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peeling vinyl trim, small vinyl flaws 700 1987

On my 780, I have very few flaws, and since the car is soon to be garaged, and driven sparingly - weekends, to and from work a couple times a week or so - I'm interested in bringing it to its near-showroom appearance. It only has 44k, as I mentioned in an earlier post, and anticipate going only on 50-100 mile rides about 2-3 times a month, and occasional drives around town. Maybe some touring with my wife on the west-coast, but that's about it. I have a few minor flaws that over time I'm working through, and one of them is some vinyl peeling off the backing inside the car near where the c-pillar (I believe that's what it's called) meets the rear deck. It's not peeling from the bottom or the top, just sort of delaminating in the middle towards the base, and seems to be somewhat taut. The vinyl, however, is not faded. Is this a job that an auto upholsterer can correct? Does anyone have any suggestions? It looks like it could grow worse over time - especially if it spends some time in the hot sun, repeatedly. I'm not entirely worried about it, though, as it's sort of out of the way, and it doesn't require an immediate fix.
Also, there are some minute punctures in the vinyl on the seat back. Not very big, but noticable when you push the seats back. Are there repair kits that anyone recommends?
Another thing is on the exterior - it's missing one of the little covers for where the factory headlamp wipers would go - like small, silver cover. Does anyone out there have one? Maybe cruised past one in your local pick-n-pull? if you have I'd be interested.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
Webb






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