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PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm commenting a bit late on this, but I haven't been around for a while...

Himmel service has Bedfor Cord in green (for Iceland Green for instance). Tha sample they sent me is very close to the OG cloth I have in my car... Some pics to come if I can get my hands on the sample...

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

for sure post the samples if you get them i for one would love to see them
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, I've found the sample I received from Himmel Service a few months ago. So here are some pics...

Alone, without flash

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Alone, with flash

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On an OG rear side panel, without flash

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On an OG rear side panel, with flash.

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That's strange, because it does look a lot more similar to the OG fabric on the pics than in real life. Maybe it's due to my crappy lighting system in the appartement... I'll try to take and post some pics in daylight. Tomorrow or saturday.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it almost looks silver grey on my monitor thanks for posting the samples
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So does it on mine, but IRL, in daylights, it's really green! Honestly, while taking the pics, I asked myself if I was not mustaking with the brown sample I received from Himmel... Just look at the difference with the original fabric, you'll see it's pretty close... My photo skills are crap, and the lights at home are really really yellowish. And, probably, your screen is not setup properly (so is mien Wink)

And, you're welcome Wink

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, so here is a daylight shot... My screen is crap so I can tell if the color will be ok on yours, but it definately looks like beige on mine when it should be green...

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But so does Iceland Green, so...

The main difference is that the gaps between each bump on the fabric is not as dark. I assume it is because my OG fabric discoloured because of the sun and the gaps staid the same colour because it was a tad bit darker there... Don't know.

I hope those helped anyway...

Julien

Edit : I just checked with another screen and it's ok. If your screen is setup properly, it should looks really close to the real stuff! Ju
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Just wondering why you went with 58-59 sun visors instead of the correct "square" oval visors.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 3:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

can you buy the correct ones??

i have no idea just asking but if not that would be my guess
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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can you buy the correct ones??

i have no idea just asking but if not that would be my guess


58-59 are harder to find than repro oval visors. At this moment they are a bit hard to find but there are still enough of them around to use and a new batch is supposedly on the way.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

To tell you the truth, I didn't know until this post that I had the wrong visors installed. Thanks, appreciate the information. Does anyone have a photo of the "correct" ones?
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

square like this
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=913825
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personelly i would not sweat it car looks great
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very interesting, I learned something today.
Was also concerned that with the wrong visors and wheel rim color that the car and I would be branded as a POS. Thanks for the compliment.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 1:13 pm    Post subject: I Do Reply with quote

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square like this
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=913825
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personelly i would not sweat it car looks great


Sure, come and look at mine.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:24 pm    Post subject: Re: I Do Reply with quote

markulves wrote:
Russ wrote:
square like this
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personelly i would not sweat it car looks great


Sure, come and look at mine.
Cholo


I amy be stupid (which I probablky am) but I don't see the difference. Can someone please explain the difference to me; they look like the same shape/size.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Upper left corner, round versus square. Top slopes on mine versus straight across on the one in the photo.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it's subtle the very outside edge of the one above is a more square corner.

the one he has in his car is a rounded corner,i believe they are shaped a little different as well.

later style one
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