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Guest Koolmaqe
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I'll post more information on it. Was a one owner car he bought it new one month after I was born. Will post some pictures.

Guest Koolmaqe
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I cannot due to work. I work in car sales, Ironically for Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram/Fiat. I live near Twentynine Palms, or if you don't know where that is about an hour from Palm Springs.

Guest Koolmaqe
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Thanks! I really like the car. Glad I got it.

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101 things you can do to spiff up the leather that take a few minutes to a few hours and only cost a few dollars. From your photos I'd say you need a good deep cleaning and some dye for the wheel and center counsel, not the spray, looks good for a while but doesn't hold up, to much skin contact.

Tons of how to on the net, but nothing beats seeing it up close and in person. Lucky for you you're working on a Chrysler lot and have access to people that most others don't. Take a walk over to the used car side tell the manager what you just got, what you want to do and ask him to introduce you to some of the clean up people. I'm sure he'd be gracious and point you in the best direction.

Guest Koolmaqe
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I'm lucky enough to be friends with tge dentmasters guy and the paint/interior repair guy.

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I grew up on a car lot, dad never wanted us to follow him into the business, he wanted better for his boys. That didn't mean we all didn't work for him while we were growing up and caring for 150 used cars all makes, and models, is an experience that has served me well. Sweeping snow off of and starting 500 new cars at 10 below, not so much, but I got to see how the small repairs were done and learned how to do most of them. You're going to be getting advice and help from the same kind of people that taught me, only one thing I can say today that will help you more than they can is to tell you about the hole in the drivers seat. Don't know if you have one, at 100,000 miles if you don't, you will eventually. It shows up on the drivers side first, door side upper panel, getting in and out of the seat stretches the leather over the seat frame and where the upper frame rail ends all the occupant weight falls to one small spot. Standard leather repair for a car lot is to have this hole filled and color matched. This is good enough to sell the vehicle, but it doesn't hold up to use. If you have one, or when you get one, you can have the hole filled and matched so it will last without taking the seat apart, but you can't use foam to build the backing. When you come face to face with this hole, it might be easier to have the panel replaced than it is to find someone who can do a lasting repair. Back in the 90's GM had a similar style seat frame, but because of the way they ran the wiring they started blowing the accessory fuse long before they got the hole and that always meant taking the seat apart. The best fix is to add a thick piece of leather to help spread the stress and fishing a big enough piece of leather into the seat through that tinny little hole isn't the easiest thing to do.

Guest Koolmaqe
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That was an excellent post. Can I somehow recommend you as an outstanding member?

Guest My TC Toy
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Congrats on your new TC. You will find a lot of people on this thread that are willing to help with any problem/question you may have. Good luck with your car and happy motoring.Bob

Guest Koolmaqe
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Thanks :)

i like the car a lot.

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