Leather seat reconditioning?
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Leather seat reconditioning?
Hi - not sure if this post should be here or in the interior section.
On my XKR - there's a pinhole tear - no more than 2-3 mm on the side of the driver's seat, don't have a picture of it now but can post it later. Not sure what caused that either - and why I just spot that now .....
Anyway - stupid question - is there a way to fix a tear like that? I suppose I can put a 1x1 cm black duct tape on it - but hoping for a more elegant solution .....
On my XKR - there's a pinhole tear - no more than 2-3 mm on the side of the driver's seat, don't have a picture of it now but can post it later. Not sure what caused that either - and why I just spot that now .....
Anyway - stupid question - is there a way to fix a tear like that? I suppose I can put a 1x1 cm black duct tape on it - but hoping for a more elegant solution .....
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Leather Seat
I took mine to a local shop and they redid the seat with new leather for less then $250.00.They did a great job matching the leather and color.Call a few local shops that do autos, boats.cycles etc.The driver seat gets most of the wear and this will make it feel like new on the buttmeter.
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Bob
There are repair companies that can actually fill the tear when it is small with a filler. I had it done on another car ($75.00, they came to me) and you couldn't tell. I don't know how long it lasted, I had the car for about a year afterwords and it still looked good.
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There are repair companies that can actually fill the tear when it is small with a filler. I had it done on another car ($75.00, they came to me) and you couldn't tell. I don't know how long it lasted, I had the car for about a year afterwords and it still looked good.
Doug
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Driver Seat
In my 2002 XK8 the driver seat has some wear areas on it where the leather is damaged. I think its more than just a spot repair. I hadn't thought about having the seat re-leathered, so thanks for that. I'll be making some calls tomorrow to get estimates.
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Seat tear is repaired ... finally
Finally got the seat tear repaired. There's a company here in Austin area that advertises on Craigslist, decided to give them a shot.
They came to my house, cost $50 for the repair, took about 1 hour, don't know if that's the going rate or not, but happy with the result.
In case anybody in Austin area is interested:
Auto Plastic Surgeon - Mobile Automotive Scratch Hospital
Not affiliated with the company - they did a decent job and I thought I share with the board.
Next is the BBS trim ring replacement on the rear - passenger side and the outie at top of the trunk.
They came to my house, cost $50 for the repair, took about 1 hour, don't know if that's the going rate or not, but happy with the result.
In case anybody in Austin area is interested:
Auto Plastic Surgeon - Mobile Automotive Scratch Hospital
Not affiliated with the company - they did a decent job and I thought I share with the board.
Next is the BBS trim ring replacement on the rear - passenger side and the outie at top of the trunk.
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