Land Cruiser Heaven leather replacement_CalTrend Cordura_Escape Gear console cover
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It was a knuckle busting experience but sort of fun. I was actually more pissed off trying to get all the plastic trim pieces and everything tucked back together around the seat . I think I broke a few tabs but anyway....
So the leather has held up great. My dog has ran around on it a few times without any issues. If you scroll back a few posts you'll see my one complaint is that the side bolsters seem like , I dont know, not leather. They just don't have the grain and feel the other parts of the seat have. I wrote LCH and they claim to have traced it back and confirmed it is indeed 100% leather. Time will tell I guess.
Thinking back to my install, I'd also note that there was a little ghetto rigging that needed to be done to the bottom side of the seat. The OEM covers have like a long fabric tab that you could use to pull them tight and secure. The LCH version did not, so I think I frankensteined the two together but it was kinda ghetto.
>> Either way I wouldn't let that slow you down. It may have been user error on my part.
Quality wise , they have held up good without any rips or cracks yet. I'll take a photo next time I'm in it. I don't think there are many other quality leather options out there but I also haven't looked in a while.
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It really depends on your long term and current goals for the truck. I will say there was a time I thought, s***, I should have just thrown some seat covers or a towel down a moved on .... Other times where I'm like, oh no don't mess up the seats, when I wish I could just be covered in mud and let the dog jump around and not care.
I added the Rainger ( i think ) cargo netting behind the seats as well so the front seats have a sealed off feeling. That plus the new leather really does provide a nice newer truck feeling. Oh and I stuffed some more foam in the seat backs and replaced the bottoms.
The dog mostly stays in the back nowadays, or at least we try. When sleeping at camp then he takes over the front...or when he gets really really sad and insist on coming up front while driving.
Cooler on passenger, dog sleeping setup on driver. Sheet below to try and keep it clean.
Totally agree. My old truck I beat on and didn't care about hopping in soaked, muddy etc. This truck is perfect inside save for the front row seat bottoms after baking in the Texas sun for 18 years. So for this one it's worth giving it some new quality covers.
Thanks for all the info! Really helps.
Thanks for all the info! Really helps.
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Welp I can officially be added to the list of nut cases who replaced all of their leather by hand and then got worried I would ruin the leather so I put seat covers of it , doh! Lol otherwise the land cruiser heaven leather held up great , but my damn dogs claws will eventually tear through it.
I went with Caltrend , they have Cordura covers that are pretty much tearproof . Made in the US ....The fit of course is not as snug as hog ringed leather but I don't really care. Install was very easy and now I don't have to keep laying towels and sheets out to keep my dog for tearing it up .
Added bonus was another nice layer of foam that I stuffed between each cover. Much more plush feeling
Will post some pics later.
I went with Caltrend , they have Cordura covers that are pretty much tearproof . Made in the US ....The fit of course is not as snug as hog ringed leather but I don't really care. Install was very easy and now I don't have to keep laying towels and sheets out to keep my dog for tearing it up .
Added bonus was another nice layer of foam that I stuffed between each cover. Much more plush feeling
Will post some pics later.
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Curb appeal went down a point or two but durable went up several notches.
Easy install, good fit , cordura 1000d. Nice knowing ive got good leather underneath but the reality is my dog woulda tore em up.....shoulda just got these from the get go
I stuffed a bunch of upholstery foam under the cover too so its way more comfy
Easy install, good fit , cordura 1000d. Nice knowing ive got good leather underneath but the reality is my dog woulda tore em up.....shoulda just got these from the get go
I stuffed a bunch of upholstery foam under the cover too so its way more comfy
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This thread is morphing a bit into a catch-all for interior fabric stuff I am doing. I decided to cover up the LCH leather with Cordura from Caltrend and I am actually really happy with it. It does look way less appealing than the leather, but it makes it more rugged which I needed.
OK anyway now I'm getting into some Escape Gear. I've got their center console cover on order, and their transmission cover seemed liked a cool idea to me. Once installed it adds some pockets on the side which I have a lot of use for BUT it's lacking the coverage I wanted and the fit is a little off on the cup holder side. I give it a B- because of fitment on the cup holder edge.
I'm trying to work with them on a new version, that adds a sleeve around the gear shifter ( like the transfer case lever ) and then cover all the buttons. I can still push the buttons through the cover and I don't need to see my shift indicator lights in the center. Will post results here if they can make it happen.
Crappy cell phone pic below of current version and then what I hope to get them to make me instead.
OK anyway now I'm getting into some Escape Gear. I've got their center console cover on order, and their transmission cover seemed liked a cool idea to me. Once installed it adds some pockets on the side which I have a lot of use for BUT it's lacking the coverage I wanted and the fit is a little off on the cup holder side. I give it a B- because of fitment on the cup holder edge.
I'm trying to work with them on a new version, that adds a sleeve around the gear shifter ( like the transfer case lever ) and then cover all the buttons. I can still push the buttons through the cover and I don't need to see my shift indicator lights in the center. Will post results here if they can make it happen.
Crappy cell phone pic below of current version and then what I hope to get them to make me instead.
I really like your idea of a cinch cover on the actual shifter. Not once have I looked down to see what gear I’m in - Toyota put it on the dash for a reason
Please update if they tweak the design
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For sure, I couldn't help but want it as soon as I saw the way they have that cover around the transfer case lever
I'm working through Equipt currently , they said Escape is a lot less accommodating to "custom" request lately. Although , not having any button openings wouldn't really require a new design and they seem to have a technique for a shifter cover so fingers crossed .
I also don't use those cupholders so having a cover go all the way back would be cool but I suppose that's too custom =[
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Unfortunately escape gear isn't able to accommodate any "custom" request so I suppose this is the final product. The cupholder side of it doesn't line up nicely no matter how I position it. In its current version, I'd say it's really just good for the pocket on the side for smaller items that usually float around
They did mention the concept of a bulk order which I will ask about. I also offered to just test something out and would be willing to eat the cost if it didn't work out so we'll see what happens. I think they should be able to use their existing pattern and just eliminate the opening + add some material on the cupholder side.
They did mention the concept of a bulk order which I will ask about. I also offered to just test something out and would be willing to eat the cost if it didn't work out so we'll see what happens. I think they should be able to use their existing pattern and just eliminate the opening + add some material on the cupholder side.
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Appreciate the update... bummer
Is that the charcoal poly cotton tough canvas? Or the Grey ?
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Yeah I went with the poly cotton. These are really the only pics I could find , one in indoor lighting one in outdoor lighting.
Very helpful! Thank you
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Escape gear center console cover update
- Fast forward many weeks later and Escape Gear agreed the current design they sent me was not built right
- I managed to convince them to create another option, without any button holes, and adding the same style shifter sock to the drive lever
- Several weeks later it shows up at my door. I was happy upon first glance but then depressed when I realized the side flaps were stitched in the wrong direction
- I do believe they are working on V3 for me now and I hope to eventually get something that will fit my needs
Original on the bottom, with button holes but correct orientation of side flaps. New cover on top with gear covers but wrong side orientation. I tried to just flip it around and install but it doesn't work .
>> I think I still have the original with the button hole opening if anyone wants it, just pay for shipping. The side pocket addition is a handy thing to have
