Richard,

You can buy the leather upholstery on eBay for about $650 (good feedback on the seller), or about the same price from Performance Products. Seat pads should run about $170.00 for each seat and it shouldn't cost $500.00 to install the new upholstery. In fact, that's one job most folks can do themselves with a little effort.

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Don
'85 500SL (Euro) - 186,000 w/a complete restoration and engine rebuild at 154,000
'95 C280 - 174,000