I've had my '93 Land Cruiser for about six months now, and finally got tired of my butt hurting from my awful drivers seat. The leather had completely broken down and it felt like I was sitting on a sack of potatoes.
Some friends of ours just bought an Acura with leather and took us for a test drive. I forgot how good new leather feels, and I told my wife recovering the seats was certainly cheaper than buying a new car.
I got a quite from a local upholstery company, they wanted $550 just to do the drivers bottom cushion in vinyl, so I went home and ordered the leather from Shane instead.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-storefront/214149-new-leather-kits-80-series-land-cruiser.html
I wanted to add some color, I loved the way the Metal Tech seats looked so I ordered a set of those for the first and second row. They arrived about two weeks later.
While I was waiting for the leather to arrive, I got some hog ring pliers (both straight and bent handle) and a pound of hog rings from the local upholstery supply company. I also got a new cushion for the drivers lower.
My second row seats were already in the garage, so I went ahead and started with those. The bottom was pretty straightforward, but I ran into a slight issue with the seatback so I put the second rows on hold and called it a night.
Scott
Some friends of ours just bought an Acura with leather and took us for a test drive. I forgot how good new leather feels, and I told my wife recovering the seats was certainly cheaper than buying a new car.
I got a quite from a local upholstery company, they wanted $550 just to do the drivers bottom cushion in vinyl, so I went home and ordered the leather from Shane instead.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-storefront/214149-new-leather-kits-80-series-land-cruiser.html
I wanted to add some color, I loved the way the Metal Tech seats looked so I ordered a set of those for the first and second row. They arrived about two weeks later.
While I was waiting for the leather to arrive, I got some hog ring pliers (both straight and bent handle) and a pound of hog rings from the local upholstery supply company. I also got a new cushion for the drivers lower.
My second row seats were already in the garage, so I went ahead and started with those. The bottom was pretty straightforward, but I ran into a slight issue with the seatback so I put the second rows on hold and called it a night.
Scott