"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
07/16/2020 at 18:30 • Filed to: None
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"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
07/16/2020 at 18:30 • Filed to: None | 1
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I sold a boat, I have some cash monies. One of the things on my list for the last...many years has been redoing the seats in the cruiser. But I got options and I wanted to see what you all thought.
1. buy seat covers from known !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! with new seat bottoms and seat heater elements for about a grand and install them myself.
2. take the whole thing into a custom shop and get new seat covers made and installed. Still get seat heaters and new bottom pads, but I would probably go with a heavyweight canvas in the same 2 tone. I like canvas better than leather. probably $1500
3. take it to local shop to have them repair the seats with new sections and refurbish the pads and covers. probably about $500
4. just buy some random seat covers for like $300 and pocket the cash for other projects.
5. Find brand new seats. These seats are comfy but they are worn out. They have a ton of slop and play in them and they need to be completely rebuilt for covers anyway. cost - ? The trouble is that I want seats I know will be comfortable and look like they belong and I really don’t feel like fabbing up some custom brackets and trying to deal with the wiring issues. I would want help and I wouldn’t even know where to start with this one.
In any case I am looking at about $130 in parts to repair one seat mechanism and another 100-200 for seat heaters. Fun fact, the relays, fuses and loom are there all ready to accept the switches, I would just have to buy them and install a ground pin on the factory connector to give me factory switches and factory wiring with aftermarket elements. Neat. Good Job Toyota for making a single loom. Bad job Toyota for not putting in all the switches FOR that loom. This was the top of the range trim at the top of the range? Why no center diff switch or seat heaters?
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 18:52 |
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I'd find a decent shop to do the retrim... especially if you want to use canvas.
Cash Rewards
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 19:01 |
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I think you gotta answer the canvas or leather question first
shop-teacher
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 19:01 |
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Do the one you want the mo st . The price difference isn’t high enough to make a real difference
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> shop-teacher
07/16/2020 at 19:06 |
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That’s very good ad vice.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 19:10 |
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Option 2 with canvas. I loathe leather in cars.
My second choice would be to price out / source seats from like a Lexus or something, latest model year that would cross over, from Grandpa’s car that was locked up every night at a country club in Arizona and got wrecked. Even with leather, that option.
One thing I would say, with my second choice, is I wouldn’t care whether the upholstery was a match or not. I mean, if it feels good under my ass and the stuffing isn’t falling out, it’s a win.
I am eager to learn what you choose.
Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 19:15 |
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Saddleback!!!!!
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shop-teacher
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
07/16/2020 at 19:46 |
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Thank you.
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 19:47 |
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The brackets and mounts are a pain in the ass to deal with— you’d think, given how Toyota shares lots of parts across parts bins, that it would be easier to interchange.
The Lexus LX seats have tended to wear better— and you might get lucky and find a set of those. We put reclaimed LX door cards in my ‘93 and they spruced it up a lot. Didn’t have access to the seats from the donor, though.
We also installed Saab 9000 leather seats, which were the perfect width and base depth, into my ‘91 FJ80. And, the brackets we re still a hassle. But that Swedish leather was a perfect match and they look great.
Whatever you like the best? Still a great investment-- it’s the part of the truck you’ll be most intimate with for years to come.
wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 20:15 |
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I’ll be very interested to see what you go with - my LX 450's driver seat is shot, passenger seat is about 7/10; both have aftermarket (1997-era) seat heaters installed . Middle row and rear jumps literally look like they’ve never been used :)
adamftw
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 22:20 |
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Scheel-Mann. Do it.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> adamftw
07/16/2020 at 22:25 |
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Don’t like the way they look... And destroy my funds
OPPOsaurus WRX
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 22:31 |
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Culd you find new cruiser seats on eBay from a truck that for some reason needed a custom fancy interior? What about a new truck that rear ended someone and totaled itself?
MiniGTI - now with XJ6
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/16/2020 at 23:11 |
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Seats in my Jag are trashed but my Jaguar mechanic keeps taking all my monies so they’ll probably remain so.
Monkey B
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/17/2020 at 03:26 |
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custom, get what you want. Personally I find perforated leather to be my favorite so far as comfort, especially long trip s . If I were keeping the colors the same and switching seat surface material I’d highly consider doing the centers in textile of choice. I f the side and back panels are good I’d stick with what is there and only redo the seating surfaces.
I recommend getting new seat cushions and going custom replacement for the worn sections (if any) beyond repair. New OEM cushions will extend the textile life as worn support is the primary cause of wear aside from slide in/out.
Ease of care and cleaning are actually on the side leather/vinyl.
* I work in the industry, so it dictates my preferences and advice*
pip bip - choose Corrour
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/17/2020 at 04:46 |
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option 2
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adamftw
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/17/2020 at 08:49 |
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No way! They are super cool looking. What about Corbeaus? I’ve ridden in trucks with GTS IIs and Moabs and they were both great seats.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> adamftw
07/17/2020 at 10:45 |
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I just don't want something that looks dramatically different than what's on there. Plus even the highly adjustable ones don't allow for things like seat height
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adamftw
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/17/2020 at 11:54 |
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I feel ya. I’ve recovered seats myself and its a bit of a bummer but it isn’t terrible. Hog rings are shitty, but you just need good pliers.