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Title: Foot rest & seat emblem - colour
Post by: Johnny_tro on January 28, 2011, 11:17:57 pm
people who have purchased the seat inlays and foot rests..................what have you guys used for the backing colour?

thin plastic?
card < not good if it get wet?
painted something?

also, do you think I could get a nice carbon firbe effect?


(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fqq272%2Fmicaerin%2FIMG_0175resize.jpg&hash=e5c8279d076d9f17bb509d88ff6f984a47ca2b59)
Title: Re: Foot rest & seat emblem - colour
Post by: apollo13 on January 28, 2011, 11:28:13 pm
Electrical tape  :happy2:

Comes in many colours too.
Title: Re: Foot rest & seat emblem - colour
Post by: v2brett on January 28, 2011, 11:39:22 pm
same as above, i used white in mine.  not the best pic tho

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fw199%2Fv2brett%2FSDC10499.jpg&hash=8603ad8e34a8fd103befba82e70fbc1327463307)
Title: Re: Foot rest & seat emblem - colour
Post by: apollo13 on January 28, 2011, 11:40:49 pm
^^^^Brett what's that tasty little strip of carbon??
Title: Re: Foot rest & seat emblem - colour
Post by: Johnny_tro on January 28, 2011, 11:42:50 pm
cool - cheers guys.

Yes - what's that sneaky piece of carbon ? that a wrapped strip?
Title: Re: Foot rest & seat emblem - colour
Post by: v2brett on January 28, 2011, 11:44:07 pm
^^^ its the `old carbon vinyl` stuck straight over my OE silver bits as the white worm started to get 1 of them  :happy2:
Title: Re: Foot rest & seat emblem - colour
Post by: big al on January 29, 2011, 07:22:28 am
Quote from: v2brett on January 28, 2011, 11:44:07 pm
^^^ its the `old carbon vinyl` stuck straight over my OE silver bits as the white worm started to get 1 of them  :happy2:

Did you remove the metal strip to put it on, or just lay it over the old piece? mine has the whiteworm and really want to cover it.
Title: Re: Foot rest & seat emblem - colour
Post by: matsu on January 29, 2011, 10:07:59 am
how weird is that!
i saw that and was going to ask but had been beaten to it but way too mamy peeps!
matsu
Title: Re: Foot rest & seat emblem - colour
Post by: v2brett on January 29, 2011, 11:18:16 am
Quote from: big al on January 29, 2011, 07:22:28 am
Quote from: v2brett on January 28, 2011, 11:44:07 pm
^^^ its the `old carbon vinyl` stuck straight over my OE silver bits as the white worm started to get 1 of them  :happy2:

Did you remove the metal strip to put it on, or just lay it over the old piece? mine has the whiteworm and really want to cover it.
I just laid it over the top then heated it up and pushed it into the groove with an old bank card and then trimmed it with a stanley knife