ok this has bothered me for along time, you can see the bolster blemish on the seat of my 06 Xk8. picked up an exact match seat dye but it was obvious once i put on the seat that i immediately washed it off. wondering if anyone has any suggestions outside of just having the bolster replaced. thanks

 

https://www.lseat.com/products/1996-...ers-front.html. I used them on my X300, and look original. I just sold my car, and they thought they were original. Easy to install and lasts a long time

 

they look great online, how easy to install? it states you need to utilize a few hog rings and hog ring pliers?

 

Should not be a problem to do that with the right acrylic leather paint...like spraying ..sand ..fill...sand ...spray ....problem is getting the colour right.
Just re sprayed my seats and steering wheel to great effect and the bolster damage was much worse than yours.

 

They were very easy to install and will give you the opportunity to add more padding if needed. If I remember correctly, it came with the tool to install all the rings. I think I went out and purchased more rings and a better tool to install them. I put them on an X300, and if I did not know better, I would say it looks original, and I suck at these types of tasks. Give me an electrical or engine issue; I would rather do those because I am better at them. I am sure I will eventually do the same thing on my XK8