230 SL Pagoda

[Paulo Versace]

Achim

Good evening. Thank you for your much valued reply. You are absolutely correct my car was 116 MB Tex Caviar and Black Carpets. The Car is a two owner car. Since then I think the second owner (from 1973 till 2018) changed the Carpets, and Soft Top and put Speakers in the Rear. I really need to get- rid of the Speakers as its a Crying shame. The car did come with Rubber mats and Square Weave Carpet. The Soft Top is also wrong as the strip over the rear only came on cars up to 7640 mine is 14157, so this has to go. So you are saying keep the seats as they are. Wont new Carpets make them stand out even more?, just asking as I have no experience of keeping part worn interiors. I,m told you could cover the Rubber mats with a carpet from the Carpet set I buy to stop wear. Is this right?.
Regards
Paulo

[Pawel66]

Paulo,

Sorry to step in again...

If you change the carpets - you will take a look at the seats. Take it one by one. I think the advise from fellow Members on re-freshening of seats by a professional is a good one - it may turn out that the seats will look good with new carpets.

[Mike Hughes]

Those seats are gorgeous.  They have just the right amount of patina and only need some sympathetic rejuvenating.  Believe me, some people would kill for seats like that.  Freshen up the rest of the interior to compliment the seats and you have a winner!

[Paulo Versace]

Hi P

Thanks so much your advice means a lot.

Paulo

[Paulo Versace]

Hi Mike

Do you really think so. I,m not sure if its the original Seats covering. I looked on line at a 66 230 SL that's For sale and totally unrestored and the seats look identical. Still has the Rubber Passenger Rubber Mats in it. Its up for 250,000.00 GBP. Shall I upload the picture...

This was the link https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/mercedes-benz/sl-class/224159

Paulo

[Paulo Versace]

Hi All

This was one of the suppliers I wrote to.

http://www.autoberry.com/mercedes/w113

Paulo