Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: Danesgate on May 14, 2011, 18:45:11

Title: Cost of new interior (in leather or MBTex) - in the UK?
Post by: Danesgate on May 14, 2011, 18:45:11

Hi

I have seen a car I like with a tired interior (in MBTex) - can anyone give me a ballpark figure of how much you have paid to have the interior replaced (with leather or MBTex)?

I have seen these guys, but *think* I would rather gor to someone who has done the job before;

http://www.worlduph.com/mb6.htm

Thanks!

Title: Re: Cost of new interior (in leather or MBTex) - in the UK?
Post by: graphic66 on May 14, 2011, 21:57:59

Did my 230SL in MB tex about 5 years ago. Carpet, dash, seats, visors, replace all MB tex except for door panels. It ended up at around $7000.00 +- for parts and a small amount of labor, and the only thing sent out was the dash panels and convertible top boot recovering. This was including $750.00+ for just the visors without the vanity mirror, those I think are less money now and have the mirror. Of course if you just need the seats recovered, that is a different deal altogether. That is probably rarely the case though. I stripped the interior, removed the windshield etc. etc. These cars are very complicated animals, and every job leads to another, and another, and so on. Reading here, I have heard of new interior costs reaching $14000.00+ done by a pro. I would have wanted at least that to do the work I did on mine, big, rewarding job. Parts can add up quickly, just the rubber gaskets for behind the 3 gauges was $45.00, I bet more now. Also, many times you will have rust repair under the carpets, I did. I made the replacement pieces from sheet metal and welded them in myself. It came out great and looks like new, but buying new metal can also get very expensive and labor intensive. Pull up the carpets if you can, you never know what sins are hiding under there. My friend had a 250SL and someone used fiberglass cloth and resin to fix them. A real big mess.

Title: Re: Cost of new interior (in leather or MBTex) - in the UK?
Post by: stickandrudderman on May 15, 2011, 10:39:54

When I'm asked this question my standard reply is "anything between 2 and 12 thousand pounds". It all depends on how far you want to go.
The correct perforated leather is very pricey. Do you want the wood (all or some) done at the same time? Do you want original square weave carpets?
Are the seat springs sagging? Will there be any undiscovered repairs exposed during the course of the work? Will you want new chromes? Ivory steering wheel? Original radio? seat belts?  ............................

Title: Re: Cost of new interior (in leather or MBTex) - in the UK?
Post by: Rick007 on May 17, 2011, 11:32:57

Had my softtop renewed a couple of weeks ago overhere .  And i must say they did a very good job , but there specialty was upholstery .
And especially for Mercedes . I asked them for a quote for an intire interior ( including dash , footwell  etc etc ) and they gave me a estmate of € 4500,--. in leather .

Check them out , you never know   

http://www.cabrio.nl/mercedesinterieur.html 

or

http://www.werner-interieur.de/index.php?cat=4&content=Willkommen-Welcome-beim-Spezialist-fuer-Interieur

good luck .