jkiddd33

Looking for a set of Front Seats for a 209 CLK 55.

The seats in the car I purchased last month are not in the best of shape.

Thanks in advance

betrezra

You can buy just new covers.

2PRECISE

I have a set of pretty mint w208 seats..........

jkiddd33

From The Dealer with a 25% Discount
Bottom Seat Cover $550
Back Rest Cover $800.

Around $2600 for a new set.. Looking for a used set someone might have from a totaled car...

Justin9212

Have you checked www.car-part.com ? I use it often for parts.

MarcusF

If by "not in the best shape" you mean anything other than torn, ripped, or the leather completely worn through, they can probably be fixed for under $100. I've personally done several sets of seats and if you can unbolt yours, you can probably refinish them. If you have two-tone seats, thats not a problem, neither is changing yours over to two-tone.



This link has details. If they're ripped, thats a different story.

betrezra

Wow Marcus that it amazing work.

MarcusF

It really is pretty simple: clean, condition, clean, and then color.

JKIDD33, if you pick up another set of seats and want to unload your old ones, let me know. If the price is right (cough, cough, dirt cheap) I may be interested in taking them off your hands. I'm local, which eliminates boxing & shipping.

jkiddd33

Holy Smokes Marcus!!!

Ill pay you!

Pmd

Klinh

Marcus,

That's amazing. Can you e-mail me your cell or infos, I want to add two-tones colors to my seat, Thanks.

MarcusF

Klinh, I think you and JKIDD33 are both in OC. If you guys want, I can swing down to one of your houses after the holidays and we can do both sets of seats in one of your garages. After we’re done, the seats will take some time to dry. The colder it is, the longer they will take. I’ve never seen seats that took longer than two hours to dry. I usually do seats and let them sit overnight. Alternatively, we could do one pair of seats and whoever doesn’t get their seats done, can see how to do it.

Conditioning the seats two weeks ahead of time and then cleaning them the week before, is usually a good approach. If the seats are conditioned every year or so, they’re OK as-is and the conditioning can be skipped. I’ve had friends simply wipe their seats down with a wet towel and then color them an hour or so later, but I prefer a thorough cleaning. Also, it really is much easier if the seats are out of the car (back seats can stay in). If it’s a major pain to pull the front seats, they can be done in the car, but we’ll have to work around the multicontour controls.

Applying the Surflex is dead simple. Changing color from dark to light takes a couple of coats, but it’s like painting a wall. Car Care Specialties, has 8 ounce cans of Surflex in black for $40. That’s enough to redo an entire interior. Color Plus, has Surflex in a number of factory colors for $62 per 16 ounce can. Color Plus also does custom colors, but they want a sample. Supplying a sample requires some leather be mailed it to them).

Let me know what you guys decide. I’ll shoot both of you my cell number. Also, I’m on Skype during the week as Marcus B. Fitzhugh