Nice rig. What kind of trailer is that?
What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (54 Viewers)
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Nice rig. What kind of trailer is that?
Couple updates to things I did a while back.
Cleaning out the seat blower motor and blowing out the tubes made a huge improvement on the ventilated seats. Can actually feel the air when sitting once everything's cooled down. I bought the LX back in march and realized after taking out the front seats out that the rear AC hasn't been turned on. That might've made a difference as well.
Had the wood veneer coming off the plastic between the ventilated/heated seat controls and ashtray. Taped off the wood and injected some gorilla super glue to bond them back together. Been about 2 hot months here in Texas and it's still holding strong.
Cleaning out the seat blower motor and blowing out the tubes made a huge improvement on the ventilated seats. Can actually feel the air when sitting once everything's cooled down. I bought the LX back in march and realized after taking out the front seats out that the rear AC hasn't been turned on. That might've made a difference as well.
Had the wood veneer coming off the plastic between the ventilated/heated seat controls and ashtray. Taped off the wood and injected some gorilla super glue to bond them back together. Been about 2 hot months here in Texas and it's still holding strong.
So what came out of the seat venting stuff? I wonder how often this bit of maintenance should be done.
Noticed some crumbs and other really small particles on top after. Just vacuumed those out.
bloc
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So you blew out the hoses with compressed air?
bloc
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FINALLY took the time to use the leatherique I bought a year ago. I was a little intimidated by my cruiser having perforated seats and reading of one person having issues with this, and maybe a little paranoia that the stuff would clog up the vent holes. My fears went unrealized.
First off.. check out the before/after in this video, around 19:30.
Mine wasn't quite that dramatic since my seats are black, but the stuff easily taking the sheen off them, removing some (I think) makeup from the PO that I hadn't been able to get to budge, and how supple the leather is again.. this stuff WORKS. The issue is it took about a week of sitting in the hot sun with maybe 10 slight applications to the driver's bolster to stop absorbing the stuff, which is the sign it's had enough. I didn't want to just pour it on, for fear of the vent holes, and not wanting to make a mess down in the seat mechanisms and stuff.
Either way, the pictures just don't do this justice. The after, for me, is WAY less glossy, but that's not coming through in the images. Hands on the seat though.. huge difference.
For reference, my seats had about 155k on them, with basically no leather maintenance in the last 50k, and unknown before that.
Before:
First off.. check out the before/after in this video, around 19:30.
Mine wasn't quite that dramatic since my seats are black, but the stuff easily taking the sheen off them, removing some (I think) makeup from the PO that I hadn't been able to get to budge, and how supple the leather is again.. this stuff WORKS. The issue is it took about a week of sitting in the hot sun with maybe 10 slight applications to the driver's bolster to stop absorbing the stuff, which is the sign it's had enough. I didn't want to just pour it on, for fear of the vent holes, and not wanting to make a mess down in the seat mechanisms and stuff.
Either way, the pictures just don't do this justice. The after, for me, is WAY less glossy, but that's not coming through in the images. Hands on the seat though.. huge difference.
For reference, my seats had about 155k on them, with basically no leather maintenance in the last 50k, and unknown before that.
Before:
bloc
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During. The driver's bolster especially just wouldn't stop soaking up the first stage.. the "oil". You might see some pics full coverage, then others where it seems flat or dry above the cracks. This is the oil being pulled into the leather in places it is needed.
bloc
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After.. the camera really can't get the flat/matte finish across. Pretty much all of the glossiness of worn leather is gone, the surface is now supple and a flat black like new leather. Also notice the passenger-side left shoulder area that had the makeup I couldn't remove with water, soap, or detailing spray.
bloc
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I'm not kidding when I say I reapplied the stuff to the driver's bolster probably ten times. It just kept consuming it in those cracked areas. After over a week I called it and did the second stage, following the directions in the video, and am EXTREMELY happy with the results.
This stuff is expensive but worth the money, without doubt.
Also for those saying modern leather has a polyurethane coating and can't absorb stuff.. see my "during" pictures. Even if it is just the cracked areas, the oil does work, and definitely removes crap that is hanging out on that poly layer.
I'm not sure about LXs but on my cruiser only the top seating surfaces are leather. The sides of the lower cushion and upper seat are vinyl, and there is no point to applying this stuff to those parts.
You can use this on the leather parts of your steering wheel, but I could tell it will need more work with the prestine clean to get the hand gunk completely off. When I do the rear seats I might attack the wheel with soap and water first, then do the process again on those parts.
Lastly, I would advise not going nuts with the first stage on the perforated leather. If that stuff gets down into the seat cushion or ventilation ports, I think it'll be really tough to get out. I went to town on the solid areas, and did a few light wipes on the perfed parts. If it soaked it up and lost the gloss of the oil sitting on it eventually, I applied a bit more.
Anyway.. hope this stuff helps some people. It is awesome. I'll soon be doing the second row and front head rests, then probably doing this once per year. Kinda takes my motivation to get seat covers away.. so in a way it saved me money?
This stuff is expensive but worth the money, without doubt.
Also for those saying modern leather has a polyurethane coating and can't absorb stuff.. see my "during" pictures. Even if it is just the cracked areas, the oil does work, and definitely removes crap that is hanging out on that poly layer.
I'm not sure about LXs but on my cruiser only the top seating surfaces are leather. The sides of the lower cushion and upper seat are vinyl, and there is no point to applying this stuff to those parts.
You can use this on the leather parts of your steering wheel, but I could tell it will need more work with the prestine clean to get the hand gunk completely off. When I do the rear seats I might attack the wheel with soap and water first, then do the process again on those parts.
Lastly, I would advise not going nuts with the first stage on the perforated leather. If that stuff gets down into the seat cushion or ventilation ports, I think it'll be really tough to get out. I went to town on the solid areas, and did a few light wipes on the perfed parts. If it soaked it up and lost the gloss of the oil sitting on it eventually, I applied a bit more.
Anyway.. hope this stuff helps some people. It is awesome. I'll soon be doing the second row and front head rests, then probably doing this once per year. Kinda takes my motivation to get seat covers away.. so in a way it saved me money?
ARB drawers in! For me I think they will be great. For the last 35 years I have worked out of my Land Crusiers. I typically access tools multiple times during work. I like the heavy metal frame, bearings and they are made to be slammed shut. A bonus is the mostly flat surface when the middle seat backs are folded down. Need to figure out simple tie downs.
bloc
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Nice. What mat is that you have over the second row? Like it?
Yes. Basically a seat cover for the dogs. Also removed all the headrests. I also anchored the cover across the top of the back seat to what is probably for baby seats. The dogs get rambunctious plus one is still in puppy chew everything stage. I’ll look and get a link.
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bloc
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Sorry, I meant the mat you have over the second row seats held in place by the seatbelt anchors.
It’s the second one I tried. 1st one slipped too much. This one is better.
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I bought the X Large (not showing avail now) because I wanted it taller to cover the top of the back seat. Mainly wanted to cover up seat belts, etc. from the puppy. I think the regular size would fit the seat perfect. It removes easy or just throw it over the seat to uncover the leather. I wanted something that could be removed easy.
bloc
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Perfect, thank you!
Basically. I have a shop vac that doubles as a leaf blower and used that.
Used it before on a LS, great product. I recommend maintaining with lexol every couple months after. I find that applying lexol's conditioner the same way as leatherique (rubbing it in by hand) gets the best results.
nwfl4runner
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Front wheel bearing done. Clown who had it before me decided the o-ring was merely a suggestion. Explains the mess inside.
supercarrera
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Nice Poodle! Love the coloration...we have an black and it’s like trying to photograph a shadow.
chatt100
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Question for those of you that have had both a 100 and 200 or use your 200 as family vehicles.
Trying to decide on what to get my wife for our ’family vehicle’ that will be used as a DD and for family camping trips.
We have a 3yo and a 6mo old. Currently in a gx470 that is too small with the car seats.
Is the 200 any bigger than the 100 (primarily the back seats)?
Did you feel like the upgrade was worth the money?
Any regrets not going bigger ie sequoia?
Overall how happy are you with the 200 as a family vehicle?
Trying to decide on what to get my wife for our ’family vehicle’ that will be used as a DD and for family camping trips.
We have a 3yo and a 6mo old. Currently in a gx470 that is too small with the car seats.
Is the 200 any bigger than the 100 (primarily the back seats)?
Did you feel like the upgrade was worth the money?
Any regrets not going bigger ie sequoia?
Overall how happy are you with the 200 as a family vehicle?
