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Old Jun 10, 2020 | 12:53 PM
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Looks great! My 991 had pebble gray seats and door panels with agate gray dash and wheel. Unfortunately it also had pebble (light) carpets with agate mats. I always wanted to change out the carpets to agate. Lighter interiors, to me, always look much better with dark contrasting carpets. Plus, less dirt to see!

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looks nice. did you ever consider removing red carpet and dying?
also inside door handles would look better in black. with the red and black the silver looks too busy.
nice car...one of your exhaust tips looks a little low (maybe resting on bumper). I would have your engine mounts checked.
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I love red interiors but these were always a little too much red. BMW does a good red interior. This almost looks like a factory 2-tone interior option. Nice score with the 996 compatibility. Well done!
Old Jun 10, 2020 | 10:56 PM
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Looks great. The red without the deviating carpet is overwhelming. I have red/grey and love it.


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Looks great. I did similar to my 996 from all Savanna everywhere to black carpet. Made a huge difference.
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I agree with her. She has good taste Looks great!!
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Fantastic work & super improvement!

My TT Cab has full Carrera Red leather interior too and thankfully ordered with deviating carpets & stitching. The all red is a bit much but the black bits really make it significantly more tasteful interior aesthetic.
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Looks great! sell me the red I hate the all black I have
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Wow! I love the result! Silver on two-tone black and red is as good as it gets - looks like the modern classic interior look in the 981 / 991 platform.




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