Transformer – My C-Class Mercedes restoration project

[PaulVW]

As stated in my first test on the C-Class Merc here I bought this badly neglected car as a project car and I hope to restore it to its former glory. The plan is to eventually use it as a “courtesy car” when customers need to leave their vehicles with me for a while

Anyway, as this will be a long term project and because of the amount of work, I will try to post pics and a short summary of the work done as I continue to make progress.

I basically started with the car in the beginning of November and I decided to first tackle the interior. The seats were badly damaged by the sun and I had to get them repaired. The carpets were also filthy and I used Adams Carpet Cleaner to clean them. They are looking much better already, but I decided to invest in a (dedicated detailing LOL) vacuum cleaner and I will give the carpets another final treatment once I purchased a new vacuum cleaner.

Here are some before pics of the interior & seats. Also with the seats removed … and loaded into my GTI…



















I took the seats to a company called Leather Aid in Paarden Eiland and they restored them for me. Some after pics of the seats, interior and carpets... looking much better already!