OEM Nappa Leather

[Dave]

Found the listing for the seat covers. I strongly suspect someone swapped to imola, and these were the used originals. Maybe still worth it at the price if someone is working with a torn up seat, but I don't think they are new.

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-autres-piece...new/1501940456

Yeah, those look way too shiny to be new.

[jvit27]

Found the listing for the seat covers. I strongly suspect someone swapped to imola, and these were the used originals. Maybe still worth it at the price if someone is working with a torn up seat, but I don't think they are new.

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-autres-piece...new/1501940456

That's what happens to leather over time. It's been in a bag for 20 years, and dries out in whatever shape its folded up. That's why there are creases. Needs to be stretched, steamed, and conditioned.

[pawelgawel]

Two years ago i ordered new leather N5SW on two front seats from official dealer

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second... I picked up a set of black seats 2 years ago from a local racer who stripped his m3 before braking them in, they have about 10k on them or less and look almost like these new ones. they are sitting in my basement collecting dust lol

[James31]

That's what happens to leather over time. It's been in a bag for 20 years, and dries out in whatever shape its folded up. That's why there are creases. Needs to be stretched, steamed, and conditioned.

Why would they be in a bag for 20 years?

[James31]

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second... I picked up a set of black seats 2 years ago from a local racer who stripped his m3 before braking them in, they have about 10k on them or less and look almost like these new ones. they are sitting in my basement collecting dust lol

Sell those to meeeeeeee. Better yet just give them to me.

[pnvhome]

What was the price for those?

About 7-8k €, because every detail cost about 900-1000€, and we need to order not only leather , but internal material too

[///M3_MD]

Hoping Obioban could chime in with where he got the hides for his Cobra seats. I had my old black interior redyed by a local "leather restoration company" and couldn't wait to get rid of them. Now I have a used Cinnamon set but the drivers seat could really use a resto, the Leatherique treatment didn't quite do the trick.

I'm itching to splurge on a Cobra Nogaro or try to import a Pole Position ABE, but I only want to do the driver seat in order to maintain rear seat access on the passenger side. If anyone is looking to get a couple of hides, I'd be happy to chip in for a seat's worth of material or more.

[stash1]

Hoping Obioban could chime in with where he got the hides for his Cobra seats. I had my old black interior redyed by a local "leather restoration company" and couldn't wait to get rid of them. Now I have a used Cinnamon set but the drivers seat could really use a resto, the Leatherique treatment didn't quite do the trick.

I'm itching to splurge on a Cobra Nogaro or try to import a Pole Position ABE, but I only want to do the driver seat in order to maintain rear seat access on the passenger side. If anyone is looking to get a couple of hides, I'd be happy to chip in for a seat's worth of material or more.

Relicate, think it’s mentioned in his seat thread.

[Obioban]

Yep— got my imola leather from relicate.

OE new seat covers are ~$850 per cushion, iirc, so $1700 per seat, $3400 for both. I’d install new foam at the same time, if going that far— so another $400.

[Raym3]

That's what happens to leather over time. It's been in a bag for 20 years, and dries out in whatever shape its folded up. That's why there are creases. Needs to be stretched, steamed, and conditioned.

I’ve had leathers sit for a long time and I’ve never had them become shiny at all. Still very matte and the creases wouldn’t show in areas that show in used leather. They would just be in areas where it was folded.

This was used leather.

[///M3_MD]

Yep— got my imola leather from relicate.

OE new seat covers are ~$850 per cushion, iirc, so $1700 per seat, $3400 for both. I’d install new foam at the same time, if going that far— so another $400.

How much do you need to cover a Cobra Nogaro or Pole position, 1/2 or whole hide?