Hello, new owner here.
I've recently bought a car, Mediterranean Blue, cream leather seats, door panels etc.
A roll of Lotusbits headlining material came with the car but it's quite a dark beige/brown colour rather than the light cream I think the original is (difficult to tell as it's faded and grubby).
Has anyone used this darker variant and confirm it looks OK
Thanks
Headlining colour
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Re: Headlining colour
As you've realised, it's very difficult to work out exactly what colour the original is (was). Even if you remove a panel the wrap around still doesn't make colour definition easy.
Give Woolies a call and ask for a sample of each roof trim they do. They have a good selection and select the one you like best. When I rang them during lock down, the samples arrived the next day.
I got a tub of glue and a spray can plus 4 metres (IIRC). It was a fraction of the price of a material only quote I got from LB.
Tony
Give Woolies a call and ask for a sample of each roof trim they do. They have a good selection and select the one you like best. When I rang them during lock down, the samples arrived the next day.
I got a tub of glue and a spray can plus 4 metres (IIRC). It was a fraction of the price of a material only quote I got from LB.
Tony
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Re: Headlining colour
Thanks Met Blue, decided to just run with what I have, it's a roll of Lotusbits beige, maybe it'll look lighter when in the car.
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Re: Headlining colour
Don’t worry, the bits that are exposed to sunlight will be a few shades lighter in a year or two !Skyedriver wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 19:12Thanks Met Blue, decided to just run with what I have, it's a roll of Lotusbits beige, maybe it'll look lighter when in the car.
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