[StuLaguna]

Hi. I was wondering who the best upholstery vendor was for r107 seats. I saw some that had zippers on the headrest instead of the clips (for example). They looked pretty janky. I heard some had fitment that was 'meh' at best.

Many thanks!

 

[R3504Matic]

this one is the best and reasonable

World Upholstery & Trim, American Manufacturer of Car/Auto Upholstery, Carpet, Convertible Tops, Car Seats, Headliners & Door Panel Parts for Classic European Cars like Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Jaguar, Fiat, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo

Since 1978, World Upholstery and Trim has been Manufacturing and Distributing worldwide car/auto trim parts like seat covers/upholstery, carpets, convertible tops, headliners, door panels, sunvisors, complete soft interior trim and rubber seals/parts for classic European cars. We...

www.worlduph.com

 

[masand68]

I had really good luck with topsonline.com.

Great customer service.


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[miko1aj]

Yes, and German Auto Tops are worth considering as well - always worked out well.

 

[MBGraham]

Yes, and German Auto Tops are worth considering as well - always worked out well.

I had terrible experience with them when I bought carpets. Very poorly made, not even close to fitting and no attempt to correct or compensate me. I had to modify the carpets myself. They also traded on eBay under Quality Tops and Interiors. Like a lot of companies, we only find out their true colors when things go wrong.

I bought my seat covers from World Upholstery 30 years ago! They traded under a different name back then. I had them installed by a local upholstery shop. Still good. Things may have changed, but the leather was heavy duty just like the originals. Unlike the leather that modern cars come with that is paper thin. I have bought other products from WU and they always seemed good to deal with.

For the perfectionists, this company may be of interest: Heritage Upholstery & Trim - Upholstery Products for Classic Cars I can't recall details, but I think they were out of my price range when I bought my convertible top.

 

[frazierfrazier]

I went with Tops Online when I redid my seats, armrest and headrest back in 2016. I went with the “mb tex” option, and was not disappointed with the seats and armrests. Headrests were a bit finicky, and I managed a small tear on the bottom near the stitching, which wasn’t visible once installed. Probably my inexperienced fault, though

 

[miko1aj]

Sorry to hear that Graham, that doesn't sound good! I dealt with them over the years, which included a new soft top for A124, R129, leather seats for R107 + seat pads, door skins and vinyl for the rest of the car... They never let me down.

The company the link you provided to - awesome work, though I bet they're crazy expensive.

 

[4wdave]

I got new front seat covers, backrest foam pads, and headliner for my '73 SLC from World Upholstery. Quality of materials and workmanship are superb!
A word of caution: if you don't know the history of your car, you may be surprised, as I was, to find that some prior owner replaced the front seat backs with those of "some other" model Mercedes. The seat back covers and foam pads didn't even come close to fitting my seat frames. After several months of back and forth, World Upholstery sent me to their recommended installer (Mac's Upholstery) in Ventura. Paul (Mac's) had to make two trips to World Upholstery to figure out what needed to be done. Finally got the covers and foam pads, but Paul still had to cut and weld the seat back frames to fit the foam pads.
Anyway, the seat covers look great -- and are super comfortable!

(Still finishing up installation of trim...)