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How much leather in the seats?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Boosted_Carrera, May 18, 2021.

  1. May 18, 2021 at 8:36 PM
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    Boosted_Carrera

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    For those who wondered how much leather is in our seats.... not much. I'd never get the leather option again in these trucks.
    The leather is only seat and back area. The rest are foam backed vinyl.


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    kairo

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    Thanks, super sleuth. Did anybody actually assume that we had full cowhide leather in our seats? lol. It's a $45k truck, not a luxury car.
     
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    Still better then those ugly cloth seats.
     
  5. May 18, 2021 at 8:48 PM
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    Agree. it clearly states what is/isn’t leather on the specs online (or it did when I bought mine). Very few vehicles are all leather anyway. But it’s actually better to have vinyl on the seat bolsters of a truck IMO.
    You never sit directly in the middle of a truck seat like you do a car when you get in / out, kinda always slide across the bolster. Vinyl seems to ware better over time for that.
     
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    Interesting to know. I’d never pay $45K for a truck but if I did I would expect seats advertised to be leather to be… wait for it…. Leather. :rolleyes:
     
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    There's a bunch of used vehicles on the market that have full leather seats you can buy for way less than $45k.
     
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    I was a little bummed when the leather in Tacoma was real leather. I have softex in my 4runner and Prius Prime and it is a great seat material.
     
  10. May 19, 2021 at 6:25 AM
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    I always thought that the bolsters on the seats were leather. Where You sit your ass sure does look like leather to me on my 20 Sport.
     
  11. May 19, 2021 at 6:45 AM
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    ass sure does not !!!!
     
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