dear fellow 8ers,
I am facing a dilemma, I am very lucky to have one of the platinum edition 8s. you might know that these are identified by subtle aesthetic touches, one of which is the interior.
Unfortunately I have 2 problems with my interior:
1) I live in a hot country and it has taken quite a beating with the previous owner.
2) I think the color scheme is horrendous. too many shades of grey, then a mix with brown and black.. It feels less peaceful than the composed and collected attitude of the 8. please see attached pictures.
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I am calling for your opinion on 2 things:
1) do you have any success story with our kind of leather? how could i breath life back into this dried and very dirty leather? I have tried leatherique products, to no avail.. maybe i did it wrong? not the right tools?
2) is it beyond repair that I could think of changing the color scheme of the car? since the build sheet of my car specifically refers to this color scheme would I be doing a "blasphemic act" of changing the color scheme to something more "normal"? how would that affect the value of the car in the future?
Thank you for any suggestions or thoughts on your part