Classic Aero seats, need help with colour choice

[petersb]

Looking to purchase Classic Aero Sportsman seats, synthetic leather.

Interior colour of cockpit, vans grey. Thinking light grey. I find "Pewter", very light grey, possibly too light, hard to tell with the small sample.

"Graphite" possibly too dark, although this is the choice of many who see the small sample.

Has anyone had one of these options, how did it look ?


Peter

[Dbro172]

I spent quite a bit of time looking at the samples and settled on tan rather than pewter. These are charcoal and tan:

http://www.mykitlog.com/users/displa...=163203&row=17

[Mike S]

Ultra leather pewter -----seats by Classic Aero, and side panels by Flightline.

[rockwoodrv9]

I sat in Mike's 10 and it was VERY nice. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the choices. I bet Abby wouldn't let you choose poorly!

[hydroguy2]

Graphite outer and Pewter insets.

[roee]

I just got mine: Sportsman seats, armrests, and stick boots, all done in Ultraleather Pewter. I'm really happy with that choice.

My cockpit is painted with Krylon Fusion (rattle cans), color "Satin Pewter", which by the way is a much lighter color than the Ultraleather Pewter. The combination works well together.

The effect is clean and simple, which is what I wanted. Darker colors for the upholstery would have looked more bold and flashy -- nice too I'm sure, but not the effect I wanted.

Not sure what "Van's Gray" looks like, so I can't help you there.

P.S. I don't have any photos with my seats in the cockpit, but I can take some tomorrow if you'd find that helpful.

[petersb]

Originally Posted by roee

I just got mine: Sportsman seats, armrests, and stick boots, all done in Ultraleather Pewter. I'm really happy with that choice.

My cockpit is painted with Krylon Fusion (rattle cans), color "Satin Pewter", which by the way is a much lighter color than the Ultraleather Pewter. The combination works well together.

The effect is clean and simple, which is what I wanted. Darker colors for the upholstery would have looked more bold and flashy -- nice too I'm sure, but not the effect I wanted.

Not sure what "Van's Gray" looks like, so I can't help you there.

P.S. I don't have any photos with my seats in the cockpit, but I can take some tomorrow if you'd find that helpful.

Thanks Roee

Vans grey is the light grey powder coat. I thought maybe pewter and Vans powder coat may be too close in color, ie a contrast may look better.

[David-aviator]

I just ordered leather seats from Classic Aero.

When my wife saw the colors I had chosen (beige) she said no, no that will never do with a silver polished airplane.

So I turned the samples over to her and she came up with "Orion Gunmetal" and "Orion Mist", a better choice I must agree.

So when in doubt, turn it over to a woman, she knows best what goes and what doesn't.

[petersb]

Has anyone tried Synthetic leather "Shark"

[roee]

Originally Posted by petersb

Thanks Roee

Vans grey is the light grey powder coat. I thought maybe pewter and Vans powder coat may be too close in color, ie a contrast may look better.

Here ya go. Snapped a couple of photos.

To recap, the seats are Ultraleather Pewter. The cockpit paint is Krylon Fusion Satin Pewter. And the powder coated weldments (visible in the photos: gear mounts, flap and canopy torque tubes) are in the original powder coat as delivered from Van's.

P.S. I don't have the front carpet yet, but I'm going with Granite for that.