Hi, I got an interiour off Ebay to replace the one currently in my Fabia VRS which is very tatty.

Its in much better condition than the one its replacing but is still a little bit dirty, has anyone ever tried removing the covers and putting them in the washing machine on a really low temp? What were the results?

Assuming I cant do this, anyone got any suggestions? I needed to replace the rear seat cover on a mk5 GTI once and nearly fainted at the quoted price VW gave me, is it right to assume that Skoda will be similiar in the pricing?

Thanks in advance for any info!

Also if anyone could help me with a cleaner that wont leave water marks that would be much appreciated.

Sorry for hijacking your thread dude

I use G101 made by autosmart.

Needs watering down bigtime, but then i use a wet hoover.

Just dont be scared of getting the seat very wet with a scrubbing brush, as the hoovers are great and you just leave th engine running with the heater on full hole, till dry...

I had some of that Autosmart stuff in a spray can. Left watery marks though. Was running out of it so maybe a bit more and it might have worked

Yeah probs, to stop watermarks you need to ensure the whole seat is covered.

Yeah it probaly looks light water marks as it will no doubt be cleaner than the rest of the seat.

Thats the plan for next weekend then, new can and big clean

Hi. 'Fraid I don't know what a new interior is . Is it just fabric or fabric with plastic edge bits? Just wondering if you could ask your friendly local dry cleaner what they'd do with them? Deffo wouldn't put in a washing machine, as it'll probs shrink (being sopping wet), might go fuzzy, and any glued bits will be either weakened or long gone I'd think, plus any edges that can fray would fray.

I'd say, maybe fit the interior, then use a hand-held steam cleaner (and cloth to pick up the muck and steam) - cost about £20-£40, but useful around the house also.

I know nothing, so my view is always to do a test patch on a bit that won't show, and always start with the least drastic option.

Mo

If you put the seat covers in the washer your washer will break

The covers have small steel bars swean (sp) in them which the tiny hook clips attacch to

I washed my rear seats (from a polo at the time) in the bath when my friend ended his stag in a vomity mess in my car.

Worked fine. Took a while to dry. Make sure that you don't scratch the bath with the metal bits.

I used soap and disinfectant to wash everything in.

Thanks for the tips guys!

Hire a carpet/upholstery cleaner (from Homebase or Morrisons)

You can do the seats in situ and the result is marvellous to behold. But it's best done on a dry day so you can leave the doors open for a bit ...