Replacement top color (56k beware)

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  • mgold
    Mod Crazy
    • Nov 2003
    • 709
    #1

    Replacement top color (56k beware)

    So my cabrio will be getting a new top as soon as I get my tax refund. The current top is black and my interior is natur. My wife thinks that a tan top would go well with the exterior and interior colors. I will be getting a tinted rear window and I will have the rear quarter windows tinted as well.I've done a little bit of Photoshop to show the difference. What do you think?

    interior


    original top


    tan top


    original top


    tan top


    tan top with tinted rear and side windows
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    • spencers
      E30 Enthusiast
      • Jan 2004
      • 1150
      #2
      Stay with black. :)

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        • slammed_e30
          E30 Addict
          • Oct 2003
          • 514
          #3
          Tan goes with nothing on your exterior, stick with black for sure...

          Originally Posted by Rob
          fucking hell, your car is cleaner in the damn snow than mine ever has been in perfect weather. sedans own me.

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            • UNHCLL
              R3V OG
              • Oct 2003
              • 8789
              #4
              black because you will get crease/dirt lines in the top where it contacts the holding area and top metal supports.
              Below the radar...

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                • 318driver
                  E30 Mastermind
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 1714
                  #5
                  stay with black and get ride of the pin stripe, i Just got a new black top and i think ill be taking the pinstripe off soon, I think it just doesnt fit
                  90 325is
                  IE stage 3s and refeshed m20....

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                    • Rob
                      Moderator
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 8166
                      #6
                      i think the tan makes your car look like a chicks car.
                      BEERTECH

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                        • LikeCDoos
                          R3VLimited
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 2522
                          #7
                          black, tan is gay

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                            • Dave
                              E30 RAT
                              • Nov 2003
                              • 11675
                              #8
                              I'm going to go out on a limb here and say get the tan. It is NOT gay. I would not tint the windows, though. I've yet to see a rear tinted plastic window on a convertible that looked good.

                              Of course, I am a bit biased about the tan because I just switched mine to tan from Dark Blue. :)
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                                • mgold
                                  Mod Crazy
                                  • Nov 2003
                                  • 709
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by DaveCN
                                  I would not tint the windows, though. I've yet to see a rear tinted plastic window on a convertible that looked good.
                                  Actually Aaron Silva's calypso red 318ic has tinted windows on his black top and it looks outstanding. Maybe he'll see this message and post some pics of his top.

                                  As for the color, it seems the majority of folks seem to think the tan is not a good idea. While aesthtically I really like the tan, it was brought to my attention that it will be a lot harder to keep clean. Here in Sacramento, we get a lot of dust that collects on our cars...its easy enough to clean off with a California Car Duster, but the top would be another story. It looks like I will be gettinbg a black top after all.

                                  Thanks for everyone's input on the topic.

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