I just bought an 87 300E w/ a Palomino interior in B- condition. My mechanic has a 95 that's been wrecked but the interior is mint, though it's gray. Which would match the car (white over gray), but which would mean not just replacing the three or four things I would want to replace on my car (namely front seat upholstery, inside door panels, some trim), but the entire interior.

So can a guy with a few tools and zero car interior restoration experience do this?? It can sit in the garage for a while, so patience isn't an issue - but I'd rather not have, say, the front seat fly off it's mounting because I don't know what i'm doing....I've worked on motors before, so it's not about learning how to use a wrench, but still.

Or am I better off to pay the mechanic to do it?

Or just to hold out for the parts I need (he's willing to sell the whole package for $600)?

Thoughts? Resources?

Thanks.