Lseats - What's the Deal?? Very Disappointing. (1 Viewer)

[joseywales]

Yeah,I wouldn’t send mine to a company with the rep these guys have. Must not be a wrecking yard in their part of the world. Making ones they KNOW don’t fit the USA 100 series and selling them here is just plain stupid.

 

[gatormark91]

Yeah, it's entirely unacceptable that someone who never did auto upholstery before can get this sort of result for less than $400. Completely unacceptable.

 

[Wetwillie]

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Yeah, it's entirely unacceptable that someone who never did auto upholstery before can get this sort of result for less than $400. Completely unacceptable.

What color did you order?

 

[gatormark91]

What color did you order?

Bisque

 

[lesgarten]

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Yeah, it's entirely unacceptable that someone who never did auto upholstery before can get this sort of result for less than $400. Completely unacceptable.

Did you remove your armrests?

 

[gatormark91]

Did you remove your armrests?

Yes, removed and did not reuse. Never liked them.

 

[lesgarten]

Yes, removed and did not reuse. Never liked them.

Gotcha, thanx!

 

[lesgarten]

Everything will be big and baggy looking until the covers have been in the sun for a little bit and have had a chance to tighten up. Most new covers will do this, some shops can hurry up the process with a steamer if they know what they are doing. Mine were the same way, after a few weeks they fit absolutely perfectly. When my '16 Mustang's covers were replaced under warranty, they looked like crap for a couple weeks, too. It's the nature of the product. As for the armrest, they don't make one for US Cruisers, the only armrest pattern they have is for non-US trucks, which are different than ours. This was discussed a few times previously in this thread.

When you say armrest here, are you referring to console?

 

[gatormark91]

When you say armrest here, are you referring to console?

Yes, center console.

 

[baltik]

Tackling this install as we speak, any advide on how people are re-attaching the seat heaters? glue? tape?

 

[nukegoat]

Tackling this install as we speak, any advide on how people are re-attaching the seat heaters? glue? tape?

Super 90 contact cement.

 

[baltik]

Very happy with how mine came out. Not a fun job for sure but...

 

[bencallaway]

Ordered fronts and rears for my 470 from Lseat on 5/5/20. Shipment notification came on 5/20 and the leather arrived today. Going to pay a shop to install will report back.

 

[bencallaway]

Reporting back. Banister’s in East Point did the work for you Atlanta people. We really couldn’t be happier!

 

[UZJ100KRUISA]

I recently finished my install this past Saturday. The one thing I found different from others was that on the first side I noticed that the arm rest was loose so I removed it and installed the LSeat cover over the top of the original. The fitment worked out perfectly and looks like the fit of the original leather. It took some coaxing but I got it eventually.

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What color is this on the site?

 

[UZJ100KRUISA]

Very happy with how mine came out. Not a fun job for sure but...

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Is this bisque or beige? thanks in advance.

 

[UZJ100KRUISA]

Second set of LSeat covers.

About a year ago I put LSeat covers on my wife's LX470 (pics earlier in this thread) and they are holding up well and we have been pleased! Finally decided to do the Land Cruiser and though I would share the experience:

I ordered in early/mid December, and covers arrived around Jan 7. I had a local shop install them for $ 450 (his estimate was $350, but he had to re-work the console cover and he added a lot of foam the seats, arm rests, and headrests), and one day turnaround.

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Below are some notes/observations:

1. I am happy with the color match (it looks lighter than it is in the pictures). You could argue that it is slightly different from original, but the original has been fading in the sun for almost 20 years... The texture is different than original as other have stated (original was smooth and LSeat has a rough grain texture to it). I am happy with the LSeat texture.

1. The installer did add foam to the seat bottom, and I can tell a big difference (I'm glad I paid the professional installer).

2. The LSeat console cover sent for the Land Cruiser was WAY too big as some of the others have mentioned in this thread. The LSeat console cover for the 2004 LX470 was fine, but the console cover for my 2000 Land Cruiser was NOT. The installer had to cut it down and re-stitch a seam, and it looks great now (again, glad I had a pro installer do it). I can only assume that LSeat's pattern is off or the pattern was made for some other version/option as suggested by others?

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3. The leather around the armrests is a little loose (on both LX470 and the Land Cruiser). This seems to be common with LSeat if you look at the other pictures in this thread. I really don't like how it looks or feels, but it is certainly better than my old armrest leather!

4. The headrest covers on the Land Cruiser were slightly too big and not very tight (you can see in the picture below). The installer was not happy with this, so he had added 1/4 inch of foam around the entire headrest, and the leather is still a little loose but looks ok with the added foam. The headrest covers we received for the LX470 seemed to fit much better but were probably harder to get on. Some others in this thread have commented that their headrest covers were too big. Also, there is some weird piping trim on the bottom of the headrest around the hole where the headrests posts go into the seat. The head rest covers on our LX470 were NOT like this. Looks weird to me, but ok...

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5. I had contemplated replacing the seat heating pads as a preventative measure while the covers were off, but ultimately kept the old ones. Hope this wasn't a mistake, but for now they are working!

Overall I am very happy with the LSeat covers on both our LX470 and Land Cruiser. I do believe there are certain nuances with the LSeat covers, and they vary from LX to Land Cruiser. Also, while this might have been a good project to do myself, I was glad I had someone with more experience tackle it (both times), as I think the foam they added to the seat and headrest was an improvement, and dealing with the wrong size console cover (Land Cruiser only) turned out better than if I had done it myself.

For the money, I am very happy!

Lee
04 LX470
00 LC (with nice seat covers!)

Second set of LSeat covers.

About a year ago I put LSeat covers on my wife's LX470 (pics earlier in this thread) and they are holding up well and we have been pleased! Finally decided to do the Land Cruiser and though I would share the experience:

I ordered in early/mid December, and covers arrived around Jan 7. I had a local shop install them for $ 450 (his estimate was $350, but he had to re-work the console cover and he added a lot of foam the seats, arm rests, and headrests), and one day turnaround.

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Below are some notes/observations:

1. I am happy with the color match (it looks lighter than it is in the pictures). You could argue that it is slightly different from original, but the original has been fading in the sun for almost 20 years... The texture is different than original as other have stated (original was smooth and LSeat has a rough grain texture to it). I am happy with the LSeat texture.

1. The installer did add foam to the seat bottom, and I can tell a big difference (I'm glad I paid the professional installer).

2. The LSeat console cover sent for the Land Cruiser was WAY too big as some of the others have mentioned in this thread. The LSeat console cover for the 2004 LX470 was fine, but the console cover for my 2000 Land Cruiser was NOT. The installer had to cut it down and re-stitch a seam, and it looks great now (again, glad I had a pro installer do it). I can only assume that LSeat's pattern is off or the pattern was made for some other version/option as suggested by others?

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3. The leather around the armrests is a little loose (on both LX470 and the Land Cruiser). This seems to be common with LSeat if you look at the other pictures in this thread. I really don't like how it looks or feels, but it is certainly better than my old armrest leather!

4. The headrest covers on the Land Cruiser were slightly too big and not very tight (you can see in the picture below). The installer was not happy with this, so he had added 1/4 inch of foam around the entire headrest, and the leather is still a little loose but looks ok with the added foam. The headrest covers we received for the LX470 seemed to fit much better but were probably harder to get on. Some others in this thread have commented that their headrest covers were too big. Also, there is some weird piping trim on the bottom of the headrest around the hole where the headrests posts go into the seat. The head rest covers on our LX470 were NOT like this. Looks weird to me, but ok...

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5. I had contemplated replacing the seat heating pads as a preventative measure while the covers were off, but ultimately kept the old ones. Hope this wasn't a mistake, but for now they are working!

Overall I am very happy with the LSeat covers on both our LX470 and Land Cruiser. I do believe there are certain nuances with the LSeat covers, and they vary from LX to Land Cruiser. Also, while this might have been a good project to do myself, I was glad I had someone with more experience tackle it (both times), as I think the foam they added to the seat and headrest was an improvement, and dealing with the wrong size console cover (Land Cruiser only) turned out better than if I had done it myself.

For the money, I am very happy!

Lee
04 LX470
00 LC (with nice seat covers!)

I know im late to the show, but WOW! all of the photos on this thread look great, but these look like what im going for, what color code was this on their sight? Was it beige, or bisque? or one of the others such as ivory or ecru white? thanks

 

[landocalrissian]

I know im late to the show, but WOW! all of the photos on this thread look great, but these look like what im going for, what color code was this on their sight? Was it beige, or bisque? or one of the others such as ivory or ecru white? thanks

Bisque. As another data point. Here's what mine look like after 10 months. Both the driver and rarely used passenger seat are showing wear. They are going to send me some dye, but I was hoping they would hold up better than thjs.

 

[Borrego]

I ordered from them about a year ago for my wifes LX470. I ordered the Bisque. They arrived in about a week and the color matched perfectly, I took them in to my upholsterer and they didn't fit. Found out they sent me covers for an LX450. Sent them a heated email because the upholsterer had the original covers off, and it's her DD. Within about 3 days I had the correct covers delivered direclty to the upholsterer. Installed the same day, and have been very happy with them. The quality of the leather feels better than original. Thicker. Plus it brought back that new car smell!

So after about 2 years (15k miles) of my 125lb wife getting in and out, the center of the driver seat is starting to come apart. Apparently the quality isn't quite what I thought it was when I first put them in. Disappointing.

 

[knewstance]

I need to pull my seat covers off and clean/condition my leather. I will take some pictures and see what the wear looks like.