjoy only infrequently.It’s definitely worth getting the TFT my original was same as yours and yes the plastic does reflect sun (when we see it) lol
I get it......humming Ebony and Ivory now...
gr J