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Trying to figure out what color to do the seats for my truck. The cab (including dash) are painted red. I had thought about doing the seat red and white, but I have black armrests, black visors, black door panels. I know, I know, as long as I like it thats all that matters, but I'm curious what you guys think about the some of the ideas pictured below.

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Here's the seat I have. I'm redooing the foam, so they can do the shaping/fabric in any style. I'm thinking half vinyl half cloth, but not sure yet. The wood will be painted to match the seat.
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Here are some seats I saw that caught my eye
Seat 1:
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Seat 2:
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Seat 3:
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All thoughts and ideas welcomed :D
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SEAT TWO :thup: :D
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Yeah after I viewed the pictures again, Seat 2 does look pretty good... I'll have to print it out and bring it to the upholstery shop. Thanks guys.
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it should look AMAZING in your truck :thup:
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Another vote for seat #2, mostly black with the red inserts and the red piping looks 8) :thup:
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What do you guys think about the fold down part in the middle? I was gonna paint the wood black. Do you think the little arm rests should be black or red? How about the rest of that middle seat/arm rest area? Should we go all black for the middle seat, or do it just like the driver & passenger seat?
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Myself, I would go all black on the middle seat... The arm rest should be the same color as the ones on the doors... I would probably leave the wood like it is as paint seems to scratch and chip easily then it looks bad... Unless you use some tuff epoxy paint maybe. :2cents:
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Thunderfoot wrote:Myself, I would go all black on the middle seat... The arm rest should be the same color as the ones on the doors... I would probably leave the wood like it is as paint seems to scratch and chip easily then it looks bad... Unless you use some tuff epoxy paint maybe. :2cents:
:yt: Black center seat. You could sand it smooth just like you would a body panel, paint it, and then clearcoat it with a few coats of gloss or satin clear (preferably with a gun).

Oh yeah. Seat #2 has my vote. Seat #1 is in second place but I like the black headrests better.
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seat2 but three could also work :thup:
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Seat #2, no cloth (will fade), red stitching, black center, sand the wood and stain it black, then put a clear coating over it (something that will protect it from water but will not yellow out).
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Supermike wrote:Seat #2, no cloth (will fade), red stitching, black center, sand the wood and stain it black, then put a clear coating over it (something that will protect it from water but will not yellow out).
Sounds good I think we have a winner! :thup:
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