Recently bought my first car at 22, a 200k mile Lexus ES350 for about $4500. Could've bought a brand new one but got something I wouldn't worry about breaking since I wanted to work on it myself and not rely on dealers/mechanics.

Have fixed/upgraded a few things now (restored yellow faded headlights, headlight bulbs swapped to white, replaced rear bumper, replaced ABS sensor harness, changed interior bulbs yellow -> white)

Here is a before and after of the drivers seat cover I replaced. Took a few hours to DIY, bought it from an Ebay seller for about $70. Feel free to critique.

Happy to answer questions. Let me know if y'all want more posts about upgrades/repairs I do! Open to recommendations. I don't plan to mod this car, all stock.

Next potential upgrade : installing the GROM Vline Android Auto / Apple Carplay system that goes with the stock head unit.

 

that looks nice

 

I bought the same thing for mine, both parts.

 

Link to it on ebay?

 

Cover: https://www.ebay.com/itm/26602033909...edia=WHATS_APP

This is a different product but has more photos:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18565698046...emis&media=SMS


To attach the heating element foam layer I ended up getting a basting gun from a hobby store which is used to make blankets.

 

I had the same thing happen, cost me $500 to fix it at auto upholstery shop. Looks like new.

 

Anyone have any videos on how to remove the old and install the new seat cover?

 

Go to youtube and type this into the search bar: lexus es350 replace seat cover. It is about the same for any Lexus or Toyota model.

There are several videos.

Someone posted these instructions: it's not complicated to replace the bottom part. You need to remove the seats from the car, you need to remove all the side plastics and then you unclip the leather cover all around.With some pliers you open the steel circles that hold the middle part of the cover (you will reuse those circles). You need to switch the seat heater from the old one to the new one, it should be stitched on a couple of places. It's pretty straight forward.

Then these threads may help:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...placement.html


https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...ts-covers.html

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