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. A very distinctive blue 
. How you can wait till spring to drive it beats me! The belts have to go 
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Dec 11, 2019 8:11:42 AM
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Dec 11, 2019 3:34:45 PM
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Re: Maritime Blue Speedster
dreamcar:Beautiful car congratulations - but I agree with crayphile those Miami blue seat belts clash horribly. You’d be better with standard black. Just my tuppence worth.
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Tend to agree. Sometimes the samples in the showroom aren’t faithful to the true coloration of the details. The dealership nearby has a Miami Blue Speedster in the window.
Dec 12, 2019 3:54:29 PM
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Re: Maritime Blue Speedster
Some more blue Porsches, taken from https://gearpatrol.com/2019/12/11/definitive-ranking-blue-porsche-911/
ABU-DEE-ABU-DYE
A Definitive Ranking of Blue Porsche 911s
DECEMBER 11, 2019 CARS By HENRY PHILLIPS Photo by PORSCHE
It’s a bit of an understatement to say Porsche has a thing for the color blue. Since the company’s start in 1931, they’ve released well north of 70 unique shades that have adorned everything from the 356 to the Cayenne. But no car has benefitted from Porsche’s Eiffel 65 tendencies more than the 911. Ever since it started rolling off the line in ’63, the car has felt like it was meant to be coated in blue paint.
The best example in recent memory of this, perhaps, is the 911 Targa Design Edition, released last year in Etna blue — a flat, light-toned callback to an original paint chip from the 356. We liked the color at first sight, sure. But was it the best blue for the car? An argument in the Gear Patrol office ensued, and after a couple hours and a few broken bones, we ended up with the list of highlights and lowlights provided below — with context where necessary.
1. Oslo
Oslo is a great place. It’s the capital of the world’s fourth-happiest nation and home of the oldest ski museum in the world. It’s also the best 911 blue paint chip there’s ever been. It’s dark but not too dark, vibrant but not too vibrant, flat but not boring. It works best on air-cooled versions with lots of brightwork, but catch a 997 Turbo in Oslo and you’ll realize why it’s number one.
2. Aga
Like a navy blue suit, Aga’s part of the reserved old guard that helps keep pre-’70s 911s classified as timeless.
3. Miami
King of the modern Porsche blues, Miami stays just on the right side of obnoxious.
4. Albert
Albert’s the very serious, slightly moody member of the Porsche blue set. There’s definitely a hint of purple, but it works perfectly.
5. Petrol
If you scroll (very) far down this list, you’ll see how Porsche can screw up the blue-green mix, but Petrol is the perfect execution of it. Get it on an aggressively ’80s 930.
6. Ossi
Like, 99% the exact same as Albert, but with a little less of that cool purple tinge.
7. Mexico
Porsches aren’t visually very loud; a $200,000 Turbo S will look pretty pedestrian next to a $160,000 Audi R8. That is, unless you paint it Mexico Blue. If you want a blue Porsche and are a cocaine enthusiast, this is your car.
8. Etna
9. Baltic
10. Dalmation
If Albert Blue got drunk and decided to let loose a little.
11. Maritime
12. Riviera
13. Lapis
A not-quite-as-good-but-still-pretty-great Aga.
14. Amazon
Not even sure this is technically blue, but it’s great.
15. Fountain
And Those That Missed the Mark…
73. Gulf
Unless you’re being paid by Gulf and have a couple of orange stripes to complement it. Gulf blue just doesn’t quite work. (The RSR is an exception.)
74. Horizon
Just get silver.
75. Ipanema
Some terrible mix of blue and green that was conceived solely to complement a central-Florida tan.
Dec 12, 2019 5:06:27 PM
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Re: Maritime Blue Speedster
I like Cobalt Blue but also the non-metallic Aquamarine Blue from the late 1950s 356. With red leather that combination is stunning. However, back in 1995, in the showroom of AMAG Zurich was a stunning 993 in Cobalt Blue with Burgundy Red interior that was very stunning too.
Re: Maritime Blue Speedster
Targa Tim:thanks again everyone!
Yes, I will seriously think about swapping out the belts.
If you swap out the belts, which color would you get? Black would not be enough of a contrast. An all black interior is meh. Yellow would work since they would match the calipers.
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Re: Maritime Blue Speedster
nberry:Targa Tim:thanks again everyone!
Yes, I will seriously think about swapping out the belts.
If you swap out the belts, which color would you get? Black would not be enough of a contrast. An all black interior is meh. Yellow would work since they would match the calipers.
The colour of the seatbelts should match the colour of the stitching. If you look at the stitching and „Spedster“ script on the headrest, this blue fits much better with the Maritime Blue. So I guess a corresponding colour for the seatbelts would be enough. I would not go yellow, as this would be the only yellow accent in the interior and even one more colour. This would only work, if the stitching was yellow as well IMO.
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Re: Maritime Blue Speedster
Whoopsy:And the stitching isn't even Miami Blue. It's a new colour called Speed Blue, but Porsche don't have a matching seatbelt colour.
on the order the stitching was named Miami blue....
I'm thinking medium blue or black for now, but really no rush in this issue.
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Re: Maritime Blue Speedster
Targa Tim:Whoopsy:And the stitching isn't even Miami Blue. It's a new colour called Speed Blue, but Porsche don't have a matching seatbelt colour.
on the order the stitching was named Miami blue....
I'm thinking medium blue or black for now, but really no rush in this issue.
...and there should be no rush Tim... all these "helpful" suggestions are IMO a bit over the top. It is your car, you ordered it to your taste, and you should enjoy it free of the tastes of others. 
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Re: Maritime Blue Speedster
Targa Tim:Whoopsy:And the stitching isn't even Miami Blue. It's a new colour called Speed Blue, but Porsche don't have a matching seatbelt colour.
on the order the stitching was named Miami blue....
I'm thinking medium blue or black for now, but really no rush in this issue.
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Dec 15, 2019 11:39:28 AM
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Re: Maritime Blue Speedster
Rossi:nberry:Targa Tim:thanks again everyone!
Yes, I will seriously think about swapping out the belts.
If you swap out the belts, which color would you get? Black would not be enough of a contrast. An all black interior is meh. Yellow would work since they would match the calipers.
The colour of the seatbelts should match the colour of the stitching. If you look at the stitching and „Spedster“ script on the headrest, this blue fits much better with the Maritime Blue. So I guess a corresponding colour for the seatbelts would be enough. I would not go yellow, as this would be the only yellow accent in the interior and even one more colour. This would only work, if the stitching was yellow as well IMO.g
Generally speaking you’re correct. However, he has a unique exterior color causing him to go with a black interior. He has choice for the seat belts. Go with black and no contrast, grey which would give him minimal contrast or racing contrast which is yellow. The yellow coordinates with the exterior of the car.
Stated another way, he could go with meh, so, so or creative.
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Dec 15, 2019 4:58:36 PM
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Dec 15, 2019 7:07:55 PM
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Re: Maritime Blue Speedster
Whoopsy:the-missile:that stitching was not available at the ordering time of the GT3...lucky speedster boys!
Think it was a Speedster specific option.
Could have done it. I will just don’t tell how many centuries the kidneys needed to be rented 
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