Date:         Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:48:38 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Upholstery Re-cover Swatch Opinion? ('81 Westy)
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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I'm currently fooling around with warm white led strips for interior lighting. The light quality is good and I've just tried out some PMW dimmers and I'm happy with the range of dimming they give. But that being said, I'm becoming tired of the muted tones of the westy interior. I have the stock '82 westy bench upholstery, the beige cabinets, and tan/khaki curtains my wife made many years ago. I used to lean towards the tan/khaki colour scheme but now I want something warmer. I joke with my wife about making port wine coloured velvet curtains to warm the interior up. 

The velvet curtain idea is not completely dismissed, perhaps a less boudoir choice will be made, and quite likely additional mood lighting LEDs (controllable RGB strips, mix the colour you want).

What I am trying to say is that going to LEDs inside makes the stock interior blah. Getting old means having more light inside, but I'm striving for a warm effect.

alistair


On 2013-02-19, at 1:08 PM, neil n wrote:

> Hi all.
> 
> I suck at colour choices.
> 
> Image of my '81 OEM interior colours:
> https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HvCBzFYciuw/USPmhehsUII/AAAAAAAAG-A/qreTUUsmYpg/s800/Boogie.jpg
> 
> This "Closeout" fabric:  http://www.yourautotrim.com/clautws.html
> 
> might look ok. I don't have Photoshop or similar, don't need to learn
> it, but here's 3 images going from stock to image of fabric pasted in:
> 
> https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/MiscVanagonWestyPics#5846770204061487234
> 
> Opinions welcome!
> 
> This van isn't a "prize" to look at, and I know the above isn't
> Sunbrella material, but AFAIK, it's correct for this application. The
> main goal here is to replace the foam.
> 
> Neil.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Neil n
> 
> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
> 
> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
> 
> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> 
> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
> 
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines