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Old 11-03-2015, 10:18 PM
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Default Color advice - Carmine red with yellow stitching?

I'm looking at speccing my GT4 with carmine red paint and I really like the yellow stitching.

The problem is... I don't know what the heck I'm doing when it comes to matching colors. On one hand yellow and red seem to go well on a Ferrari on the other I could look like the hamburgler driving around in a McDonald's themed car.

Thoughts or opinions?
Old 11-03-2015, 10:23 PM
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Oh, I should also mention that I'm adding the painted interior option.
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I don't think you should combine yellow with carmine red, its does not go together, you can do carmine red with red stiching.
Thats only my opinion but others may differ.
Old 11-03-2015, 10:28 PM
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Only two people have done it so far, so it is rare. On the other hand there is probably a good reason for it.
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Get Racing Yellow if u are going to do Yellow stitching and painted interior parts. Otherwise go all red. ..
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too much for me, but I prefer more monochromatic pallets.
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If you get PCCB, maybe you can pull that off.

I'd skip painted interior though.
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My worry with the guards red stitching is that it would look a little weird against the carmine painted bits. Do you think that would work well?
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IMO, painted interior with deviating stitching with same or similar colour is too much. Pick one or the other to contrast the black interior. But that's just me and I am not a huge fan of painted interior.
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Originally Posted by rtc113
My worry with the guards red stitching is that it would look a little weird against the carmine painted bits. Do you think that would work well?
I thinks it goes together.
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Originally Posted by rtc113
Oh, I should also mention that I'm adding the painted interior option.
Painted carmine interior with yellow stitch will not look good.

You will probably kill resale value with that combo.

Platinum stitch is the safest option for carmine, IMO.
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Originally Posted by rtc113
I'm looking at speccing my GT4 with carmine red paint and I really like the yellow stitching.

The problem is... I don't know what the heck I'm doing when it comes to matching colors. On one hand yellow and red seem to go well on a Ferrari on the other I could look like the hamburgler driving around in a McDonald's themed car.

Thoughts or opinions?
It's not a Ferrari

Yellow, Black, White or Silvers would all look good with yellow stitching.
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Actually SBM should work with yellow stitching as well
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I considered this combo myself, but decided against it in the end. It kind of looks cool in a 'the flash' superhero way, but everyone is right that it will kill resale.

Pick painted interior or deviated stitching. One or the other. Not both.
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I think I'm going to go with the platinum stitching and painted interior.


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