I've had my 4Runner for 10+ years, it is a 2006 Limited V8 with leather seats. Both the driver and passenger seats could use replacing. I took it somewhere locally and they quoted me $500 to replace both seat covers. I don't believe they have OEM replacements.

My questions are:
1) Is it possible to still get OEM replacements?
2) If I can't get OEM, where can I get the best aftermarket replacement?
3) If I decided not to have my local shop install them, does anyone have a good DIY thread they've found?
4) Is there anything else I would need to know about this process from others who have done this before?

Thank you!

Check out Clazzio. They are covers not replacements though. But for the price you are being quoted, you could redo the whole 4runner in clazzio. I'm very impressed with the quality of them. They look factory and no one can tell the difference.

I used leatherseats.com to replace all my factory leather. Going on 3 years since I did them and the leather is holding up excellently.

Driver seat before with worn out OEM leather and seat cushion.





New OEM seat cushion for driver side. Part number is in the pic.



Completed driver seat. The wrinkles all came out after a few weeks and the AZ heat. They are complete replacement seat covers. I did all the work to replace them myself in my garage. leatherseats.com sells everything you need to do the job.





Front and rear done. I was still working on the headrests when I took these pics.





Hope that helps. Highly recommend leatherseats.com. I've been extremely happy with the seat covers since I installed them.

If it's just one seat go on ebay look up us auto seat cover and order theirs. Usually you can make an offer. Ive used them on 2 4runners now and they came out great. Even the dealer could not tell the difference.

Then go on Amazon and get a hog ring tool and hog ring kit ( I think I paid 10.00 for mine ). It's actually pretty easy to do. The hardest part is when you have to slice the leather for the headrest guides.

Are you referring to these? Passenger Lower Bottom Leather Seat Cover Gray Fits 2003-2009 Toyota 4Runner | eBay

I only need the bottom portion, not the tops. $30 seems cheap, almost too good to be true, LOL!

Also, I noticed there are two part numbers for the seat cushions.

Are these correct?

Left: 2003-2009 Toyota 4Runner Seat Cushion Pad 71501-35080 | OEM Parts Online

Right: 2006-2009 Toyota 4Runner Seat Cushion Pad 71511-35130 | OEM Parts Online

Your link shows $188 for me.

This one is much cheaper though. The more expensive one says leather, the cheaper one says "Microfiber Leather" so fake I assume.
For 2003-2009 Toyota 4Runner Limited Driver Bottom Leather Seat Cover Gray | eBay

His link showed $188 for me as well, here's a website that seems to be either the company that makes Microfiber Leather or a supplier of the material, has info on what it is, etc.

What is Microfiber Leather? What Features does Microfiber Leather Has? - Microfiber Leather

That link shows 188.00 for me too. yes there are two different part numbers for the foam. I paid 165..00 for mine. You can make an offer on those. I would say anything under 75.00 is vinyl, microfiber or simulated leather.

I would be weary of your quote of 500.00 for both. That includes leather R&I, R&I of the seats and the leather? I have a guy near me who I know personally and he quoted 400.00 for 1 seat. I got quotes as high as 900.00 for 1 seat.

On my old 08 with fawn interior there was a pretty big rip in the rear seat when i bought it. He had to order the leather and make the cover as the back seat covers are n/a aftermarket by themselves and he charged 350.00.

Ok, I see. The one I linked says it is regular leather. The cheaper $30 option says microfiber leather.

So this one, is a real leather replacement. Has anyone tried these?

Passenger Lower Bottom Leather Seat Cover Gray Fits 2003-2009 Toyota 4Runner | eBay

My plan is to get new OEM cushions and the leather covers from ebay for both the driver & passenger side and replace them. Might be overkill, but my cushions are definitely not very comfy anymore.

Wanted to bump this back up.

I want to ditch my leather seats for Sport Cloth. Way to Hot for Leather in Phoenix. Already did rear. Looking for Power with Airbags for Front.

I'm in Tucson and love my leather.

Here is a link for both bottoms. You can make an offer on these, pretty self explanatory. I've used them on my 4runner and GMC Sierra.

Fits 2003-2009 Toyota 4Runner Driver & Passenger Bottom Leather Seat Covers Gray | eBay