Interior vinyl repairs
 

My thread from Jan 12 was lost, yet I figured I'd provide an update for anyone that may search.

I have a rip in my drivers armrest (~1 cm long) and a little bit of damage to my centre console (~2cm scratch) so I asked for recommendations to fix it. One of the recommendations was FibreNew, and their website allows submission of pictures for a quote.

The quote I got was $125 per repair (plus tax). Considering my car is worth maybe $6K, ~$300 is a lot to drop to fix a couple minor issues.

Anyone had success with the DIY kits? The repair just has to be good enough to sell the car, not perfect.

What kind of car is it?

Is finding a replacement piece from another car an option? It's usually hit or miss-if its a wear item, then everyone else's has worn the same, but if its a stupidity thing, then its a pretty easy way to repair.

2003 C-class Mercedes.

The centre console is $200 brand new, and the door armrest can only be acquired with an entire door panel (way too much $$$!). I asked a couple local junk yards and its the same issue, the centre console is $100+ and the entire door panel must be bought.

My car has 200K kms on it (just rolled over this Weds!) so its worth very little (who wants a 200K kms Mercedes!), yet I was hoping for $100 I could fix a couple little things that might make it sell faster.

I've had some luck finding used parts through this:
Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market

I buy most of my stuff through whichever message forum is the biggest for the platform.