I forgot to mention that the job on my '79 450SL cost $1650 total. That includes all new factory OEM in appearance and material leather seats, carpet and installation. The seats themselves are very easy to pull out. As far as I can remember, there are 5 or six machine screws to remove and the seat is out. The door panels come off in less than 5 minutes. So the price he quoted is indeed highway robbery, at least in MY opinion! You could buy new MB-TEX seatcovers and have them installed for less than the $1000 - the place that did mine said the MB-TEX is really the way to go for an SL, as they last better in the sun than leather does, but my wife wanted leather...

(EDIT) I forgot to mention that the seat belts attach to the seats, they have to be disconnected (one more bolt).

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Richard Wooldridge
'01 ML320
'82 300D 4.3L V6/T700R4 conversion
'82 380SL, '86 560SL engine/trans. installed
'79 450SL, digital servo update
'75 280C