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Can the wear on these seats be fixed? (picture)

Old May 6, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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Can the wear on these seats be fixed? (picture)

Looking to buy an M3 and want to know if I can fix this minor wear on the driver's seat (right side bolster). If any of you gurus have any products or tried and true methods, please feel free to share.

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Old May 6, 2008 | 02:10 PM
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yes, a good shop can fix them.
good color choice there. what is the exterior color choice?
also how much if you don't mind asking.
 
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yes, a good shop can fix them.
good color choice there. what is the exterior color choice?
also how much if you don't mind asking.
Any idea what it would cost for this fix?

2004 SMG White/Cinnamon convertible, 30k miles, CPO'd for around $35k
 
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Originally Posted by turbomaxima
Any idea what it would cost for this fix?

2004 SMG White/Cinnamon convertible, 30k miles, CPO'd for around $35k
i am thinking 150-250$ from the pictures. But that's just an estimate. i am not in this line of work, so an expert can only give real numbers.
that is awesome combo aw/cnmn for 35k cpo.
Jump on it.
 
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To be honest, that just looks like good old fashioned leather to me. If you have it fixed, it will just do it again in a few months. Those imperfections give leather character. When you said the leather was worn, I expected to see some real problems. The only issue I see with the seats in your pic is that they aren't new. Entropy = you can't make it new again. Just my opinion.
 
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To be honest, that just looks like good old fashioned leather to me. If you have it fixed, it will just do it again in a few months. Those imperfections give leather character. When you said the leather was worn, I expected to see some real problems. The only issue I see with the seats in your pic is that they aren't new. Entropy = you can't make it new again. Just my opinion.
I agree...it just looks like the natural crease of the leather. You cannot change that. If the side bolsters were worn down, then you can have them redyed, but I don't think that looks to be your issue. I could be wrong.
 
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To be honest, that just looks like good old fashioned leather to me. If you have it fixed, it will just do it again in a few months. Those imperfections give leather character. When you said the leather was worn, I expected to see some real problems. The only issue I see with the seats in your pic is that they aren't new. Entropy = you can't make it new again. Just my opinion.
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I agree...it just looks like the natural crease of the leather. You cannot change that. If the side bolsters were worn down, then you can have them redyed, but I don't think that looks to be your issue. I could be wrong.
Okay. I will wait to see it in person and go from there. I thought the creases were something that could be eliminated with some conditioning?

Jason
 
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