Interior Renovation or Rescue?

[Amirocassar]

So, my 2002 4Runner has been a hand-me-down from many owners. They took quite good care of it, but I guess they're not as anal as I am when it comes to cleanliness of the car and what not. The rugs were somewhat stained, got most of all that off, the leather was dirty, but it's also cracked and just... terrible. So there's no fixing that, hoping to get some seat covers sometime, anybody got some suggestions? I'm pretty much looking at any interior things people have done. I also removed the ugly wood trim, well I guess it looked great when it was first on. But when I got it, it was at the point where the polyurethane, or whatever they used, had split from the "cardboard wood" and looked really terrible. I took all of that off using a heat gun along with a home depot wood paint stirrer so it wouldn't scratch. It actually worked wonderful, because it didn't scratch it at all! However, glue is still leftover and I've tried relatively everything! Goo Gone? Nope WD40? Nope

Car cover colors liked: blue, black, maybe even red.

Thanks!

 

[shootmymime]

So, my 2002 4Runner has been a hand-me-down from many owners. They took quite good care of it, but I guess they're not as anal as I am when it comes to cleanliness of the car and what not. The rugs were somewhat stained, got most of all that off, the leather was dirty, but it's also cracked and just... terrible. So there's no fixing that, hoping to get some seat covers sometime, anybody got some suggestions? I'm pretty much looking at any interior things people have done. I also removed the ugly wood trim, well I guess it looked great when it was first on. But when I got it, it was at the point where the polyurethane, or whatever they used, had split from the "cardboard wood" and looked really terrible. I took all of that off using a heat gun along with a home depot wood paint stirrer so it wouldn't scratch. It actually worked wonderful, because it didn't scratch it at all! However, glue is still leftover and I've tried relatively everything! Goo Gone? Nope WD40? Nope

Car cover colors liked: blue, black, maybe even red.

Thanks!

check out my build thread for the carpet cleaning.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/128879-shoots-build-thread-5.html

 

[IBallEngineer]

However, glue is still leftover and I've tried relatively everything! Goo Gone? Nope WD40? Nope



Thanks!

There are some adhesive removers that work better than Goo B, but they still require significant effort. If the glue is very hardened you may never get it off without damaging the surface. 3M sells an adhesive remover in an aerosol that we used in the body shop, kind of pricey but it does work. Good luck with that. I purposely stayed away from that wood trim when looking for my 3rd gen. Like you said, it may have looked good at one time, now it's just crap.

:couch2:

 

[kernel.panik]

You could also search bone-yards for replacement panels. I think toyota still sells them if you have too much cash in your wallet.

 

[clemson4r]

I had a similar experience with my interior. I reupholstered my leather seats with OEM fitment covers from a seller on ebay (they've been discussed at length). They were expensive (~$400 for both seat bottoms), but absolutely worth it. The color matched very well and the fitment was great. I additionally had the ugly, faded wood trim, however I scratched my panels up a little bit removing it. Either way, it looks better now than it did.

Best of luck
Max