Hello everyone. My seats and carpet have seen better days. With whatever the previous owner did and my three kids, the carpet and seats are pretty much done. Thanks to everyone here, I did my due diligence and tried a few things. I tried the proper cleaning and re-cleaning of the seats. I pulled the carpet and pressure washed it. And while there was improvement, they are still pretty bad. It is a shame because the LC itself has been great and I wish the inside looked as nice as it feels driving it. That being said, I did some research I figured I would share with others who are interested.
Carpets.
Local auto upholstery shops quoted me from $600 to $1200 including installation for the entire truck including tailgate cover. Toyota's price, when I checked a while ago was around $500 for just the cargo area carpet and I can assume that it will be similar for the rest of the sections, so about $1500 total. You can get a set of molded carpet from a company in Australia that regularly has it listed on Ebay for about $300 shipped. When I contacted them, they were willing to make sure that it was for a left-hand drive car, but I would have to let them know at checkout. Not sure if they will still do this though. I am choosing to go with the middle of the road local auto shop (Raul's Auto Trim in Ontario for $850) because I don't have the time to go through the labor again, and they are willing to run some electrical cables for me. They have worked on LCs before, they were very professional and accommodating with all of my questions, and the turn around time is only a couple of days. I will let you all know how it turns out when it is done.
Seats.
There are so many options from completely custom to completely generic (the ones that look like a bed sheet). Lseat.com is one option that has many good reviews on ih8mud. For all three rows with perforated front seats it is $937, but you have to put them on yourself. The upholstery shop I spoke with said they will install for $900 for all three rows and add padding where needed. Landcrusierheaven is another option with good reviews on ih8mud, but less people have gone with them that I can tell, but those who have say it is great. Similar to Lseat, but for $1,500 for all three rows plus the $900 for my auto upholstery shop to install. The third option is Wet Okole for $906. Many people like these on ih8mud, but some have complained of swamp butt in warm climates. Plus is that they are really designed to install yourself. Finally, there is iggee.com, which offers a product that is synthetic leather, and is designed to be self-installed for $563 for all three rows. The difference between the ones that need installation by someone else versus the ones that are self-install is simply a matter of time for me. I don't have the time any longer to spend on the LC as I would like. Lseat and LandCruiserheaven apart to take a few hours per seat to install, where as the Wet Okoles take about two hours for all of them. I am leaning towards the Lseat covers and just having the upholstery shop install them. The completely custom was very much out of my budget.
So that is what I have to offer if someone is looking for a one stop interior upholstery info shop. I will update once the work is complete with pics.
Carpets.
Local auto upholstery shops quoted me from $600 to $1200 including installation for the entire truck including tailgate cover. Toyota's price, when I checked a while ago was around $500 for just the cargo area carpet and I can assume that it will be similar for the rest of the sections, so about $1500 total. You can get a set of molded carpet from a company in Australia that regularly has it listed on Ebay for about $300 shipped. When I contacted them, they were willing to make sure that it was for a left-hand drive car, but I would have to let them know at checkout. Not sure if they will still do this though. I am choosing to go with the middle of the road local auto shop (Raul's Auto Trim in Ontario for $850) because I don't have the time to go through the labor again, and they are willing to run some electrical cables for me. They have worked on LCs before, they were very professional and accommodating with all of my questions, and the turn around time is only a couple of days. I will let you all know how it turns out when it is done.
Seats.
There are so many options from completely custom to completely generic (the ones that look like a bed sheet). Lseat.com is one option that has many good reviews on ih8mud. For all three rows with perforated front seats it is $937, but you have to put them on yourself. The upholstery shop I spoke with said they will install for $900 for all three rows and add padding where needed. Landcrusierheaven is another option with good reviews on ih8mud, but less people have gone with them that I can tell, but those who have say it is great. Similar to Lseat, but for $1,500 for all three rows plus the $900 for my auto upholstery shop to install. The third option is Wet Okole for $906. Many people like these on ih8mud, but some have complained of swamp butt in warm climates. Plus is that they are really designed to install yourself. Finally, there is iggee.com, which offers a product that is synthetic leather, and is designed to be self-installed for $563 for all three rows. The difference between the ones that need installation by someone else versus the ones that are self-install is simply a matter of time for me. I don't have the time any longer to spend on the LC as I would like. Lseat and LandCruiserheaven apart to take a few hours per seat to install, where as the Wet Okoles take about two hours for all of them. I am leaning towards the Lseat covers and just having the upholstery shop install them. The completely custom was very much out of my budget.
So that is what I have to offer if someone is looking for a one stop interior upholstery info shop. I will update once the work is complete with pics.
