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This is a horrible shot, and I haven't put the passenger headrest in, but you can see the color match between the original driver headrest and the new leather.
I put new foam in both front seats plus seat heaters. The only thing that would make this product better is if they would start offering a foam upper. Maybe if enough of us start requesting they would make it a priority.
This option is just about as close as you can get to being able to go down to the Toyota parts counter and clunk down a couple grand for brand new OEM seats.
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Where did you get your new "covers" from? These actually look really good!
How hard were they to put on?
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06-17-2021, 12:53 PM
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Link below. They're called "covers" but that sounds misleading. These are exactly what you strip off the old seats, down to the stitching and pocket on the back of the upper part.
If these guys would tweak the colors on these photos, they'd sell more. The look almost yellowish-tan but in person are spot on Oak. I'm a pretty picky car guy, and these tick all the boxes for me. Truck smells like new inside.
https://www.usautoseatcover.com/prod...-covers-in-tan
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06-17-2021, 01:23 PM
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What was the process to put them back on line
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I'm going with just the foam for now so I can save some $$$ but curious if it was a total hassle.
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06-17-2021, 01:43 PM
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There's nothing maddening about it, just takes a little time. This time of year is perfect because everything will be nice and pliable. I went ahead and sprang for the $10 hog ring set on amazon, but plenty of people these days simply zip tie everything back. I can see quite a few advantages to that way, just use high quality heavier ties.
If you go that way, you'll just need some end snips to remove the old rings, and from there it's just the ol' "installation is the reverse" kinda deal. You have the advantage that your old cover is already plenty stretched out, so I'd bet it will slip right on.
The trick is to turn it inside out, install the first few ties, and then just roll it down the framework. Underneath, you'll be surprised how archaic the construction is. The cover just kind of wraps around the bottom of the frame and then you ring/tie everything back in place.
Remember to take a few pics of where all your ties are/were.
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06-17-2021, 10:09 PM
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This option is just about as close as you can get to being able to go down to the Toyota parts counter and clunk down a couple grand for brand new OEM seats.
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I'm so glad I saw this today. I'd been looking at options for the driver seat since mine is rapidly heading downhill and hadn't found any reasonably priced options I liked until now.
I'll post some pics when the stuff for my seat shows up and I swap it out.
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06-21-2021, 05:29 PM
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I’m surprised nobody has recommended eBay. Not only can you find covers in both leather and vinyl, you can also find the cushions reasonably priced. I had my local upholstery shop do my driver seat which really wasn’t that bad but I am a bit OCD and he also rebuilt the foam and reinforced my lumbar as I too have a bad back. Good Luck!
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06-22-2021, 11:22 AM
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There's nothing maddening about it, just takes a little time. This time of year is perfect because everything will be nice and pliable. I went ahead and sprang for the $10 hog ring set on amazon, but plenty of people these days simply zip tie everything back. I can see quite a few advantages to that way, just use high quality heavier ties.
If you go that way, you'll just need some end snips to remove the old rings, and from there it's just the ol' "installation is the reverse" kinda deal. You have the advantage that your old cover is already plenty stretched out, so I'd bet it will slip right on.
The trick is to turn it inside out, install the first few ties, and then just roll it down the framework. Underneath, you'll be surprised how archaic the construction is. The cover just kind of wraps around the bottom of the frame and then you ring/tie everything back in place.
Remember to take a few pics of where all your ties are/were.
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OK I got my foam in yesterday and am wanting to throw it in before I go on a roadtrip this weekend. How did you get started with taking the seat apart? I don't want to go just unscrewing things. Was there a guide on here that got you started?
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Quote:
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There's nothing maddening about it, just takes a little time. This time of year is perfect because everything will be nice and pliable. I went ahead and sprang for the $10 hog ring set on amazon, but plenty of people these days simply zip tie everything back. I can see quite a few advantages to that way, just use high quality heavier ties.
If you go that way, you'll just need some end snips to remove the old rings, and from there it's just the ol' "installation is the reverse" kinda deal. You have the advantage that your old cover is already plenty stretched out, so I'd bet it will slip right on.
The trick is to turn it inside out, install the first few ties, and then just roll it down the framework. Underneath, you'll be surprised how archaic the construction is. The cover just kind of wraps around the bottom of the frame and then you ring/tie everything back in place.
Remember to take a few pics of where all your ties are/were.
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Will you link the specific hog rings you used? I looked but there's several sizes. I'm definitely rebuilding my seats now because of this thread. Excited to do it, haven't found a good solution yet until now.
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06-22-2021, 11:49 AM
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It's been a little while, but I think I can point out the main hurdles.
Take the seat out and place it face down on some carpet or cardboard. Take a few pics before you start. You'll see pretty quickly that the material is just wrapped up into the bottom of the seat and secured with "hog rings."
1 - Start by cutting all of those and make sure you don't lose any metal hunks into your seat rail/motor mechanism.
2 - Few phillips head screws should release the plastic covers on the sides, definitely get those out of the way
3 - Turn it inside out to roll it up off the seat frame. The last holdouts will be a few hog rings that secure the part of the leather that is right under where you sit. You have to push the material out of your way with some decent force to get tools down in there. This is the toughest part of the job.
4 - Once you get the cover out, you'll see that it was hog ringed to some bizarre twisted fiber or twine looking stuff. It's really archaic looking, like you would have thought they would have abandoned that method in the 60's. But it seems to work, mine were in good condition.
Install is reverse, again the toughest part will be getting those rings put back in, especially with the new stiff foam. This is where using the actual hog rings and pliers is better than zip ties. The pliers give you the extension to get down inside the foam.
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I’m surprised nobody has recommended eBay. Not only can you find covers in both leather and vinyl, you can also find the cushions reasonably priced. I had my local upholstery shop do my driver seat which really wasn’t that bad but I am a bit OCD and he also rebuilt the foam and reinforced my lumbar as I too have a bad back. Good Luck!
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That's actually how I found US Auto, but I needed a special order and I got a better deal buying directly from their website.
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these are all awesome, thank you man
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My covers and seat bottom foam came in, and everything looks great. The stitching looks like a different color, but I haven't compared them yet.
I did send an email asking if they planned on carrying the seat back foam and this was the response:
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At the moment this item is not in demand for us to carry in our inventory.
Please keep updated with our website for any future new products.
Feel free to contact us with any further questions, thank you.
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It sounds like if enough people ask them, they will start carrying them. But the OEM foam is approx $150 from online dealers (plus shipping), so I'm not sure how much better US Auto could do, considering their seat bottom foam is already $100.
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Thanks for the links! I'll def be doing this...maybe one seat at a time, but the prices do seem fair.
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