Can these seats be saved?

[mbaledge]

Hello all,
I've got a 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 with the factory cloth oem seats. I came across a set of oem leather seats for my car, but they look kind of rough. I don't have much experience with leather, and hoped you guys could help out. The seats are here:
2007-2009 Mazda 3 Mazdaspeed Front Seats OEM LKQ: eBay Motors (item 190435494200 end time Sep-24-10 04:36:53 PDT) (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007-2009-Mazda-3-Mazdaspeed-Front-Seats-OEM-LKQ-/190435494200?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c56d70938#ht_3036wt_980)

So what do you think? Can they be saved?

[jlb85]

They don't look too bad, actually.

They need to be cleaned. The pass seat looks like it may have been wet, maybe moldy. The creases in the driver's bottom should swell up somewhat with proper conditioning, but they are normal and not too bad.

The issue you might run into is that since there is cloth beside the leather, you have to be careful to keep the cleaners for each off the other. The leather is, more than likely, coated, but you could still get some dye transfer. Just take your time and you'll be fine.

Nice seats, BTW!

[Shade Tree]

Absolutely.