Help w/New Custom LEATHER Seats <DILEMMA>

btw: your truck is gonna look soooooooooooooooooo sick man. YOU better come to mod day so we can all check it out in person

 

2. All Black Leather w/Black Perforated Leather & Red Contrast Stitching

BTW What site are you ordering these from?

 

Ray's truck is flawless! The leather kit looks sweet and wasn't too hard to install... just a good set of hog ring pliers, some hog rings and patience and they looked pretty damn good!

What does the stealership charge for an install... I just want to figure out if Ray's going to take me to Mortons or Taco Bell !!!

 

Orange Hill. Have him take you there. Its romantic, nice view over SE Orange. He can show you his and you can show him yours.


lol

 

$5 Buck Box it Rocks it Rocks!
I'll let you get a "TO GO BOX" also Paul

The 2nd Half of this TACOMA's life will be in Portland, Oregon.

i'll be @ Mod Day & Paul better too! Check out his freaking new sweet Seats.
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Keep his food warm!

 

lol. nice you gonna move back home. thats cool. I wanna leave California too.

 

Where are you goin' ?

 

Did my own 4door, Katskins, Black with preforated center peices. About $700.00 in 2006. I had no experience, took me about 8-10hrs working very slow and enjoying the work/results.

Difficulty level I would put it a 6.5 out of 10. Much easier then hooking up my alarm/starter, about a 9.

NOTE: My prerunner had Basic seats and they shipped the other, cost me a ton of PAIN....

I painstackingly cut, glued and placed the vinyl door arm rests on and well they sucked after a summer of heat. I had spray adhesive they sent me.

Take your time, remove the seats with great care, very hard to get them out with out scracthing some kind of cheap toy plasics.

Don't over work your hog rings, good is good enough. I was a bit to picky, just not worth it, the recommend installation would have been fine.

Take a Valium before you place the head rest on! Damn wish my gf was that tight a fit.

Really better to use a big blanket or towel on the door sills/door plastics so you don't scratch thme removing the seats.

Really that was about it.. .Ah I would buy or get some med priced hog rings and rings. I got the Elcheap kit with it and well it sucked. I asked the local upholstery guy and he helped me out with some real stuff after mine failed me.

Do you have side airbags? would want to ask about that!

Standard LEATHER Seats are going to only have Frnt seats leather on top seat and frnt back, head rest. Vinyl on rest, down sides and back. The rears are going to have only the inserts leather, head rest and around seating area inserts and sides are vinyl. DON"T BE FOULED. Now, 60k miles and mine look extremely good condition. Vinyl is probably actually better!! But just be it known.

PM for any questions! Good luck

PS I have some pics around somewhere, couldn't find them. Not much real photo helpful pics anyway but give you an idea, let me know if you guys want me to get up off the couch to find them.

 

I dunno. Somewhere. LOL. A place more calm and suitable to raise kids, and less expensive. Maybe Ill just move to NorCal. Ill see what opportunities life provides me with.

 

^ I hear you man. I plan to hit Portland and start a family. I miss it and love it very much.

I'll miss tons of things from SOCAL but I'll never miss so many negative aspects of Cali.
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Here is the Interior with the Leather Installed. I've got to work some of the wrinkles.

 

^ NICE!!!!!! how much did it cost you?

 

^^^^^ They look awesome!

 

Rad, In researching your seat modifications,did you come across after-market replacements with arms, like captains chairs. My wife's Highlander is very comfortable on long trips with the ability to rest your arms some.

Dove Hunter

 

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where did you get your leather seat covers from and how are they holding up?

 

I now have Custom Pecca. I did this painful install twice in my Taco. I will be honest. NEVER again!

I love my leather and a lot of people are impressed when they sit inside my truck. ​

 

Why did you switch out your leather? Did the Katzkin not fit or wear well anymore?!

 

I liked them, was NOT in love with them. So when I'm not 100% on something. I will make sure I'm happy. They lasted 1 to 2 weeks on my truck before redoing it. ​