Refurbing worn leather seats-any ideas?

Technical Area Body, Interior & Styling
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Hi,

I’ve been looking at a few limited Mk 1’s and after 15 years and 80k miles of use some of the tan leather seats look like they have been in a war and need some restoration work, and i was wondering how easy it is to restore leather seats to their former glory?

I’m assuming, as with virtually any part of a car, that leather seats can be restored relatively easily?

Any ideas/thoughts most welcome on the subject!

Cheers

Ben

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That was something I never really found a good answer too.
I ended up replacing mine, and going for a totally different interior colour scheme.

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Dandy cars charge £70 per replacement panel of leather - but it never matches the aged bits

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hi ben ive recently refurbed mine down to the foam and had covers off e bay with red stitching and piping took few hours but look at result

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Very nice indeed!

Cheers

Ben

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all you need is phillips screwdriver long noise pliers socket set and hog rings didnt fancey the idea of using plastic ties and one afternoon spare