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    Default RED SI EF SEATS

    Hey ia i was thinking about fabric painting my si ef seats to red....has anyone done this before and how was the outcome of it...........!

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    fabric paint? isnt it called dye?

    and i think it would look like ****, IMO

    just buy some red seats
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    if its anything like the paint you use for painting the carpets, then i would say nah, iwouldnt do it . My friend did it to his floor in his lude and it looked like **** and didnt cover that great.Just get em recoverd
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    Yeah the spray can fabric **** is terrible. makes it feel rough as **** and always smells like hell. Whats wrong with the factory seats? torn or stained? If not the si recaro's look good factory :P
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    yeah i was thinking of dying it....them youtube videos looks like it came out good, did whoever did this before, use a hair blow dryer....it is said to soften up the ****...!

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    i dont remember if he did or not, but like sumone already said it does wind up feelin rough. I mean if u wanna do it find sumtin to test it out on first and youll see and feel what it does.
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    I love my factory Recaro's. Though they are worn hella bad. I still love them.
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    just wanted too see if using a hair dryer will not make it ruff......here's a video tell me what u guys think.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRNgeuiTEJ0

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    just get it done over wid red man
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    dont do it!! its not gona turn out the right color ..what color is your seats now??

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    yea if ur seats are a dark color like black or blue, then paintin red over em is not gonna turn out right. noticed the guy in the video painted black over tan seats. thats why his turned out so good


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    word ^^^ pretty much like everone here has said either leave them alone or buy some red seats..pluse if you were to paint "die" i think that stuff over time would come off onto your cloths ya know
    Quote Originally Posted by SLPR
    yea if ur seats are a dark color like black or blue, then paintin red over em is not gonna turn out right. noticed the guy in the video painted black over tan seats. thats why his turned out so good

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    y dont u just buy my seats in my sig.

    problem solved i win
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