80s - 90s blue upholstery cloth still available?

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VAG Fan
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80s - 90s blue upholstery cloth still available?

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My 1990 Fox is returning to me, after my ex has now replaced it with another car (I arranged first-right-of-refusal with her). We kept it in running condition all these years, and now I'm planning to give it some love and nurse it into old-timer retirement. The nice thing is that engine, gearbox, suspension and brakes are all in good running condition. Some body panels need a respray, one tail light (unobtainium...) needs some love, and the interior is dirty and run down. Specifically the driver's seat is quite worn through: the right-hand side bolster on the backrest as well as the seat cushion. So I'm considering to re-upholster it, and I'm wondering whether that cloth is still available. Many of you will remember it; it was used in basically all the blue interiors of the time, late 80s to early 90s, in the Golf and Jetta 2, Citi and Fox, and also the Microbus, Passat etc.

It's the same material as in this Citi (best seen at the top of the backrests)
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And the same as on these Golf 2 side bolsters (not the middle sections):

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Does anyone know whether I'd have a hope of finding this?
Mark R.
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2004 VW Golf TDI, type 1J, AHF, 317k (2016-current) --- daily
1990 VW Fox, type 16, HM, 304k (2005-current) --- spare runaround
Previous:
1992 Audi 500 SE, type C4, AAR (2001-2020) --- nice while it lasted
1983 VW Golf GTS, type 17, FR (1992-2005) --- most fun car I've ever had
1978 Audi 100 GLS 5E, type 43, WC (1991-92) --- died in the side of a Rekord who cut me off
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