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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 06:00 PM
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I got tired of the dull black bs one that my Stingray came with 3 years ago so I decided to get our upholstery guy to give mine a makeover. Inspired by the GS I decided to go with a diamond stitch pattern in matching kalahari. I could've gone with alcantara with the C7 logo but it still would be black and I wanted to lighten up my interior so went with this:

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For $300 CDN you can't go wrong.
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Very snazzy my man ...
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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 06:03 PM
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Very snazzy my man ...
I wish I could take credit.
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Looks great, I bought the OEM one, but you actually saved money having a shop do it.
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Nice choice, looks really good.
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here's mine...did it myself.


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Nice choice, looks really good.
Joe, mailed you some samples today.
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Old Jan 7, 2017 | 01:03 AM
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Very nice
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How is the quilt attached? By adhesive or stitched?
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I like it - your upholsterer did a great job.
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Looks awesome
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Nice !!!!!!!
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Looks great!
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It is a and for both you guys. I have the same thing done but got them from a vendor for my car on the tunnels on each side on the inside. Cant do the roof I am a conv.
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Originally Posted by robert miller
It is a and for both you guys. I have the same thing done but got them from a vendor for my car on the tunnels on each side on the inside. Cant do the roof I am a conv.
Please post a picture of that.
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Who did you order from? I have a 3LT but it's a 2014 sadly before it was available.
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Looks great, I bought the OEM one, but you actually saved money having a shop do it.
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Old Jan 7, 2017 | 10:20 AM
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Who did you order from? I have a 3LT but it's a 2014 sadly before it was available.
Gene and Patrick from Cultrag.

My car is a 3LT 2015, so I had the suede but wanted the quilted suede 2017 part. They can get you it. It's a simple removal of the old and peel and stick on the new one.
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That looks great! I should do this is red to match my red seats.
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The before and after pics really show how much of a difference it made, looks fantastic!
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I will find out exactly how he did it.
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