Spent about an hour on the car today, when I procure a car the seats normally come out early on, but they've never been out on this one in my ownership.
I thought about taking them out, then thought about how heavy they likely are, so unbolt them and tilted them:
As you can see, plenty of filth under there, which was obviously removed!
I then thought may as well finally change the seat buttons for the chrome XJ ones I picked up. So undone the 2 screws holding the whole outer piece:
Here is the inside of the piece with the screw holes highlighted by tools, also the 2 green clips that hold it in place:
Then you release the large plug, give it a good tug and it comes off, I didn't take pictures of the change process as the dismantling pictures I took previously cover all of that.
But here it is after the buttons are swapped:
And fitted to the car:
Subtle but more suited to the car.
Winter took its toll inside the car:
Quick scrub:
Out with the leather cleaner:
And it scrubbed in well, they weren't too dirty but worthwhile:
I went to change the DPS valve as there was no leak, or so I was led to believe when it was gassed...
Alas, when the refrigerant was being evacuated a leak was apparent as practicaly nothing left the system! Had a quick look but couldn't find anything. Struggling to find a reputable garage in terms of dealing with air con systems and cannot find a mobile specialist near me surprisingly!
Want to get that sorted very soon though due to the upcoming season change...