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pjm1 Member Since: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Scotland Posts: 17 |
Well, I've never really thought about the colour of our child seats before...
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15th Jul 2016 6:19am |
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pjm1 Member Since: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Scotland Posts: 17 |
That's a very good point Craig
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15th Jul 2016 7:15am |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7921 |
It would matter to me
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15th Jul 2016 7:19am |
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pjm1 Member Since: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Scotland Posts: 17 |
Thanks for that Alistair - that's an interesting idea, having it recovered with "proper" material to match the almond. Only downside of that of course is the cost! I'm not sure we're supposed to talk about such things given the cost of the cars themselves, but it's still a consideration (otherwise I'd just get a Kahn one or whatever). We have a huge leather factory just down the road from us here who make the raw material (tanned leather) for most of the big brands - JLR, AM and BA etc. Sadly I don't think they are open to the public to pop in and pick up a hide tanned to L405 almond
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15th Jul 2016 7:27am |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7921 |
Man maths time then
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15th Jul 2016 7:34am |
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pjm1 Member Since: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Scotland Posts: 17 |
He he... man maths always gets me into trouble "but it's only..."
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15th Jul 2016 7:39am |
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rwilson Member Since: 17 Jan 2011 Location: London Posts: 84 |
+1 for Concorde seats, we have a pair and theft are superb |
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29th Jul 2016 7:34pm |
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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 03 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16262 |
ace |
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29th Jul 2016 8:48pm |
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axle Member Since: 28 Oct 2007 Location: Perth Perth the end of the Earth Posts: 2964 |
I can't comment on the colour but only you really know how exact you need to be but I did go from Maxi Cosi seats to Concord seats and can tell you that Maxi cosi are superb quality but large and heavy and Concord are superb quality and much lighter making it much better to throw the seats in and out if you have to and they will keep expanding in size until your kids are practically in college 2008 MY Supercharged
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30th Jul 2016 1:09am |
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pjm1 Member Since: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Scotland Posts: 17 |
Well brief, post holiday update... One concord seat ordered (from Italy for some reason where it was cheaper?) and I have a couple of upholsterers giving me prices to recover the Maxi Cosi Priori in almond(ish) leather.
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10th Aug 2016 9:48am |
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Mr Tee Member Since: 13 Dec 2010 Location: Near Wackyjim Posts: 2633 |
I use old towels for that exact purpose. Although the wee man pished his pants in the car at the weekend and the fecking seat had had to be stripped & cleaned! |
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10th Aug 2016 1:12pm |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
I'm a big fan of the Kiddy-Pro seats for our youngest as they were tested best when I bought them. They come with the Isofix points as well. And then just have some covers fitted. MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
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10th Aug 2016 1:36pm |
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pjm1 Member Since: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Scotland Posts: 17 |
I used to have to use towels in my 911 because it was the only way to get it to fit securely (towels wedged in allowed it to create a snug fit). Since changing cars, I no longer want to see another childseat-towel combo But I agree, it does exactly the same job. To be fair, the Prince Lionheart thing wasn't that pricey and I felt it was worth it for the pretty close colour match. However, I've just been quoted to get the smaller childseat re-upholstered in matching leather... £500 seems a bit steep, even if they're using the exact same hide (the supplier for JLR is just up the road anyway). Even for a vinyl re-upholstery job, it's likely to be £350. So I think I'll just get the "nearly matching" Maxi Cosi replacement cover... |
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10th Aug 2016 2:44pm |
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pjm1 Member Since: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Scotland Posts: 17 |
Ok the Maxi Cosi "Walnut Brown" is rather darker than I imagined but that's ok. Our youngest is the muckier of the two so a slightly darker shade is a more practical answer even if it's less of a perfect match with the interior. It does contrast pretty well and the two tones sit between the almond and the espresso pretty well. Overall it works for me.
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19th Aug 2016 5:26pm |
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