Originally Posted by 1stwrldprb

I just had mine repaired, and I'm way past warranty. As others have said, the tear will get longer and get worse. I purchased the leather (its actually vinyl to be honest) cover off eBay for like $30, and I had a local upholstery shop install it for like $80. He also added extra padding so its a little cushier than it was before.

Originally Posted by evltwn

How is the look compared to the original? Do you have some before and after pics?

Originally Posted by 1stwrldprb

I didn't take a before pic, but I do have an after pic. If I remember correctly, the factory stitching has one row of threads whereas this one has 2 parallel rows of threads, but it doesn't really bother me. The color of the threads match what was there before. Also this material seems thicker than what Lexus used.

New armrest fabric

Originally Posted by Fly4Kix

Resurrecting an old thread. Same thing happened to me last week. Local upholstery shop will recover with leather instead of the nuluxe vinyl. They're booked out to late October currently. I can save some time if I bring in the lid myself and they can work it in for me.

I've gone through the DIYs and searched online for a tutorial for removing that lid or simply the cover with no luck. There are two screws that I can't get to because of the geometry with the rear of the console. Does anyone have a method or know of a DIY I can follow?

Thanks in Advance

Originally Posted by 1stwrldprb

I just had mine repaired, and I'm way past warranty. As others have said, the tear will get longer and get worse. I purchased the leather (its actually vinyl to be honest) cover off eBay for like $30, and I had a local upholstery shop install it for like $80. He also added extra padding so its a little cushier than it was before.