When looking at vintage cars at shows, cars where the owner has paid a fortune to have new leather seat coverings made always seem to stand out and look out of place, somehow. I'm sure that they will look fine in 50 years time but somehow the new leather looks out of place in a car that may be more than 70 years old.

Thank-you to everyone for the responses and this is what I was hoping for when I started the thread, a debate on the pros and cons of repair or replacement.

I hadn't really thought about replacing just one grip but it's a valid point worth remembering, thanks.

Peter, what exactly do you mean by "bone the wood", please?