MarkATL

So, the seat in my 2013 ES got some wrinkles and I tried to fix it with a steamer. Well, I think I didn’t let the material dry long enough before driving the car again. Now, it looks like the seat melted a little. Not sure if I can fix it or just need to go to an upholstery shop.

Thoughts?

Lexus seat.

Tootsall

Find a custom upholstery shop and have them replace the damaged panels. Not near as costly as replacing the seat or the seat cover with OEM parts. See this thread, posts #11 and #31.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...-seat-dye.html

MarkATL

Good idea and thanks for the info!

MarkATL

I found a local shop to fix it. The entire three panels will be replaced for $390. I looked at the material they will use vs. the Lexus factory material and it's 10x better than Lexus. And that's just sad. I was surprised just how thin the Lexus material is.

MarkATL

I got the seat fixed and they did a fantastic job.

Bandura

It looks good. So they just replaced the 3 center panels? How's the color match on closer look? It looks a little lighter than the side panels, but barely noticeable.

tolian21

I paid around $500 just to change seat bottom portion. Local upholstery, they used leather with 100% match to OEM, cant tell the difference in color or quality from OEM

MarkATL

They replaced the top two panels. They look like three panels but one is separated by stitching. The color match looks off because of the lighting but it is a perfect match.

Can’t believe how thin the original Lexus seat material is. Almost cheap.

samsonn25

Saw this versus buying a used seat for $150-300

MarkATL

Used seat price plus $250 S&H.

samsonn25

Depends where you go car-part have alot daily

MarkATL

Huh? What’s the point of your replies?

samsonn25

That means you can have another entire seat for same price as fix one, and you can sell the old one for $100-200 to make your cost down to $50