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My 2003 LX470. Driver seat is new, the rest is factory. The wrinkles have improved since I did this in March. Can’t send a pic because it’s currently sitting in Fairbanks Alaska waiting for me to come back.

I ended up using a 3M adhesive specifically made for hard to glue plastics. I took the factory plastic off, cut the ridies plastic at the fold and glued the pieces together. Seems to be holding. At least if Ridies was up front that they cannot provide the plastic piece that would be...

@discoverydave did you have the issue of the plastic piece not wrapping around the seat frame? Not sure if this is a more recent problem or guys are doing workarounds. Crazy frustrating because you think you are “almost done” and then realize it cannot work.

It hasn't. Still zero response for a clearly unusable product as-delivered.

January 2026. 2 months ago. ☹️

They will send a list of color swatches. The thing is OEM colors won’t match either after 20 years. I chose a color that most closely matches the “patina” of my interior. Other than it doesn’t have the right fasteners (which is a massive problem) everything else is a pretty smooth process

Thanks for this. Yes, this was my backup plan unless some other solution shows up. I kind of remembered there being a persistent issue with ridies but couldn’t recall if this was it. Too bad to, kit’s an otherwise good kit.

I thought I was just finishing up the first seat for my 2003 LX470 from Ridies. What I have found (and your kit seems to be the same) is the plastic attachment that wraps under the seatback and onto the seat back frame cross member (hopefully that makes sense) is nowhere near large enough for...

You could try epoxy. Occasionally that works in stationary refrigeration as a temporary fix. You can’t have any oil of any kind on the surface to be successful

I would check Denso's website as well. My memory is that the cruisers with rear A/C have a bigger condenser. My 03 does (2001 or maybe 2003 I think rear A/C was standard)

Thanks -- I ended up reassembling them as-is.

Ok...Before I ask...I know....You aren't supposed to do this. I have almost new wheel bearings (10K miles) and unfortunately, I had ongoing axle seal issues (think it's solved -- used FIPG between seal and the inner race of the axle). I'm not sure how much oil it takes to "wash out the...

Yes that’s exactly where this saga began. I put a locker in and “while it’s apart, I might as well have the bearings replaced”. Took the right and left assemblies to the dealer and I later found they don’t have the tools to follow the FSM for positioning the seal wipe ring. Paid way too much...

Did you check partsouq with your VIN? I'm curious what the indications of failure are? They are kind of a bear to get out from what I understand and always wondered how I'd know if that project was imminent.

High side AC is probably much too high. You should be checking high side with engine at around 1500rpm (not idle speed / 700 rpm). Typically ambient temps in the 80s/very low 90s will have a high side of 190-230. Either overcharged or you aren't getting good enough airflow across the...