C5 facelift Xenon retrofit

[GiveMeABreak]

Agreee with Sticky - the seats are very comfortable - having had both, I prefer the C5 seats. The leather may look a bit plasticy - but like anything it depends on how it's been looked after. I treated mine regularly with leather cream and it gradually brought the seats up like new - and keeps them supple, preventing them from drying out. They are quite hard wearing too.
Didn't have the Mk1 Sat Nav only the Mk 2 so may well be 3 digit mapping as Sticky says - my current one is 5 digit.
Struts can can 'sweat' a little fluid and have been known to cause an MOT fail - until this was explained to the tester - got an advisory once - but they cottoned on and never mentioned it again - and I never actually had a leak.
(Always important to remove LDS fluid cap when raising off ground on a ramp with wheels hanging to prevent pressure / vacuum extremes.)
Same issue with my interior handles - the trim is very poorly finished. The coating is so thin, that if you or the passenger have any rings they will scrape the lacquer and paint off. On the X7, the trim was the same on the door handle plastic, so I removed the lot and got some primer, paint and lacquer and painted the lot - with loads of extra lacquer on. They look really good now - as they should of been!

[myglaren]

I bought leather seats for my C5 and find them excellent and they wear well with regular lack of maintenance.
Only better ones are the ones in Jim's Activa and the ones in my daughter's SAAB 900 Aero.