Genoah1880

I am the owner of a 2002 LX470 with 161,000 miles. Car looks brand new on the outside with a few cosmetic issues I can easily address. The driver and passenger front seats however show major wear. Any advice where to start to find replacement seats? I just called a place that has a "refurbishment package" for all the leather seats at a steep $1500.00. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thank you.

offroadkid

Check wrecking/recycling yards near you! I was in the same situation as you. We bought a 98, great exterior, and the gray interior we wanted but the seats were torn up. There's a Toyota/Lexus/Scion recycling yard close to me and they just got a 2001 LX470 with gray interior. The seats were in great shape and I went down and scored both front seats for $350, and both second row seats for $250!

Hope this helps, AND I hope you have a place local that you might be able to score a deal also!

hankinid

Do a search on the 100-series forum on MUD...iirc there are 2 or 3 sources of replacement seat covers...assuming the foam underneath is ok.

Steve

mh60sardog

I'm in the same boat. 1998 LX470 with 220,000 miles. I just ordered new seat covers (replaces the old leather, not slips over it) from lseat.com. Cost is much less than you were quoted. It looks like it takes about three weeks to receive the new covers because they make them to order, rather than keep them in stock. I'll try and post up a how-to when I install them and give my opinions on the quality/ease of installation when complete.

mh60sardog

So I did get the seat covers in finally. Lseat.com was at the long end of their quoted time, and when they showed up, they did not have the perforated inserts like I had ordered. It was pretty painful trying to communicate with the company because they never answer their phone, take several days to answer e-mail, and dont ever update their order status page. After all said and done, you get what you pay for and for and I was looking for a cheap option to recover my torn seats. Here is a little teaser of the before and after while I put together a how-to post on the full process.
BEFORE:

AFTER:

mh60sardog

How-to is now up. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lx-...ml#post9510101
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

wnyjazz

Very cool to see the transformation.