Leather repair and restoration specialist Paul Ford

Audi Seats - Tired Leather Refinished To Original Colour

The owner of this Audi A4 wanted to give the car some TLC. The rear seats, he said, look fine, it's just the front seats which really let the car down.

I'm apprehensive about doing half the job because here's what happens ... when the refinished seats are refitted into the car, those rears which looked fine, don't look fine anymore and will end up having to be finished as well.

I wasn't convincing enough ... so I did what was asked!

Here's a photo of the seats as they arrived ...

audi seats before restoration

Here's a couple of close-ups of the drivers seat ...

drivers seat base before close-up shot of drivers seat base before wear on drivers seat bolster

And here's the passenger seat. Not as worn as the drivers but still showing a reasonable amount of wear and tear and light cracking ...

passengers seat close up of passengers seat base before work is started

A couple of days later, these seats were totally transformed. Here are some 'after' photos ...

completed seats close up of drivers seat base finished drivers seat back finished drivers seat base finished passenger seat back finished passenger seat base

When the owner returned to pick them up, he was speachless ...