Iron Buckeye

Does anyone have any first-hand experience having your seats restored by a company called Fibrenew? (www.fibrenew.com) I was given their contact info by a guy who had his Nissan Z seats worked on. He had good things to say, but doesn't have the car anymore so I can't see their work first hand. Curious if anyone here has used them on your S2k.

I also noticed they seem to have franchises in Dayton, Toledo and Cleveland, but none in Central Ohio. If you've used them, I'd love to know which location did your work -- if I decide to use them, I'm going to have to travel to them, so would love advice on which location to seek out.

Thoughts anyone?

David1

Not much you can do with the S seats. The foam underneath is most of the problem. Redying the leather is the easy part. If your seats are like most S's out there. I would see if the factory coverings are still available as well as the foam. Restoring the leather is only temporary. Post some pics of your seats.

Iron Buckeye

Thanks David - I should have been more specific. In this case, all I'm after is a cosmetic clean up. My seats have some cracks and dark/dirty areas that won't come clean so I was looking at these guys to clean, repair the cracks and possibly re-dye the leather. Structurally the seats are fine and I don't think I need to do anything to the foam (at least not yet).

(PS, yes factory covers are available from a number of sources on the net, but they're $$$)

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David1

Normal S wear. You can repair it but it will come back in 6-12 months. The S leather is of very poor quality. Those cracks go almost all the way through. You might be better off using this. This is very popular in the BMW world. Sometimes you can get a piece stiched in for less compared to refinishing.

http://www.leatherique.com/

Iron Buckeye

Thanks for the lead on Leatherique - I'll look into it.

bgoetz

People also use magic eraser as a very limited one or two time use and they have very good results. Just be gental and let the sponge do the work, rinse frequently and follow up with a high quality cleaner. Then apply a couple of coats of a very good treatment. I prefer Lexol products, but some have suggested Pinnicle is a better choice due to it having a UV protectant.

bgoetz

As always test the process on a small portion of your seat like maybe the back side, just to be sure you are happy with the results.

With regards to the side bolster there are a few DIYs on here that have great results and are fairly easy to do.

Iron Buckeye

Thank you! Still exploring my options and appreciate the suggestions.