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  1. tgh003

    tgh003 Rookie

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    #1 tgh003, Sep 16, 2020
    I am having the top dash recovered on the 575 due to typical leather stretching issues.

    What is weird is I noticed the bottom part of the dash (including the doors and rear shelf) has blue stitching thread. But the top dash is black thread on the seams. Here is a pic. Was this a factory thing? or maybe the dash was redone before?

    Here are some pics to illustrate

    I am thinking to have the thread be blue to be consistent with the rest of the car. Thoughts? Thx.


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  2. SAFE4NOW

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    #2 SAFE4NOW, Sep 16, 2020
    IMO a " fading " issue more than different color thread. Now , Black on dash and blue on a separate panel all together, that can be a factory thing.

    Red turns orange , gray turns white, etc...

    But I can clearly see what you mean, its BLUE as noted !!

    It will be interesting to see what others experience has been,

    Steve
     
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  3. tgh003

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    #3 tgh003, Sep 16, 2020
    Yes you are right. After much closer inspection it does appear to be a fading issue as some of the seams not exposed to sun are blue indeed. Mystery solved!

    Will have it recovered using the same blue thread. Thx!
     
  4. tazandjan

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    #4 tazandjan, Sep 16, 2020
    Have someone print a build sheet for her and all the thread colors are spelled out.
     
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  5. mjmccoymd

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    #5 mjmccoymd, Sep 17, 2020
    You are back to posting, so I hope that means you are feeling better!


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  6. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #6 tazandjan, Sep 17, 2020
    Michael- Affirmative, feeling much better. Not much strength or endurance, but that will come with time.
     
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