Hi Everyone,
I just bought a 2005 4Runner with about 85K miles on it. I've read the forum for about 12 hours (great forum BTW) and have 2 quick questions.
1. Who are the top 2 or 3 seat cover vendors that people recommend? In looking at used 4Runners we saw some absolutely trashed interiors. The one we bought was in perfect shape and we want it to stay that way. The current seats are cloth (unheated) and we don't want leather covers, just something that breathes, looks good, and prevents the seat from becoming stained. I've done searches about what people have used but came up with a large number of vendors. Who are the top 2 or 3 that meet our criteria and that forum member gravitate to?
2. Our dash is pristine (currently) but the truck will live outside for the next few years in the Midwest (son who is a junior in college is taking it back there). Who makes the best dash covers to protect the dash from cracking (I know not to use ArmorAll on the dash too)? Do the covers interfere in any way with passenger airbag deployment?
3. I need to bring back some black exterior vinyl that is oxidized. I know not to use ArmorAll. Does 303 Protectant bring back the black, or, do I need to use something else first, then the 303 Protectant? Or, does anyone have any suggestions (this is for the black vinyl strip on the back bumper, just below the tail gate).
As a noob, I know to read, read, read, the forum. But there was so much info that I had to post the questions.
Thanks everyone,
Mike
I just bought a 2005 4Runner with about 85K miles on it. I've read the forum for about 12 hours (great forum BTW) and have 2 quick questions.
1. Who are the top 2 or 3 seat cover vendors that people recommend? In looking at used 4Runners we saw some absolutely trashed interiors. The one we bought was in perfect shape and we want it to stay that way. The current seats are cloth (unheated) and we don't want leather covers, just something that breathes, looks good, and prevents the seat from becoming stained. I've done searches about what people have used but came up with a large number of vendors. Who are the top 2 or 3 that meet our criteria and that forum member gravitate to?
2. Our dash is pristine (currently) but the truck will live outside for the next few years in the Midwest (son who is a junior in college is taking it back there). Who makes the best dash covers to protect the dash from cracking (I know not to use ArmorAll on the dash too)? Do the covers interfere in any way with passenger airbag deployment?
3. I need to bring back some black exterior vinyl that is oxidized. I know not to use ArmorAll. Does 303 Protectant bring back the black, or, do I need to use something else first, then the 303 Protectant? Or, does anyone have any suggestions (this is for the black vinyl strip on the back bumper, just below the tail gate).
As a noob, I know to read, read, read, the forum. But there was so much info that I had to post the questions.
Thanks everyone,
Mike
It was a problem with the material in the early 4th gen 4runners, it would dry out the plastic and cause cracks.
