3rd gen 4runner bottom seat cover swap replacement installation upgrade
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2022
- Picked up a cheap 30 dollar ebay seat cover replacement to try out on my 3rd Gen 4runner. It was not too hard to get off the old leather to install. I will let you know how it lasts and if I have any issues here in the comments.
Here are the Hog Ring pliers I used : amzn.to/3RdW000
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UPDATE: I ordered a top and had to use a different seller. The color is slightly off from the bottom. In hindsight I should have realized I would want to replace everything and should have just bought a full set at once. I will post a vid of installing the top and you will see it. - Авто та транспорт
This was a great video on how to replace the bottom seat cover for my 1998 4Runner. I bought the covers from a different manufacturer which was made of leather. The cover had some type of small hard wooden rod stiched in as a replacement for the metal rods. It worked just like your blue strips. Thank you so much for the time you put in to make and edit this video. You saved me a lot of time and money to have a shop do it.
What's the vendor you used for real leather? Tks
@@univenpecalipre US AutoSeatCover - More expensive but fits pretty well.
So cool to be able to restore the seats. Would have loved to see them installed again.
Thanks for this great video, for take the time and explain very well, once again thank you very much
Thanks! Appreciate the nice comment! Have a great day!
Fantastic video, thank you! I took a steamer & hot gun to the leather seats afterwards. It helped get rid of some of the wrinkles.
Thanks! Good tip!
What kind of steamer hot gun?
@@MyRandomTechBlog I also added a lot more cushion, this helped a ton as well.
Thanks for great video, well explained steps. Did you notice any stitching getting getting pulled tight enough to break if hog rings pulled hard on new cover. Planning the same on our 2000 4Runner front leather seats, but will also be dealing with power seat mechanisms.
Thanks for the walkthrough!
Thanks! 😊
Great video by the way
Great job!!
Great video. My cover came in the mail today. Will be doing installation as soon as I get the hog ring pliers. Thinking about using grommets where the mounting bolts go in?
Looks good did a good job
Thanks!
What is name
Of eBay seller you used. Thanks.
Well done!
Thanks! Still happy with it, seems to be lasting and no rips or anything yet.
Great video! I need to do the seats on my 2002 4runner. Only problem is I can't find seat backs or complete sets in gray. Still looking.
Good luck! If you find them I hope you can get the bottoms and backs from the same place. I bought a back that doesn't match well with the original seat bottom I installed in the video. So ended up buying another seat bottom to match, and am not super happy with the fit of the new set. I just posted a video of the seatback if you want to see it. If you go straight to the end of the video you can see the color difference and how loose the new set fits. If you find them in gray , hopefully you will be able to see a picture of them installed to know how they will fit. If I knew this set would fit this way, I would have probably passed on them. ua-cam.com/video/uGwc1JIUUEQ/v-deo.html
Thanks man
Can you do this while the seat is in the car
did the seam already split in the bottom front there - around 25.25 ... looks like the seam is already opening
:-(
Who was it that you got the backs from?
Nice job, this looks great!
About how long would you say the process took from start to finish?
Thanks! I think about 30 min to an hour to complete my first one. But I was also filming. It really went pretty quick once the seat is out of the car.
Do you still have link where you ordered bottom and top covers?
Long story, but the bottom cover in the video on the passenger seat worked out great. So i bought another one for the drivers seat, but then realized they did not make a top at that seller. So I bought a new matching bottom and top from a different seller for the drivers side and put them on and I don't think they look good. They were just made too big. They hang loose on the seat (especially the back) It kinda looks like my wife wearing one of my shirts that's too big for her🤣. So I cant really recommend the second place that I bought the bottom and top pair from. If you want pictures, I can send you a couple. I should probably post a video anyways of installing the top since I filmed it, just was not happy with the outcome. It does look better than being torn (maybe), but just hangs too loose. Almost like I should have installed this seat cover on top of the old one and it would have fit better. I think they just measured it wrong and oversized it. anyways, will try to post a video in the next week so you can see it, but if you want a couple pictures sooner just email me at myrandomtechblog@gmail.com
Thanks for the video! Do you have the link for the top and bottom that you used? Thanks
Hi, Here are the links, but unfortunately I bought the top from a different seller, and the color is slightly off from the bottom I ordered and used in the video. I had originally just planned on replacing the bottom, then changed my mind and since the seller of the bottom did not sell tops I went with a different seller. So if I could do it again I would just have bought a set from ebay from a seller that sold both so they matched. There are a few sellers that sell a combo of bottoms and tops that are about the same price as I ended up paying.
This was my bottom like I used in the video. Looks like the price went up.
www.ebay.com/itm/254957974833
This was my top which I did not show in the video as I received it just recently. In the video it's just the original. I will post a video of installing the new top probably this weekend as I hope to install it then. You will be able to see the color difference. Wish i could post a pic. But you can see it in the ebay pics also. I was just hoping it was a difference of camera or lighting.
www.ebay.com/itm/324682986309
Good luck!
@@MyRandomTechBlog Thanks a ton! That is exactly what I was afraid of. I think I’ll just wait to until I’m ready for a whole set if anything. I appreciate your video, made sure to sub! Take care thanks again for the response!
Thanks for the sub and nice comments! I super appreciate it! Good idea waiting on a whole set. I do have a little regret, but can't help myself and will install it anyways and see how it looks. Worst case I just buy a new bottom from the same seller as the top and count it as a 30$ learning lesson in upholstery.
How have these held up over the last year?
They have held up really well. Super happy with it.
I looked into these, they don't come with the upper or the rear covers. Stupid.....
I got leather. I dislike vinyl seat covers.
Vendor?
Kinda kinda kinda kinda.....aaaaahhhhhh!
Do they sell the backs too.
I could not find a back from the same place I bought the bottom, and in hindsight, I would recommend buying the top and bottom together from the same place so the color would hopefully match perfectly. I ordered a new back from a different place and the colors did not match perfectly. So I also ended up ordering a new bottom on that seat. While the colors match on the new bottom/top combo, they fit a bit loose. Here is a video if you want to see it ua-cam.com/video/uGwc1JIUUEQ/v-deo.html . You can just go to the end and see the color difference of them installed side by side and how loose the top looks. I really liked the cheap 35 dollar bottom and how it fit and wish I could find a back by that same manufacturer.