I am interested in changing my Interior on my 2005 Jaguar S-type 3.0 V6. I've looked around alot and have been having issues finding most things for this beauty. The previous owners didnt take care of the vehicle and I'd like to bring it back from its slump. Can anyone help me??

This is something i was looking at but can't find...

 

Do you have any photos of how it looks now? That would help.

 

I have repaired a few leather seats and it is not easy job. Replacement of 1-2 leather pieces takes whole day.

 

How is it done

 

The brown interior photo I have attached is the same one that I currently have in my 2005 Jaguar S-type 3.0 V6. I'd like to change the leather interior to a black or grey interior design. I remember I ran across on a website that actually had seat covers that fit for my seats but I get confused on whether they are just meant to cover the original leather on the seats or if it replaces the actual leather. Strange thing is that now when I look for the website again, I can't find it which leads to frustration. I am determined and willing to view all options but seeking assistance from anyone who might have already done something similar. Please help if anyone knows anything.

 

My interior is more like the middle photo. Changing all of this to black is going to cost a lot of $$$. Recovering each seat is about $500 plus $300 for the headliner and then you have door panels, dash, console and carpet. Add on all the broken fasteners and you could have a $5-6,000 job. Is there are way to just do the seats in a coordinating leather and be contented with that?

 

I wouldn't mind doing something like that how is the question and where. Is there a website to find any of the parts.

 

Yes the first pictures are a "Portfolio" interior. I have only seen a few. They also came in black and red. Mainly on STR's and VDP's.

I think you will find seat covers are only installed over the existing seat material. You really should remove and redo the upholstery. But that is expensive.

It would be much cheaper to get used parts and just swap them out. Ideally find a wrecked car with the interior you want.
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I haven't tried that yet. I'll take a look and see if I can find a salvage lot for a wrecked one then. Hopefully I come across one somewhere. I remember speaking to a friend who told me that I should try using the interior paint and go that route but It seems like that'll be way more time consuming.

 

I saw a donor last week. It was listed on craigslist in Atlanta. Two...one was 1200 and one was 600 but both had black interiors. You would still have to have the leather faces on the seats redone, but all the other parts on both of them were good. check it out if you have time.

 

You'll likely need to find a donor car with a complete interior. Otherwise, you can pull the seats out and send them to an auto upholstery shop get reupholstered with some fresh cow hide, but likely going to cost a small fortune...

Then you have to consider, not just the seating surfaces, but the door panels, center console, various pillar trim, dashboard, etc, all likely has to be revised to match a drastic color change to the seats...

Those 'portfolio' two-tone interiors are super cool, but incredibly rare in the North American S-types... Seems the UK models were much more commonly equipped with those types of interiors...

I converted my STR's all-ivory interior, to mostly black. I always wanted an all-black interior STR, but after spending some time in some examples, I found it to be too dark and plain... Plus, getting new R-seats in black was going to be pretty expensive even from a wrecking yard...
I basically swapped everything else over to black, but kept the R seats ivory-white, for a nice contrast and look, that didn't break the budget too severely... For this year, I am debating doing something different with the interior wood trim... Thinking of having it hydrographically dipped in maybe a carbon fiber or aluminum metal pattern... or even painted over in body color for a really wild look... hard to say though, because carbon or metal trim in my opinion, would look best with an all-black interior, and wouldn't match the ivory seats the way the birds-eye-maple still does...