The existing seats in the W126 were torn badly and generated some dusty powders all over in the car. This is not healthy to breath into our lung. Apart from that, both of the B pillars' cloth as well as the rear board panel were torn too.
In view of restoring the W126 in perfect condition, i decided to replace them with genuine leather. Yes, genuine Italian leather for the entire seats, door panels, rear speaker board panel, & the B pillars. It took almost 3 weeks to fix it. In fact, 2 weeks were sufficient, however due to the squeeky sound generated from the leather seats, i did not want to collect the W126 home, and requested the leather shop to resolve the squeeky sound issue.
How to determine whether it is genuine leather or not? Well, that's simple. First, use your thumb to press on to the leather surface. You will see wrinkles surrounding the press area. If you don't see it, that is a high possibility of synthetic leather use! Secondly, you can determine whether it is leather or not by lighting up the lighter and burn on the leather surface gently. The fire won't start burning on the leather surface. (Please DO NOT try this at home. The above stated methods are trained by professionals & also based on personal experience)
Oh yes, the car carpets were replaced with a new set! Oh boy, the W126 looked completely like new car by now! Check out the photos after the jump!
Picture 1: Before Leather Seat Look (Front)
Picture 2: Before Leather Seat Look (Rear)
Picture 3: Front Seats Removed
Picture 4: Rear Seat Panel Removed
(The black color seal is the sound proof material)
Picture 5: Rear Speaker Board Panel Removed
Picture 6: Door Panel (wrapped with same leather)
Picture 7: B pillar wrapped with same leather
Picture 8: Leather Seat Wrapped Completely
Picture 9: Rear Speaker Board Wrapped With Velvet Cloth
Picture 10: All Seats Fitted to its Original Position
Picture 11: Gearshift Area Wrapped With Leather Too!
Picture 12: Rear Seat Panel Fitted to Original Position (With Arm Rest)
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