Seat covers for a 1998–2007 Lexus LX470 / Toyota Land Cruiser

[Ridies]

We recently completed a custom set of seat covers for a 1998–2007 Lexus LX470 / Toyota Land Cruiser, built with Full-Grain Nappa Leather in Light Grey for a clean OEM-plus interior look.

Configuration:

• Car Type: LX470
• Material: Full-Grain Nappa Leather
• Leather Color: Light Grey
• Top Stitching: Light Grey
• Center Console: Light Grey
• Wrinkled Inserts included

The goal was to keep the classic Land Cruiser / LX470 interior feel while upgrading the comfort and quality with premium leather.

1998-2007 Lexus LX470 / Toyota Land Cruiser OEM Replacement Leather Seat Covers - $574.95 | Ridies.com

Factory Replacement Upholstery (not slip-ons). Real Leather. Free shipping. 14-Day money back guarantee. 3 Year warranty. Several colors to choose from. Call 317-516-5962 for questions. Top Quality & Best Price - guaranteed! 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

ridies.com

 

[SteveH]

This belongs in Classifieds!

 

[Live to Ski]

This belongs in Classifieds!

why classifieds when only uzj100 folks would be interested in this? I always search this forum for stuff like this.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

This belongs in Classifieds!

Vendors are allowed to post products in Tech.

 

[excessive]

they look amazing

 

[Malleus]

I installed a set of Ridies leather covers in one of my 80s last year, and had a custom set of leather covers made for a 2000 LX470 (for $5k).
I can offer a (mostly) direct comparison: for the money, I'd install a set of Ridies without a second thought.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Unfortunately there have been numerous complaints about these on here and warranty claims and questions go completely unanswered.

 

[Super77]

So only light grey available? No love for the tan interiors?

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Did you look on their site? Lots of colors available.

 

[tg470]

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 the 10'ish' mm wide
attachment.

Photos of factory vs ridies attached. Anyone else solved this?


Whiter plastic is ridies, the yellower plastic(lower) is factory

The top of this metal cross member is what the attachment connects to

 

[Trunk Monkey]

That's been brought up in other threads, to my knowledge they've never responded, on forum or otherwise (phone/email) and have never changed the design. Not sure what the others did to fix it. If it were me, I'd maybe unstitch both and have an upholstery shop sew the factory one to the aftermarket leather.

 

[tg470]

That's been brought up in other threads, to my knowledge they've never responded, on forum or otherwise (phone/email) and have never changed the design. Not sure what the others did to fix it. If it were me, I'd maybe unstitch both and have an upholstery shop sew the factory one to the aftermarket leather.

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.

 

[Super77]

Did you look on their site? Lots of colors available.

Yes, lots of colors. None claim to match OEM, unless I am missing something.

 

[tg470]

Yes, lots of colors. None claim to match OEM, unless I am missing something.

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

 

[medtro]

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 the 10'ish' mm wide
attachment.

Photos of factory vs ridies attached. Anyone else solved this?


Whiter plastic is ridies, the yellower plastic(lower) is factory

The top of this metal cross member is what the attachment connects to

When did you order your leather kit?

Post in thread 'L-seat vs Ridies Review DIY Comparison'

Jan 11, 2023

Just as @aharlan001 and @flintknapper reported the hook is incorrect size and doesn't work with our LX seats. I even spoke with the @Ridies representative over the phone before ordering and they assured me that this is no longer an issue, I still found it be unusable. @Ridies you should really try to address this. PM me is you want my old OEM skins that I took off to fix this issue - I can send them to you for the cost of shipping.

@Ridies Has the J channel problem been corrected in your production since July 2022?

• medtro

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[tg470]

When did you order your leather kit?

Post in thread 'L-seat vs Ridies Review DIY Comparison'

Jan 11, 2023

Just as @aharlan001 and @flintknapper reported the hook is incorrect size and doesn't work with our LX seats. I even spoke with the @Ridies representative over the phone before ordering and they assured me that this is no longer an issue, I still found it be unusable. @Ridies you should really try to address this. PM me is you want my old OEM skins that I took off to fix this issue - I can send them to you for the cost of shipping.

@Ridies Has the J channel problem been corrected in your production since July 2022?

• medtro

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January 2026. 2 months ago.

 

[medtro]

January 2026. 2 months ago.

Bummer. It looks like the first picture shows exactly the same problem.

 

[Aracobuilt]

What surprises me is that they haven't corrected this problem, but then again, they post their advertisements, but never care to read people's posts, respond to them, and/or take feedback. Oh well

 

[TexLexican]

Ballsy move @Ridies, why not make it right with previous customers?

 

[Super77]

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

Sure. But many other vendors will say something like, “this is our recommended match to your factory interior.” Matching a tiny swatch is hard, and none of the ones I received from Ridies were right to my eye.