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VIN
YV1HA8724MD011565 (see owner timeline)
Model Year
1991
Engine
B230FT (4cyl turbo)
Fuel
Petrol
Transmission
AW71 (Automatic)
Exterior
019 Black
Interior
2970 Dark Grey

Seat reconditioning

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  • Turbobrick780Turbobrick780
    Participant
    2018-07-03 at 10:02
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    #15813

    My seats are pretty shot (leather dried, cracked and torn up). Has anyone brought theirs to an upholstery shop to be reconditioned? What were your experiences?

    Thanks!

    Cali780Cali780
    Member
    2018-08-19 at 10:43
    Post count: 1
    #16675

    My mechanic knows a reconditioned seat expert in Los Angeles. He showed me a car with seats reconditioned. The new seats looked very different, back seats were original….

    Can you use the leather from the trunk pass-through or back armrest as patches to fix your seat? My seats are torn only at sewing joints so I am considering this option.

     

    Turbobrick780Turbobrick780
    Participant
    2018-08-19 at 11:12
    Post count: 14
    #16677

    I already had mine redone. Came out pretty good!

    Dans1989Dans1989
    Participant
    2019-03-25 at 16:20
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    #20479

    LEATHERIQUE. They have been around for many years. Offer conditioner that can restore dry leather but will take patience and some hands on work. I met the Canadian supplier and he showed me some real seats he has reconditioned. I just started to use on mine and is showing improvement. They also can supply dye matched to mfg standard or a sample from your seat.

    http://www.leatherique.com/

    DaviesDavies
    Keymaster
    2019-05-20 at 11:58
    Post count: 183
    #20815

    Getting mine done this week at a place near me in Las Vegas.  They do all kinds of high-end cars and then there’s my work in progress!  Will post the before and after pics!

    Turbobrick780Turbobrick780
    Participant
    2019-05-20 at 22:16
    Post count: 14
    #20825

    Awesome! Can’t wait to see how it turns out.

    DaviesDavies
    Keymaster
    2019-06-05 at 08:41
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    #20913

    Here they are…came out lovely!

    Turbobrick780Turbobrick780
    Participant
    2019-06-05 at 09:41
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    #20918

    Wow! Looks amazing. I like how they even have the little folds like the originals. Looks super comfy. What did you pay?

    DaviesDavies
    Keymaster
    2019-06-05 at 11:21
    Post count: 183
    #20923

    I went to a shop locally that does exotics like Ferrari’s, Bentley’s and Lambo’s, so it wasn’t cheap by any measure (would rather not say how much it cost tbh because it was a good percentage of what I paid for the car in the first place).

    They mentioned that it was actually one of the more difficult seats they’ve had to do (glad I didn’t have the multicolour seats).  It took two hides of really good quality leather and I saved some money because they reused the leather from the seat backs (where the pocket is etc) as it was very clean.  They also re-dyed my headrests to match. Finally, I’d bought new seat heating elements that they installed for me too.

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