[W126 Coupe] Best leathers/seat rebuild materials

[Shayegan, Richard]

I already have before pics, but the problem is they make the car look good...which it doesn't at all in person (http://davidson.smugmug.com/gallery/431057 http://davidson.smugmug.com/gallery/481122 these used to be accessable via the homepage www.davidson.smugmug.com, but I took them off to make things more professional). In real life I've got a lot of door dings, the clear is coming off the trunk area, the right front door is completely crazed and the left rear fender has some rust. They'll be replacing that entire rear paron since I decided I don't like the concept of just welding in a piece, and it only costs $500 more to replace the entire paron. Yes, I still have the hood star, but at the time it was a removable one and I forgot to put it on for the pictures.
The goal is to make it look factory. Mechanically it's all perfect right now (though my brother told me when he was behind me and I floored it, it put out some thin black smoke - but I'm getting the same 1/4 mile time that Motor Trend got in a 380SEC way back when so I don''t know if it's a problem or if it's normal). I've got $5000 to throw at it for the exterior - Jonathan has asked people he knows in the Charlotte area for a preferred shop and in case he can't come up with anything I know a shop with a great paint guy but awful mechanical people - and my older brother said he will wire me whatever money I need to do the interior (I've told him about $3000 since my door panels somehow avoided fading, and my carpeting looks good except for the rear decklid - the stains in the carpeting came right out with Wurth upholstery cleaner).

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of Dick Spellman
Sent: Mon 7/10/2006 11:07 AM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Best leathers/seat rebuild materials



Got it Ricahrd.  The 380SE will look like factory new given the amount
of attention you are about to throw at it.

Let's see before and after pics on your website when done.

Dick

Shayegan, Richard wrote:

>I appreciate the money saving tips Dick, but my seats are toast: cracked, faded, hole in the drivers, sagging, just toast. I had a friend (who's now a BMW mechanic) use leathirque on his car. It made things MUCH better, but it still wasn't like new. Considering that I am going to be repainting and rechroming the car, putting in new front and back glass, and refurbishing the couple of damaged pieces of wood, I think I rather just go with replacing the interior seats rather than restoring. So, it looks like GAHH is the winner. I have to check with my local dealer first though since a few years back they had front seat leather for $350/seat.
>Richard
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