Upolstery Work

[blake918]

I called some local upolstrey shops for a price to get my two front leather seats recovered(the driver's seat has a hole in it where I can see the green foam inside :( ), and just about every shop told me between $800-$900 for the 2 front seats. Are these normal/reasonable prices?

[SpeedRacer959]

Blake,

Try that link I sent you for car-part.com I found seats on there for $200 each out of 1996 Lexus es300's.

Here's some examples:

1996

Seat, Front

Lexus ES300 -#32,LH,Lea,w/o Ht,Tan,pN114638*OSS 0305S $200.17 LKQ - Triplett ASAP USA-OH(Akron) E-mail 1-800-822-5555

1996

Seat, Front

Lexus ES300 LH,w/o heat- Lea,Tan,pN113126*COF YF3619 $200.17 LKQ - Triplett ASAP USA-OH(Akron) E-mail 1-800-822-5555

1996

Seat, Front

Lexus ES300 tan leather bucket 4dr power RT381 $200 Cunningham Brothers Auto Parts - PRP USA-VA(Rustburg) Quote 1-800-828-0707 Insurance-Quote

1996

Seat, Front

Lexus ES300 - GRAY LEATHER POWER 220083 $200 Taylor Motor Company USA-VA(Cumberland) E-mail 1-800-503-9888

1996

Seat, Front

Lexus ES300 - TAN LEATHER U ID477 $200 Action Auto Wreckers USA-CA(San-Jose) E-mail 1-800-606-9732

1996

Seat, Front

Lexus ES300 4DR,TAN,BUC,LEA,RF,P WR AC3171 $200 Fagan Auto Parts USA-AL(Piedmont) E-mail 1-800-331-5282

1996

Seat, Front

Lexus ES300 4DR,TAN,BUC,LEA,RF,P WR BE3824 $200 Fagan Auto Parts USA-AL(Piedmont) E-mail 1-800-331-5282

Just start calling around and ask them the condition and how much it will be to ship to you. Then you can get both seats for $400 (+ shipping should be around $60 total) All you'll have to do then is bolt them in.

Just make sure they tell you that they are in superb condition. Ask how many miles the car has that they are coming off of etc. You'll want seats out of a car w/ less than 50k miles or so to get some like new ones.

Good Luck,

Jimi

[blake918]

Thanks Jimi, I didn't even think of that :chairshot: !

[SKperformance]

another option is going to a place that does show cars

i know it is about 1400 canadian to do a whole car interior in vinyl ,door skins and all

so it should be around 500 usd just for the front seats in leather

[blake918]

sk, "a place that does show cars"...what is that ?

[SKperformance]

there are automotive upholsters

they remove the fabric and replace it with wild coloured vinyls or leathers

or just plain and simple like a nice E55 2 tone black and grey leather or suede headliners like in a cl 55

[blake918]

Ahh, I see; thanks :D ! I'll have to try and find some more upolsterers because one of the ones I called is the one that my local Lex dealer sends out the cars for upolstery work-maybe that's why they are so expensive.

[SKperformance]

just tell them you have a camry in fabric and want to do the front 2 in leather

if they say it is more expensive when you get there

you know they are scammers

[blake918]

I like it sk; neat trick! B)