80 Series Replacement Leather Seats Installed

[G-Cat]

Luckily I got mine a few months ago. Unlike full fledge businesses, you can't count on small one man outfits to be around for ever.

I hear you. I was going to order these last January...I got the seat foam from C-Dan and was ready to go. My kids are 8, 6 and 4...so I thought I'd be smarter to wait one more year so as not to let the new leather get ruined.

I've seen a lot of these home businesses come and go, but Shane's looked to have staying power and I saw him standing behind his product.

Oh well, live and learn...

Maybe I'll go down to Houston and just wap my interior out with Jim's...on the sly.

 

[AATLAS1X]

I love the rumor mill......

When I am ready to come out of my cave and post daily I will.....But still doing leather. Sold 6 or 7 kits this month from mud members....

Back to my cave...

Shane

 

[gnx7]

Great job on the recover... that looks like factory. Want to fly to SF and do mine?

AATLAS1X-Any chance in setting up a group buy to get some additional discounting. My driver seat is wasted and the passenger side is in pretty good condition. My mid/rears are about mint. I could swallow having the fronts redone but finances are tight.

 

[PScottBx]

I love the rumor mill......

When I am ready to come out of my cave and post daily I will.....But still doing leather. Sold 6 or 7 kits this month from mud members....

Back to my cave...

Shane

I'm gonna be in !!! SOON!

 

[elmariachi]

Great job on the recover... that looks like factory. Want to fly to SF and do mine?

We are flying to SF on the 18th for 3 days of celebrating sweetie's 40th b-day. From SFO we are headed to the Mark Hopkins Intercontinental to imbibe unabated the first night. Then we are headed up to Sonoma. If you are anywhere on that route I will gladly stop by and do your first hogring. You are on your own from there....

AATLAS1X-Any chance in setting up a group buy to get some additional discounting. My driver seat is wasted and the passenger side is in pretty good condition. My mid/rears are about mint. I could swallow having the fronts redone but finances are tight.

I think he will sell you just the front seat covers if you check out his thread here. Go price a set from Toyota and then you'll quickly see that at Shane's prices, you are more than getting the "group buy" price.

 

[MARLIN375]

elmariachi, you have no doubt completed the most difficult back-yard job that the 80 has to offer.

Last week I was going to "wip" off my driverside lower cover and take it in to have 3"s of seam restitched.....har de har har.

after 2 hours of fighting with that 70lb robot, in and out of the truck (finally hooked up a power supply on my bench to adjust the seat) and had only got half way (the "easy half") with 20 hog rings out and the worst part to go I gave up and stitched it myself with some 50lb tuff line off my baitcaster.

Warning: these are not chevy bench seats.

Did you completely dissasemble the front seats?
I agree with you and would easily prefer any drivline job.......at least you recognize the pieces.

to you buddy.

 

[G-Cat]

I love the rumor mill......

When I am ready to come out of my cave and post daily I will.....But still doing leather. Sold 6 or 7 kits this month from mud members....

Back to my cave...

Shane

Woohooo! I am thinking of ordering ASAP...hey, did you start this rumor to drum up emotional buying upon your rerturn?

 

[slamd58]

Here are mine installed. I had a local guy install them for $300. I have the 1" spacer and went with a two tone grey instead of factory original color. Shane IS a stand up guy, he personally delivered these to me! Thanks Shane.

 

[IronYuppy]

Those look gear. I like the cupholder, too.

 

[elmariachi]

Did you completely dissasemble the front seats?
I agree with you and would easily prefer any drivline job.......at least you recognize the pieces. to you buddy.

I removed the 4 bolts that hold the lower cushion in place. I recovered the backs without further disassembly of the seat system. As I mentioned, the front row backs are simple, 10 minutes each. I sure like the way my looks, smells, sits and drives.

 

[G-Cat]

I sure like the way my looks, smells, sits and drives.

Me too. Are we still talking Cruisers?

 

[scoop]

Had mine done by a local guy in Atlanta for 400.00. Got new shift knob from Ralph Haynes Toyota in SC. 171.00.

 

[S.CarolinaFZJ80]

You got the front seats done for $400. Was that just the labor or everything?

 

[scoop]

Everything

 

[ranma21]

That is cheap!!

Everything

 

[citadel]

I think I was the 1st one to get a set from Katzkin and did the install solo. 40th ann 2 tone leather style...

 

[citadel]

any idea where the cup holder came from in post #28?

 

[scoop]

I never noticed that. I looks factory. Must be Lexus 450.

 

[arndog123]

I don't think it's factory because my LX doesn't have it.

 

[Weatherman]

It's not factory for an LX. They have a subwoofer in that location. I'd rather have a cupholder though!