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Old 05-09-2024, 09:34 AM
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Is it ok to have a different seat belt color other than the color of your car’s interior or exterior. I’ve seen it a few times and actually liked it. Mostly seen yellow belts. Just curious on opinions.
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Old 05-09-2024, 09:55 AM
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I never worry about what other people think when choosing colors or options on my cars. If you like it that's all that matters.

Some folks hate my spec but I love it!



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Is it ok to have a different seat belt color other than the color of your car’s interior or exterior. I’ve seen it a few times and actually liked it. Mostly seen yellow belts. Just curious on opinions.
In my c7 I had switch blade silver exterior, black interior with red seat belts....looked sharp
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Old 05-09-2024, 10:41 AM
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IMO, seatbelts are perhaps the most ugly and/or boring components of a sportscar's interior. So I typically get black as they tend to blend in as opposed to being the first thing that draws your attention when looking at an interior. Which is typically the case if you have miss-matched seatbelts such as yellow with red interior, orange with blue interior etc...

However, having said that you should get whatever color seatbelts you want in your car. Don't worry what other's think.
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I wouldn't worry as to what others think...Do what makes you happy!
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Old 05-09-2024, 10:52 AM
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I am one to limit colors to 3 though. In my case Elkhart Lake Blue, red bolsterpimps. Red canlipers and Carbon Flash. I considered the red seatbelts, but wouldn't have considered another color. To me once you go beyond 3 colors it starts to get a bit garish or pimpy.
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Yellow stitching, yellow calipers and yellow seat belts on my 2020 and then again on my 2024. I like it.
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I was going to reply to your other thread but lets go. The hell with what anyone thinks. Opinions are like @ssholes everyone has one. While I am not jumping off the deep end like @progtp and I must say brother that looks badass for sure, I have a Ceramic Gray/Cool Gray and ordered bright red calipers with my car. I recently picked up a set of red belts and I am really on the fence about installation. I just want different. If you have ever seen a FIFTY Camaro you know all the enhancements are an orange. A couple years back I ordered orange belts for a "hot wheels addition" Camaro and swapped them out. I like it. @Corvette03051 You keep talking about it. I know its expensive to have the dealer do, but I have seen several threads mention how easy it is. My Camaro wasnt bad and I can't see the C8 being any different. Pull the damn trigger and make it happen. Keep this in mind, black belts are worth chit, put them on the shelf, if it bothers you that much swap back. I promise you do it once, the next time will be a breeze. Then you sell the colored belts at maybe a $50 loss. Good luck brother.
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Originally Posted by progtp
I never worry about what other people think when choosing colors or options on my cars. If you like it that's all that matters.

Some folks hate my spec but I love it!


looks good to me
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Originally Posted by jipper
In my c7 I had switch blade silver exterior, black interior with red seat belts....looked sharp
definitely matches but not unique
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I was going to reply to your other thread but lets go. The hell with what anyone thinks. Opinions are like @ssholes everyone has one. While I am not jumping off the deep end like @progtp and I must say brother that looks badass for sure, I have a Ceramic Gray/Cool Gray and ordered bright red calipers with my car. I recently picked up a set of red belts and I am really on the fence about installation. I just want different. If you have ever seen a FIFTY Camaro you know all the enhancements are an orange. A couple years back I ordered orange belts for a "hot wheels addition" Camaro and swapped them out. I like it. @Corvette03051 You keep talking about it. I know its expensive to have the dealer do, but I have seen several threads mention how easy it is. My Camaro wasnt bad and I can't see the C8 being any different. Pull the damn trigger and make it happen. Keep this in mind, black belts are worth chit, put them on the shelf, if it bothers you that much swap back. I promise you do it once, the next time will be a breeze. Then you sell the colored belts at maybe a $50 loss. Good luck brother.
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Good advice now maybe I’ll go orange!!!
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YOUR car? If so, who cares? Paint it polka-dot with paisley seat-bents if you like it.
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Originally Posted by Corvette03051
definitely matches but not unique
I never said unique, I said sharp....I have a rapid blue c8 now 3lt with the two tone black and blue seats and blue seatbelts....also very sharp.
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You can do what you want and figure out if you're wrong when it's time to sell.
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I never said unique, I said sharp....I have a rapid blue c8 now 3lt with the two tone black and blue seats and blue seatbelts....also very sharp.
Absolutely sharp as well and yes still not unique
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Well only solid advice was do what you want Always a good idea so red rules and is always safe
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Use a ‘color wheel’, I tried to incorporate a link, but the site didn’t like it. It is helpful when mixing colors.

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I would worry on yellow if it would show more dirt than the darker colors...
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Originally Posted by Corvette03051
Absolutely sharp as well and yes still not unique
For sure...i did just add the llyods mats with the blue trim and the mono corvette logo fora bit more pop...digging the color combo of the black, blue and grey
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I have white car with black interior. Used the seatbelts as third color

I like it and have heard positive comments. Perhaps the ones who didn't like them kept it to themselves.


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