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20th December 2013, 06:27 PM
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Comfort Seats question
My D3 has comfort seats, and they are all in good condition except the drivers seat.
How can I sort the following. 1) dirt, the seat is very grubby and could do with a decent clean. Any good products that can get this grime out of creases in the leather. I've tried leather wipes, they cleaned the surface and made the dirt more obvious. 2) whats the point of the horizontal strip towards the top of the backrest. I have discovered that mine has obviously become dislodged at some point, and is only just held in place. Behind it appear to be some small holes. Any thoughts on how I can re-attach this properly. 3) Any tips for the armrest and other general dirt on interior trim panels.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles 
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20th December 2013, 07:10 PM
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A number of us have used Woollies for leather cleaning and renovation.
http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/ What colour is your leather?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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20th December 2013, 07:32 PM
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Not sure of the colour, Data sticker has the car colour as LY7W and the trim as N5D/LF
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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20th December 2013, 07:41 PM
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LY7W is the paint colour (some sort of silver metallic) I think N5D is the type of leather (Nappa?), not colour. What does it actually look like? LF is the colour code, hopefully someone knows the D3 ones, I don't.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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20th December 2013, 07:44 PM
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Grey, perhaps its platinum.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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27th December 2013, 08:31 AM
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A horse hair brush for getting in the creases, if you use wipes or a cloth you'll put to much pressure on the surface and you may damage it, depending how aggressive the cleaner is. Take it back off with a mircofiber cloth or old towel.
I've used Gliptone with good results, but i do have blue leather so does hide the filth better.
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1996 A8 4.2 QS. Bose, Solar roof, um...um... rally sport towbar. Now gone to a new home as the Traders 8. Bright yellow bus o love.
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6th January 2014, 10:29 AM
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Some good videos on youtube too.
You can also get kits with new sealer/dye to cover cracks.
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6th January 2014, 12:12 PM
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The Woolies kits are good (if a little expensive) as they include cleaner, dye and a sealer. The dye is matched to your leather colour hence you need to inform them of the Audi colour code. The whole process is good on reducing both the extent and appearance of cracking as it appears to increase the "plumptiousness" of the leather and the dye gets into the remaining cracks making them less obvious. The sealer stops it rubbing off onto your clothes. "Cos your (car's) worth it!"
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind.
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17th March 2014, 10:34 AM
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I've always used Glyptone leather cleaner and conditioner for my seats and it appears to work.
Removes the shine, brings the smell back and they seem softer after several applications. Got me thinking about the strip on the back, no idea what it is for. i've used a nail type brush for a deep clean.
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