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Hot or not? - custom colored S4 in Germany

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Old 01-21-2006, 03:45 PM
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Definitely hot, but dump the Jager pieces.
Old 01-21-2006, 04:09 PM
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Very cool! Talk about a U-Boat! Very military influenced exterior...

The interior is a little ricey, but goes with the exterior, and is really nicely done.
Old 01-21-2006, 07:44 PM
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I like it. But the exterior needs a bit more metallic look to it. Not a fan of the shinny bits in the interior either

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Old 01-21-2006, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Imo000
I'm not a huge fan of the primer grey exterrior. The interrrior is nice.
But isn't "primer grey" the most popular car color among young Americans? I mean, just look around how many primer grey cars and trucks you see - waiting forever for that unaffordable paint job...
Old 01-21-2006, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 928ntslow
BTW, did you supply the owner with all of the Jager detailing?
No, I have no affiliation with him. Just stumbled across this when browsing yesterday...
Old 01-21-2006, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Tony
Any details on how he did the dash...arm rests etc ect...spray on dye??
He only says it was converted from partial to full leather. On one of the pictures of the console, it looks like there are seams going down the front of the console. Otherwise I can't tell.

He certainly had some interesting ideas, but like many of you, I would have done a few things different. In particular, I'm not crazy about the coloriong in the door panels - I'd do the whole armrest in one color, and the whole upper part in the other. Also, the two-tone steering wheel is too busy in my book - I would have left it black or done it completely in color. And there are a few other details... In the big picture, I think it's an interesting conversion, and the cork-like piping on the seats looks very luxurious.

He says he invested Euro 27k (over $30k) in this car in the first four months of ownership. Now he wants about 20k Euros for it. That's still more than $24k - I'd say the car has to be 100% perfect to justify that.
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I have to say, that saying the interior is too busy is not what I have seen. I was at the LA Auto show last weekend and the nicer euro cars have exactly that look, two tone with lot's of shiney bits. Call me crazy (yea, like I have never said THAT before) but it speaks Bugatti style to me. I think the interior is tastefully done in a euro contemporary manner. JMHO
Old 01-21-2006, 11:56 PM
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Uh....you don't color the piping, you sew it in!!! We have leather piping done all the time. After all its only money.
Old 01-22-2006, 12:31 AM
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I just saw a cayman with the exact same interior color -

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Old 01-22-2006, 11:02 AM
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I LOVE the Black/Terracotta color combo. A guy I work with has a Black 2002 M3 with that interior and it makes you drool! Grey exterior... not for me.
Old 01-22-2006, 11:12 AM
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Interior is a bit hyperactive & does not jive with exterior, & although I'm not a battleship grey fan, it looks exceptional on this car (as it does on the Audi TT). I must be a PERFECT paint job to pull off that color!

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Old 01-22-2006, 01:02 PM
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The paint might look good in person but it comes out a bit flat on the pictures and IMHO the interior is a bit noisy with all the different colours and materials.

How do you like it Nicole?
Old 01-22-2006, 02:34 PM
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Interior is hot, exterior not hot. Your Slate gray metallic would work better for me
Old 01-22-2006, 02:53 PM
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atlas grey would look sweet on a 928...
Old 01-22-2006, 04:04 PM
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Lukewarm.... I appreciate all the effort that went into it, but I'm not a fan of the mud-colored exterior and I think the interior is a bit busy. I think the interior would grow on me over time, and I think the only advantage to the paint color is you could get away with washing it a lot less frequently than black.


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